Published on: April 27, 2017

New resources for joint committees and worker health and safety representatives are now available:

• An online course for worker health and safety representatives (4 hours)
• A joint health and safety committee evaluation tool and accompanying guide
• Joint health and safety committee resources for trainers

The new resources relate to changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation that took effect April 3, 2017. The changes include:

• New mandatory minimum training requirements for joint committee members and worker health and safety representatives
• Mandatory annual evaluation of joint committee effectiveness
• Clarification of what participation by employer and worker representatives in employer incident investigations involves

The joint health and safety committees page contains all the information you need to learn about and comply with these changes. On it, you will find links to:

• A joint health and safety committee regulatory primer
• Joint health and safety committee FAQs
• Worker health and safety representative FAQs
• Templates and resources for joint health and safety committees
• A guide and forms for conducting an employer incident investigation