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Policy and Practice Consultative Committee

Date and time: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at 9:30 a.m.

Location: RC22A42 – Policy, Regulation and Research Division Meeting Room

Agenda June 2014

No. Subject Type Time
1. Minutes from March 21, 2014
(Roberta Ellis – 5 mins)		 Written
Decision		 9:30–9:35 a.m.
2.

Compensation and Assessment Policy Update
(Lori Guiton – 25 mins)

  • PRRD update
  • Cost Relief for Certain Compensable Consequences
  • Compensation of Principles - Shareholder Dividends

 

 


Verbal
Reading materials
Reading materials

 9:35–10:00 a.m.
3.

OHS Regulation and Policy Update
(John Panusa – 10 mins)

  • Silica
  • High Risk Policy – Next Steps
 Verbal 10:00–10:10 a.m.
4.

Mushroom Farm Recommendations – Discussion
(Roberta Ellis and Dale Walker – 15 mins)

  • Confined Space Materials
  • Agricultural Training (Nina Hansen)
  • Next steps

 

 


Handout
Verbal
Verbal

 10:10–10:25 a.m.
5.

Guideline on Confined Space
(David Earle – 15 mins)

 Reading materials 10:25–10:40 a.m.
  Break (15 mins)   10:40–10:55 a.m.
6.

Sawmill Safety and Sustained Compliance
(Tom Brocklehurst – 10 mins)

Reading materials

10:55–11:05 a.m.
7. First Aid Certification Requirements
(Ron Corbeil – 10 mins)		 Verbal 11:05–11:15 a.m.
8. Electronic Cigarettes
(David Earle – 5 mins)		 Verbal 11:15–11:20 a.m.
9.

Bullying and Harassment

  • Enforcement Update (Tom Brocklehurst – 10 mins)
  • Bullying and Harassment – Field Practices (David Earle – 20 mins)
  • Role of Joint Health and Safety Committees (John McNa.m.ee – 10 mins)
 Verbal 11:20 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
  Lunch (30 mins)   12:00–12:30 p.m.
10.

WorkSafe Everywhere
(Al Brose – 15 mins)

Verbal

 12:30–12:45 p.m.
11.

Complaints Tracking and Reporting System
(Joe Pinto – 20 mins)

Visual

12:45–1:05 p.m.
12.

Review Division Decisions
(Susan Hynes – 5 mins)

Verbal

1:05–1:10 p.m.
13.

Other Business

Verbal

1:10–1:30 p.m.
Guidelines    
  G4.19 Physical or mental impairment – recreational diving instructors (Preliminary Issue) Reading materials No time
  G5.32 Manual cleaning – Work procedures (Preliminary Issue) Reading materials No time
 

G8.15(1) Prescription safety eyewear – Alternative standards (Preliminary Revision)

 Reading materials No time
 

G21.4 Blasting log (Preliminary Revision)

 Reading materials No time
 

G21.16 Storage – Detonators (Preliminary Revision)

 Reading materials No time
  G21.28 Emergency procedures (Preliminary Revision) Reading materials No time
  G23.22 Driver training (Preliminary Revision) Reading materials No time
 

G24.10/24.11 Medical certification and fitness of recreational diving instructors (Preliminary Issue)

 Reading materials No time
  G26.22(7) Forestry operation faller training – challenge process (Preliminary Issue) Reading materials No time
 

G26.28 Summoning qualified assistance (Preliminary Issue)

 Reading materials No time

Next Meeting: July 22, 2014