I have fewer than 20 employees:
- In work places where there are 19 employees or less there must be a health and safety representative.
- Conduct monthly inspections of all or part of the work place so that the entire work place is inspected at least once each year.
- Participate in accident investigations and job hazard analyses.
- For more information, please refer to the following pamphlet.
I have between 20 and 300 employees:
- Work place health and safety committees must be established in work places where there are 20 or more employees. At least half of the committee members must be employees who do not have managerial functions.
- Regular meetings must be held.
- Conduct monthly inspections of all or part of the work place so that the entire work place is inspected at least once each year.
- Participate in accident investigations and job hazard analyses.
- For more information, please refer to the following pamphlet.
I have more than 300 employees:
- Policy health and safety committees must be established where an employer has 300 or more employees.
- Regular meetings must be held.
- Conduct monthly inspections of all or part of the work place so that the entire work place is inspected at least once each year.
- Participate in accident investigations and job hazard analyses.
- For more information, please refer to the following pamphlet.
NOTE: The only specific exemption to the workplace committee requirement applies to employees working on a ship or aircraft. The way committee members or representatives are selected depends on whether the work place is unionized or non-unionized (learn more here).