Workplace Safety and Health Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part · Safety and Health Management Arrangements
29. Workplace safety and health committees
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Every workplace within the prescribed class or description of workplaces shall have a workplace safety and health committee appointed in respect thereof.
Every workplace safety and health committee of a workplace shall comprise representatives of employees of the workplace as well as of the employer.
workplace safety and health committee
“workplace safety and health committee” means a workplace safety and health committee appointed under section 29;
The functions of a workplace safety and health committee appointed in respect of a workplace shall be —
to keep under review circumstances in the workplace which affect or may affect the safety or health of persons in the workplace;
to promote co-operation between the employer and the employees in achieving and maintaining safe and healthy working conditions;
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to carry out inspections of the scene of any accident or dangerous occurrence in the interests of the safety and health of the employees;
to exercise such other functions and duties as may be prescribed or conferred on the committee under this Act;
such other functions as may be prescribed.
The employer shall provide such facilities and assistance to the workplace safety and health committee of a workplace as the committee may reasonably require for the purpose of discharging its functions and duties under this section.
A workplace safety and health committee shall have such powers as may be prescribed, being necessary powers for it to discharge its functions and duties under this Act.
Terms defined in s 4
class or description
Defined · s 4“class or description”, in relation to workplaces, includes a group of workplaces described by reference to locality;
dangerous occurrence
Defined · s 4“dangerous occurrence” means any occurrence specified in Schedule 2;
workplace safety and health committee
Defined · s 4“workplace safety and health committee” means a workplace safety and health committee appointed under section 29;
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