What are the powers and duties of a work place health and safety committee?
There are several. The work place health and safety committee will: • consider and expeditiously dispose of health and safety complaints; • participate in the implementation and monitoring of programs for the prevention of work place hazards; • participate in the development, implementation and monitoring of programs to prevent work place hazards, if there is no policy committee in the organization; • participate in all of the inquiries, investigations, studies, and inspections pertaining to employee health and safety; • participate in the implementation and monitoring of a program for the provision of personal protective equipment, clothing, devices, or materials, and, if there is no policy committee, participate in the development of the program; • ensure that adequate records are kept on work accidents, injuries and health hazards; • co-operate with health and safety officers; • participate in the implementation of changes that may affect occupational health and safety, including wo
