Federal Health and Safety Committees and Representatives

Overview

Delivery method

Self-Paced/Online

Duration

60 minutes

Audience

All public servants at all levels

Description

This course is a practical introduction to work place health and safety committees, health and safety representatives, and policy health and safety committees in Canadian federally-regulated work places. Learn how to fulfill your duties as a committee member or representative, as specified in the Canada Labour Code, Part II. Health and safety legislation in Canada, including the Code, is based on the principle of internal responsibility. This system recognizes that the employer and employees have a shared responsibility for work place health and safety.

Learning Objectives

• Define health and safety committees and representatives, their purpose, and their roles and responsibilities
• Define the functions of policy committees, work place committees, and health and safety representatives
• Describe the work place inspection process
• Describe incident reporting, investigations, and recommendations related to committee members and representatives
• Understand the complaint resolution and work refusal processes and recommend resolutions to employee health and safety concerns

Target Audience

1. Health and safety representatives
2. Work place and policy health and safety committee members in the Canadian federal jurisdiction
3. Human resources personnel, supervisors and managers

Prerequisite(s)

1. Canada Labour Code, Part II: An Overview (WMT110)
2. Preventing Harassment and Violence in the Workplace for Employees (WMT101)
3. Preventing Harassment and Violence in the Workplace for Managers and Health and Safety Committees (WMT102)

Notes

Please choose the language of the course carefully. If you change languages, you will need to restart the course and we will be invoiced for both courses.