- August 15, 2024Frequently Asked Questions – Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations Implementation (Amended) – August 2024What is the definition of harassment and violence? NEW According to Part II of the Canada Labour Code ( Code ), harassment and violence means “ any action, conduct or comment, including of a …
- April 7, 2023Minutes of the 78th Meeting of the Service-Wide Occupational Health & Safety Committee held on January 19, 2023Adoption of Agenda A. Peart and M. Gosselin requested to add an update from the Joint Learning Program to the agenda. The JLP update was added to the agenda as item 6. The agenda was adopted as …
- April 6, 2023Minutes of the 77th Meeting of the Service-Wide Occupational Health & Safety Committee held on November 17, 2022Adoption of Agenda The agenda was adopted. Presentation: Radon - What You Need to Know - National Radon Program Update Kelley Bush, Manager, Radon Outreach and Stakeholder Engagement, Health Canada …
- March 22, 2023Minutes of the 76th Meeting of the Service-Wide Occupational Health & Safety Committee held on September 22, 2022Adoption of Agenda The agenda was adopted. Presentation: Update on the Joint Learning Program’s (JLP) Training for OHS Committee Members Dominic Lavoie, Project Manager, Joint Learning Program ( …
- February 27, 2023Legionella - 2023-1COMMUNIQUÉ Service-Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety With spring upon us and the temperatures slowly on the rise, custodians will soon be switching over the operations of the heating …
- December 19, 2022Minutes of the 75th Meeting of the Service-Wide Occupational Health & Safety Committee held on July 21, 2022Adoption of Agenda D. Vidmar proposed that the Committee discuss reintegration into the workplace. This item was added as item 5. b. The agenda was adopted as amended. Presentation: Risk Assessment …
- July 20, 2022Minutes of the 74th Meeting of the Service-Wide Occupational Health & Safety Committee held on May 19, 2022Adoption of Agenda The agenda was adopted. Presentation: Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs) Marcia Edgar, Manager, and Ceayon Johnston, Senior Program Advisor, OSH Compliance and Operations, …
- June 24, 2022Minutes of the 73rd Meeting of the Service-Wide Occupational Health & Safety Committee held on March 24, 2022Adoption of Agenda The agenda was adopted. COVID-19 Nancy Porteous, Director General and Jesse Arnup-Blondin, Director, Public Service Occupational Health Program (PSOHP) COVID-19 Response Division, …
- June 23, 2022Minutes of the 72nd Meeting of the Service-Wide Occupational Health & Safety Committee held on January 20, 2022Adoption of Agenda M. Beland requested that the agenda be amended to include 5. N-95 Mask Usage in the Workplace and 6. New Provincial Quarantine Rules. The agenda was adopted as amended. …
- February 22, 2022Additional Guidance Material to Support the Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention RegulationsService-Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety Since the coming into force of the Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations (WPHVPR) on January 1, 2021, the Service-Wide …
- January 8, 2022Minutes of the 71st Meeting of the Service-Wide Occupational Health & Safety Committee held on November 18, 2021Adoption of Agenda The agenda was adopted. Presentation: Occupational Cancer Research Centre (OCRC) – Asbestos Research Paul Demers, Director of the Occupational Cancer Research Centre (OCRC) …
- January 7, 2022Minutes of the 70th Meeting of the Service-Wide Occupational Health & Safety Committee held on September 16, 2021Adoption of Agenda The agenda was adopted. Update from Committee Advisor The Committee Advisor presented the statistics related to the usage of the webpages hosting the Occupational Health and Safety …
- January 5, 2022Minutes of the 69th Meeting of the Service-Wide Occupational Health & Safety Committee held on July 22, 2021Adoption of Agenda The agenda was adopted. Update from the Sub-Committees: OHS Training/Learning Sub-Committee A. Peart reported that the Sub-Committee has been continuing to meet with the Canada …
- October 12, 2021Minutes of the 68th meeting of the Service-Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety held on May 20, 2021Adoption of Agenda The agenda was adopted. Laboratories Canada Update Anya Lisowski, Director General, Strategic Engagement and Change Management Sector, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC …
- August 5, 2021Overview: Occupational Health and Safety Training for EmployeesYour Journey to a Healthy and Safe Workplace August 2021 Introduction Module 1: Occupational Health and Safety Framework Module 2: Legal Responsibilities and Duties Module 3: Policy Committees, …
- June 8, 2021Minutes of the 67th meeting of the Service-Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety held on March 18, 2021Adoption of Agenda The agenda was adopted. Update on National Master Standing Offer Marc Gosselin, Director, Workplace Wellness Programs, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer (OCHRO), …
- May 26, 2021Minutes of the 66th meeting of the Service-Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety held on January 21, 2021Adoption of Agenda The agenda was adopted. Update on Training for the new Regulation Guy Filteau, Health and Safety Senior Advisor, Outreach & Engagement, Learning, Respectful and Inclusive …
- May 25, 2021Minutes of the 65th meeting of the Service-Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety held on November 19, 2020Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted. Presentation: An overview of the impacts of COVID-19 on mental health and other updates from the Centre of Expertise on Mental Health in the Workplace …
- May 21, 2021Minutes of the 64th meeting of the Service-Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety held on September 17, 2020Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted. Presentation: Guarding Minds at Work 4.0 – Updates to Reflect Psychosocial Health and Safety Mary Ann Baynton, Director of Collaboration and Strategy …
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- March 2, 2021Legionella - 2021-4COMMUNIQUÉ Service-Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety (SWOHS) With spring upon us and the temperatures slowly on the rise, custodians will soon be switching over the operations of the …
- January 13, 2021Guidance Material to Support the New Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations 2021-1Service-Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety With the upcoming Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations (WPHVPR) coming into force on January 1, 2021, the Service- …
- January 13, 2021Investigator Qualification Assessment Tool - Work Place Harassment and Violence Investigation - 2021-2Effective January 1, 2021, Bill C65 and the associated Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations (WPHVPR) : SOR/2020-130 will come into force and effect. In order to assist …
- January 13, 2021Statement of Work - Work Place Harassment and Violence Investigation - 2021-31. Purpose The purpose is to investigate allegations of work place harassment and violence as per the new Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations : SOR/2020-130 (Herein …
- November 4, 2020Minutes of the 63rd meeting of the Service-Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety held on July 16, 2020Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted. Presentation: Bill C-65 and the new Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations Duncan Shaw, Senior Director, and Ana-Maria Iliescu …
- October 21, 2020Minutes of the 62nd meeting of the Service-Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety held on May 21, 2020Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted with the addition of one item – Update from the Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Committee (OHSAC). Presentation: Psychological Health and …
- July 28, 2020Minutes of the 61st meeting of the Service Wide Committee on Occupational Health and safety held on March 19, 2020Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted. Presentation: Guidelines for Canadian drinking water for lead France Lemieux, Manager, Regulatory Policy and Risk Management, Health Canada provided …
- July 27, 2020Minutes of the 60th meeting of the Service Wide Committee on Occupational Health and safety held on January 23, 2020Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted. Presentation: Applying to become a Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention Investigator Hillary Flett, Director, Workplace Directorate, Labour …
- July 22, 2020Minutes of the 59th meeting of the Service Wide Committee on Occupational Health and safety held on November 21, 2019Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted. Presentation: Harassment/Violence in the Workplace Investigations: Potential Services from Health Canada’s Employees Assistance Services As a follow …
- July 21, 2020Minutes of the 58th meeting of the Service Wide Committee on Occupational Health and safety held on September 26, 2019Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted. Presentation: GCworkplace (Sonia Powell, Director General Lead, Workplace Solutions, PSPC) Following the GCworkplace site visits on August 7, 2019, …
- July 20, 2020Minutes of the 57th meeting of the Service Wide Committee on Occupational Health and safety held on July 18, 2019Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted. Presentation: Radon (Kelley Bush, Manager, Radon Education and Awareness and Michel Gauthier, Manager, Radon Technical Operations , Health Canada) …
- July 19, 2020Minutes of the 56th meeting of the Service Wide Committee on Occupational Health and safety held on May 16, 2019Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted. Presentation: Joint Learning Program (JLP) – Occupational Health and Safety Joint Study – Update (Roxanne Lépine and Catherine Gilbert, Co- …
- July 18, 2020Minutes of the 55th meeting of the Service Wide Committee on Occupational Health and safety held on March 26, 2019Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted. Presentation: National Occupational Health Information System (NOHIS) – (Rosanne LeBlanc, Associate Director, Specialized Health Services …
- July 17, 2020Minutes of the 54th meeting of the Service Wide Committee on Occupational Health and safety held on January 17, 2019Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted. Presentation: Update on Bill C-65 update (Hilary Flett, Director, Workplace Directorate, Labour Program) H. Flett provided an update on the regulatory …
- July 16, 2020Minutes of the 53rd meeting of the Service Wide Committee on Occupational Health and safety held on November 15, 2018Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted. Presentation: Workplace Well-Being Project (Dr. Michael Harber, Policy and Program Entrepreneur, HC) The Deputy Ministers Task Force on Public Sector …
- July 15, 2020Minutes of the 52nd meeting of the Service Wide Committee on Occupational Health and safety held on September 13, 2018Adoption of the agenda The Co-chair welcomed three new Employer Side representatives: Arik Payette, from Treasury Board Secretariat, Nancy Porteous, from Health Canada and Jean-Rock Tourigny …
- June 15, 2020COVID-19 Pandemic Communiqué for Occupational Health and Safety Guidance for Departments and Agencies 2020-1COMMUNIQUÉ Service Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety For greater clarity, there is no set date to return to workspaces and this will vary by region, department/agency, individual …
- October 23, 2019Minutes of the 51st meeting of the Service Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety held on May 17th, 2018Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted with the addition of item #10 National Building Codes. Presentation - Canada School of the Public Service - OHS Curriculum and Next Steps S. Bélanger …
- October 22, 2019Minutes of the 50th meeting of the Service Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety held on March 15th, 2018Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted with the addition of item #6 Harassment & Violence. Update from the Sub-committee on Competent Persons The sub-committee on competent persons began …
- October 21, 2019Minutes of the 49th Meeting of the Service Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety Held on January 18, 2018Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted. List of SWOHS members to be posted online The Committee approved the final list of SWOHS members to be posted online. It was noted that there is a …
- June 28, 2019Legionella - 2019-4COMMUNIQUÉ Service Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety With spring upon us and the temperatures slowly on the rise, custodians will soon be switching over the operations of the heating …
- April 30, 2019Procedure in Response to Workplace Violence - 2019-3( per COHSR Part XX ) Display full size graphic (pdf) Interpretation: 20.1 “ The employer shall carry out its obligations under this Part in consultation with and the participation of the …
- April 2, 2019Frequently Asked Questions – Work Place Violence Investigations & Appointing A Competent Person (Amended) - 2019-2What criteria are used in appointing a competent person to undertake a work place violence investigation? Part 20.9 (1) of the Canada Occupational Health and Safety (COHS) Regulations sets out the …
- February 11, 2019External Competent Persons under the National Master Standing Offer on Violence and Harassment (Stream 3) - 2019-1COMMUNIQUÉ Service Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety The Service Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety (SWOHS) has recognized that there is lack of clarity surrounding Work …
- April 17, 2018Minutes of the 48th Meeting of the Service Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety Held on November 23, 2017The Service Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety (SWOHS) met at 9:30 a.m. in Room 718, West Tower, 240 Sparks Street, with Don Graham presiding. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was …
- April 16, 2018Minutes of the 47th Meeting of the Service Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety Held on September 27, 2017The Service Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety (SWOHS) met at 9:30 a.m. in Room 718, West Tower, 240 Sparks Street, with Don Graham presiding. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was …
- November 16, 2017Minutes of the 46th Meeting of the Service Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety Held on July 21, 2017The Service Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety (SWOHS) met at 9:30 a.m. in Room 718, West Tower, 240 Sparks Street, with Don Graham presiding. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was …
- August 16, 2017Frequently Asked Questions – Work Place Violence Investigations and Appointing a Competent Person – 2017-4Service Wide Occupational Health and Safety Committee What criteria are used in appointing a competent person to undertake a work place violence investigation? Part 20.9 (1) of the Canada …
- August 16, 2017Work Place Violence Investigations and Appointing a Competent Person – 2017-3Service Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety The Service Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety has recognized that there continues to be lack of clarity surrounding Work Place …
- August 1, 2017Responsibilities for the Management of Asbestos, 2017-2The Service Wide Occupational Health and Safety Committee Everyone has a role to play in ensuring that employees have a safe and healthy workplace. Most recently you have heard that Public Services …
- July 25, 2017Creating Links with Departmental/Agency Co-Chairs, 2017-1Service-Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety As per the terms of reference, the Service Wide Occupational Health and Safety Committee (SWOHS) will assist and provide advice to policy …
- January 14, 2013Outline of Basic Elements to be Covered in Training Related to Conducting Work Place InspectionsService-Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety The following is an outline of the best elements in occupational health and safety (OH&S) Work Place Inspections training, endorsed by the …
- January 14, 2013Work Place Inspections Training ChecklistPurpose 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 …
- April 10, 2007Study of Introductory Training for Occupational Health and Safety ParticipantsService-Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety SPECIAL PROJECT The NJC has embarked on a project to conduct an environmental scan of introductory occupational health and safety (OH&S) …
