The Health and Safety Committees e-learning course, developed by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), provides a practical introduction to Health and Safety Committees. It offers guidance on how to establish a new committee, how a committee can perform its functions and how it can be effective. It introduces the course participant to the roles and responsibilities of a committee and its members.

Topics include: What is a committee?; Establishing a committee; An effective committee; Resolving issues; Workplace inspections; Investigations; Committee’s role in resolving work refusals; Sample policies, inspection checklists, and accident report form.

Learning is made easy, with features such as links to supporting information and documents, quizzes to test participants’ knowledge, and sample checklists and an accident report form that can be customized for any specific work environment. The course takes about 40 - 60 minutes to complete.

The course is aimed at Health and Safety Committee members and human resources and managers with responsibilities for health and safety, training and compliance. Familiarity with workplace processes and practices is helpful.

For further information on this on-line e-learning course, visit www.ccohs.ca/products/courses/hscommittees.html.