Health and Safety Committees a Health and Safety Committee Brings Together Workers and Management to Assist in the Development and Review of Health and Safety Policies and Procedures for the Workplace. Section 75: a

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Health and safety committees A health and safety committee brings together workers and management to assist in the development and review of health and safety policies and procedures for the workplace. Section 75: A person conducting a business or undertaking must establish a health and safety committee within two months after being requested to do so by 5 or more workers, or by a health and safety representative, at the workplace. Section 76: Health and safety representatives may choose to be members of the health and safety committee. In total, at least half of the members of the committee must be workers who are not nominated by management. If you and your workers cannot agree about the health and safety committee in a reasonable time, either party can ask the regulator to appoint an inspector to decide on the make-up of the health and safety committee, or whether it should be established at all. Section 78: Health and safety committees must meet at least every 3 months. You can also initiate establishing a committee yourself if you consider it will help you meet your duty to consult and assist your workforce to participate in making health and safety decisions. A health and safety committee can be a good option if a business has a significant number of workers who are reluctant to take on the role of a health and safety representative, but some would be willing to participate on a committee. A committee may also be effective for a large business to consult on matters that are the same across a number of work groups or workplaces. The benefits of a health and safety committee include: • having regular, planned and structured discussions about health and safety matters • encouraging a co-operative approach to health and safety • bringing together a group of worker and business representatives to collaboratively discuss and develop ways of improving

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