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Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees

Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees (JOHSC) play a key role in workplace health and safety. These committees are made up of employers and employees working together to improve occupational health and safety in their workplace by making recommendations to the employer on workplace health and safety matters.

The Workers Compensation Act requires employers to establish a JOHSC in each workplace where they regularly employ 20 or more employees (full time, part time, and casual). An employer is required to have a Worker Health and Safety Representative at any workplace where they employ more than 9 but fewer than 20 employees. A Worker Health and Safety Representative has the same duties and functions as a JOHSC.

If you are a unionized employee interested in becoming a member of your Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee, please reach out to your union office. If you are a non-unionized employee, please let your supervisor or manager know that you are interested in becoming a member of your JOHSC.

Everyone on the committee has a role to play.

Let’s learn more about what a Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee is and some of the committee requirements.

  • Requirements

  • Member Duties

  • Committee Training