Occupational Health and Safety Committee

Communiqué Occupational Health and Safety Directive, Uniforms Directive and First Aid to the General Public – Allowance for Employees March 1, 2022 The National Joint Council (NJC) is pleased to  …

Questions and Answers The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Committee has developed the following questions and answers in order to provide departments/agencies, bargaining agents and employees  …

Message from the Co-Chairs of the Service-Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety The Service-Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety (SWOHS) is pleased to provide departments [1]  …

Accidents are preventable, but they do happen! The purpose of Part II of the Canada Labour Code is to prevent accidents and injury to health arising out of, linked with or occurring in the course of …

In this module, you will learn the fundamentals of the different components that make up the Occupational Health and Safety Framework that applies to the federal public service. This regulatory  …

In this module, you will learn about what the federal government’s occupational health and safety legislation and regulations require from federally regulated employers and their employees in their …

In this module, you will learn about the role of the policy health and safety committee, the local workplace health and safety committee and the health and safety representative in your workplace.  …

A sound hazard prevention program (HPP) is the cornerstone of an efficient occupational health and safety management system. In this module, you will be presented with an overview of the various  …

Everyone should be aware of the importance of preventing harassment and violence, and ensuring a safe, healthy and respectful workplace. In this module, you will learn about the provisions on  …

In this module, you will learn how to be prepared to handle any emergency that may arise in your work environment. Preparation is the key to minimizing the effects of an emergency. We encourage you  …

In this module, you will learn about a formal process that you can use to resolve workplace hazards or contraventions of the federal occupational health and safety (OHS) legislation and their  …

Do you know you have the right to refuse dangerous work? In this module, you will learn when you can exercise this right, how you can exercise it and the process that is to be followed. By knowing  …

When you exercise your rights under the Canada Labour Code , Part II, you are protected. In this module, you will learn what is considered an occupational health and safety reprisal, and what you  …

Purpose To provide a checklist on training modules that meet the requirements set out in the Canada Labour Code part II, the Canadian Occupational Health and Safety Regulations and the National Joint …

Occupational Health & Safety Committee Definition of "General Public" June 14, 2011 The purpose of this Communiqué is to provide clarification on eligibility for the first aid allowance under  …

Occupational Health and Safety Committee The Executive Committee of the National Joint Council (NJC) is pleased to announce that it recently accepted the report of the Occupational Health and Safety  …

Service-Wide Committee on Occupational Health And Safety OUTLINE OF THE BEST ELEMENTS IN OH&S COMMITTEE TRAINING The following is an outline of the best elements in OH&S committee training,  …

Occupational Health and Safety Committee The Executive Committee of the National Joint Council (NJC) is pleased to announce that it recently accepted the report of the Occupational Health and Safety  …

As announced on October 24, 2005, the new Occupational Safety and Health Directive is effective January 1, 2006. The following thirteen standards have been simplified and amalgamated (no changes of …

As mandated by the NJC Executive Committee at its November 15, 2002 meeting, the OSH Committee undertook the first step of simplifying the format of the existing NJC directives. The primary  …

Occupational Safety and Health Committee Personal Protective Equipment and Clothing Directive Where departments do not provide protective footwear free of charge, an allowance will be paid to  …

Occupational Safety and Health Committee Personal Protective Equipment and Clothing Directive Where departments do not provide protective footwear free of charge, an allowance will be paid to  …

Occupational Safety and Health Committee The Protective Footwear Allowance is adjusted effective January 1 of each year based on the yearly Clothing and Footwear Sub-Index of the Consumer Price  …

The Protective Footwear Allowance is adjusted effective January 1 of each year based on the yearly Clothing and Footwear Sub-Index of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) published by Statistics Canada  …