Common use of DISTRICT HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE Clause in Contracts

DISTRICT HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE. 27.1 There shall be a District Health and Safety Committee established by the Board which meets regularly and includes three (3) representatives of the Association. 27.2 The chairperson and secretary shall be elected from and by the members of the committee. Where the chairperson is a representative of the Board, the secretary shall be a representative of the Association or other employee union and vice versa. 27.3 The operation, function and responsibilities of the District Health and Safety Committee shall be consistent with guidelines and regulations established pursuant to the Workers' Compensation Act and the School Act. 27.4 The duties of the District Health and Safety Committee shall include, but not be limited to, the following: a. To promote safe work practices and to assist in creating a safe and healthy workplace, b. Consideration of recommendations from the joint site-based committees in respect to occupational health and safety matters and to recommend implementation where warranted. c. Review of reports of current accidents, their causes and means of prevention; review of remedial action taken or required by reports from investigations and inspections, d. To recommend actions which will improve the effectiveness of the occupational health and safety program, and e. To promote compliance with WCB Regulations. Once school inspections are completed, school inspections reports must be posted at the work site and copies forwarded to XXXX. Copies of accident reports and investigations must be forwarded to XXXX.