Health and Safety Committee Responsibilities - An employer requires to consult workers' representatives in the committee on matters Training to occupational safety and health, likewise employees have to get involved and cooperate with the employers.
1) Shall keep under review the measures taken to ensure the safety and health of person(s) at the place of work,
2) Shall investigate any matters at the place of work
- which a member of committee or a person employed thereat considers is not safe or is a risk to health; and
- which has been brought to the attention of the employer.
Besides the above two main functions, other functions that can be implemented by the committee are as follows:
- Assist in the development of programmes and safe system of work;
- Review effectiveness of programmes;
- Inspect place of work;
- Report unsafe conditions and act;
- Make recommendations of corrective actions;
- Review and recommend revision to safety and health policy;
- Investigate into any work-related accident, dangerous occurrence, occupational poisoning or occupational disease;
- Study trends of accidents/disease, and assist to organise promotional activities. Meetings should be held regularly, at least once in 3 months.
In line with concept of fostering co-operation and consultation between management and workers, membership of the committee should be as follows:
- Chairman - should be from the top management, preferably the Chief Executive Officer.
- Secretary - can be appointed from among the members. If the company has a safety and
- health officer, he should be secretary.
- Management's Representatives
- Worker's Representatives
