JOINT LABOR / MANAGEMENT SAFETY AND HEALTH
COMMITTEE
Employers who elect to use a
labor/management safety and health committee to comply with the
communication requirement of subsection I.C. of this section shall be
presumed to be in substantial compliance with subsection I.C. if the
committee:
Meets regularly, but not less than quarterly;
Prepares and makes available to the affected employees written records
of the safety and health issues discussed at the committee meetings
and maintained for review by the Division upon request;
Reviews results of the periodic, scheduled work site inspections;
Reviews investigations of occupational accidents and causes of
incidents resulting in occupational injury, occupational illness, or
exposure to hazardous substances and, where appropriate, submits
suggestions to management for the prevention of future incidents;
Reviews investigations of alleged hazardous conditions brought to the
attention of any committee member. when determined necessary by the
committee, the committee may conduct its own inspection and
investigation to assist in remedial solutions;
Submits recommendations to assist in the evaluation of employee safety
suggestions; and
Upon request from the Division of Industrial Safety, verifies
abatement action taken by the employer to abate citations issued by
the Division of Industrial Safety.
The focus of the safety committee is to
discuss safety and health issues in a cooperative and professional
manner, so ideas and issues can be translated into action.