More Than 19 Workers and Bill C30
1. You are required to have a safety program Most of the requirements are in section 37 of the Act - in summary it says you will need…
2. You MAY need a Joint Worksite Health and Safety Committee (JWHSC). Most of the requirements are in section 16-30 of the Act. BUT…
- a health and safety policy with employer, supervisor and worker responsibilities;
- an assessment of worksite hazards and plans to eliminate, reduce or control the hazards;
- an emergency response plan;
- a worksite inspection process;
- procedures to ensure health and safety on site when more than one employer or self-employed person is on site;
- health and safety orientation and training requirements;
- process for investigating incidents, injuries and refusals to work;
- process to ensure worker participation in health and safety programs, inspections and investigations;
- process for keeping the health and safety program current;
- any specific things set out in the regulations (training, notices, documents available, etc.)
2. You MAY need a Joint Worksite Health and Safety Committee (JWHSC). Most of the requirements are in section 16-30 of the Act. BUT…
- A Prime Contractor may need to maintain a committee for the “site”
- A contractor may need to provide a rep for that committee
- A contractor may need to maintain a committee for his COMPANY (if they have more than 19 people), but not maintain a committee on site (they are part of the Prime Contractor’s committee on site).
- An employer will need to maintain a committee (if more than 19 employees in total and on a site more than 90 days). Note that the employer's office is a worksite. This means that most employers with more than 19 employees will need a committee. But only one committee, not one for each site. The committee members names can be posted on each worksite to provide committee resources as needed.