Does a federally regulated organization require a workplace health and safety committee with certified members?
The short answer is no. Certification training is not mandatory in a federal OHS Committee, but health and safety training is still necessary. Employers that are federally regulated are governed by the Canada Labour Code, Part II, (the Code) with respect to health and safety matters. According to the Code, employers must establish a workplace health and safety committee if they normally employ 20 or more employees. A policy health and safety committee is also required when 300 or more employees are employed. A health and safety representative is also mandatory for workplaces with less than 20 employees. There is no mandatory, approved certification training that must be taken, as is the case for provincially regulated committees in Ontario. However, the Code does require employers to provide their committee members or health and safety representatives with training in health and safety and inform them of their responsibilities. We suggest also including in the training principles of ha
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