Joint Health and Safety Committees
The Occupational Health and Safety Act requires workplaces with 20 to 49 employees to have a Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) with a minimum of two members on the committee.
Where 50 or more workers are employed, the committee must have at least four members. Workplaces with between five and 20 employees are required to select an employee health and safety representative.
It is the role of the JHSC is to make recommendations on situations that may be a source of danger or hazard to workers and recommend improvements pertaining to health and safety of workers in the workplace.
An employer who receives a written recommendation from the committee must respond within 21 days. The response must include a timetable for implementing the recommendations. The employer is obliged to provide written reasons for not accepting any recommendations.
ONA Resources for Joint Health and Safety Committees
Accident Reporting and Investigation
| Document Download | Guide to Critical Injury/Illness/Accident/Exposure Investigation - Aug. 2004 |
| Document Download | Joint Letter from ONA, CUPE, OPSEU, and SEIU to JHSCs - Jun. 2005 |
| Document Download | Accident Notice Requirement |
Terms of Reference
| Document Download | Terms of Reference Guide and Template for Joint Health and Safety Committees - Nov. 2004 |
Sample Hazards and Recommendations to Employer Forms
All sample Hazards and Recommendations to Employer forms are Microsoft Word files.
| Document Download | General Template |
| Document Download | Air Quality |
| Document Download | Infection Control |
| Document Download | Lifting |
| Document Download | Needlestick/Sharps |
| Document Download | Needlestick/Sharps (Community Care) |
| Document Download | Respiratory Protection |
| Document Download | Violence |
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