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…  

• 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.