Occupational Health and Safety

Workplace Risk Assessment (WRA) Incident Form

Establishing your OHS Committee

Your school must establish your health and safety committee OR identify your worker health and safety representative by September 15th.

Does my school require a health and safety committee or worker representative?

• Worksites with 20 or more staff are required to establish a Joint Health and Safety Committee.

  • At least 4 members

  • Include employer and worker representatives

  • At least half of members must be worker representatives who do not exercise managerial functions

• Worksites with 20 or less employees must ensure that there is at least one worker health and safety representative

Where do I send this information?

• Committee membership lists OR worker safety representative information should be sent to EDU.Safety@Yukon.ca by end of day on September 16th.

Is there training available?

• Health & Safety Committee Training – September

• Health & Safety Committee Training – October

• Health & Safety Committee Training – November

• Health & Safety Committee Training – December

For support with occupational health and safety in your school communities contact Mike Nemeth, Health and Safety Management Coordinator
867-668-6606