SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE REGULATION THE AIM Tederelpe the knowadge, tudes ands the verter sta the commits an con alan active and fective rein the wetglace safety and health stem WHY ARE SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEES IMPORTANT? | SAFETY AND HEATH COMMIS PROMIDEAWaYFOR ANAGEMENTANOWORKERTOMEETREGUARLYTO. NSCS ORRPLACSAFET AND HEALTHISSUS THEYRE | TORING TOGETHER WORKERS PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGEOF JORSAND MANAGEMENTS OERMEW OFTHEWoRKRLACE | AND WoRKORCANEATON ' “OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE ) REGULATION 1996 + Come int force on 1 January 1997 + Shall apply toa safetyand heath committee ‘established under section 30 of OSHA 1994 + Seton 30-itis compulsory foremployers who | have more than 40 workers to establish a SHC at ‘thier workplaces or otherwise directed by DG or DOSH DUTY OF AN EMPLOYER + Tocomply with Pat (omposton of HO and Part Functions of SHC and Part (Provisions of raining and Information OBJECTIVE OF THE COMMITTEE + Themain objective ofthe committees to foster ‘aoperation and consultation between management and worker in identifying, ‘evaluating and controling hazards at wotkglae + Aneffectve chanel of communication to ‘exchange ideas to salve OSH problems + Toenhance interest and motivation ofall _10ups of management and workers at place of workin Safety and Health ‘ADEQUATE EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVE VACANCY + Therepresentatvesof employees in 2 HC shall be able to represen the varus section ofa place of warkin order tomaitain and develop ‘the employees interestin establishing asafe and healthy working condition at the place of work + Shall be ile by person appointed inthe ‘same manners the previous ofthe committee REMOVAL OF MEMBER OF COMMITEE + alto atten three consecutive meeting without eave ofthe chairman + Bankrupt + Resigned + Convicted ofan offence involving fraud, shonesty ormoalturpetude + Convicted anyother ciminal offence + Unable orincapableto discharging his duties as member ofthe commie PENALTY THE Occupational Safety And Health Act 1994 imposes a penalty iveving fine ofnat exceeding R400 rsx months in pisonment or bat for fale to establish a safety commie atthe workplace. MEMBER SHIP OF COMMITTEE + adhairman() + asecretary (0) + representatives of employe (2 er4) + representatives of employees 20r4) = <= 100 workers-2 representatives + > 100 workers representative ‘APPOINMENT OF CHAIRMAN AND ‘SECRETARY OF COMMITTEE ~ CHAIRMAN an employe or his authorized manager + SECRETARY safety and healt officer or appointed by the caiman or appointed among the members ‘APPOINTMENT OF OTHER MEMBER OF COMMITTEE + BMPLOYER REPRESENTATIVE appointed by employer manager + SECRETARY safety and helt officer or appointedby the chairman or appointed among the members FUNCTIONS OF SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE + Asistinthe development of safety and health rules and safe systems of work + Review te effectiveness of safety and health programs + Cary at studies onthe tends of accident, near-miss accident, dangerous accurence, ‘occupational poisoning/diseases which ocurs at workplace and shal teport tothe employer of any unsafe or unhealthy condition/practies atthe workplace together with recommendations fr corrective actions + Review the safety and health poles atthe workplace and make recommendation tothe ‘employer for any revision of such polices + Inspect the workplace at east once in every three month andrecammendprevetve and corrective measure + Discuss reports and mates from safety office, enforcement ofc, etc + Practices and recommend comective actions + Asi to organize promotional activites (MEETINGS OF SAFETY AND HEALTY COMMITTEE AGENDA AND MINUTES. + Early culation of agenda disusion paper + Minutes and culated soon, nt ater than two weekaftermeetng + Minutes kept fr seven yeas for purposes of inspection by an Ocupationnal Safety and Heath ofcer (D0SH) (MEETING FACILITIES + Suitable meeting to be provided + Adequate faites in meting om FREQUENCY OF MEETING + Depends an nature of high sk at workplace + Atleast once a month for igh risk workolace + Oncein tree month for other workplace + More fequent meeting during initial period of formation QUORUM + Chairman, secretary and not ess than halfof theremaining members preset MATTERS + Pertaining safety and heath atthe wark place PROVISIONS OF TRAINING AND INFORMATION + ENPLOYER: Basic understanding and knowledge ofthe functions ofthe commie unde the ct Provide adequate training in OSH Provide documents and information OSHA 1894 nditsregulaions, codes of practice and guidelines telating tothe elimination ofskto safety and health associated withthe nature of work cated out at the workplace and other relevent cades of practi, safety plans, et PROVISIONS OF TRAINING AND IMFORMATION + EMPLOYER SHALL NOT MAKE AVAILABLE: ‘Any information the disclosure of which would be prejudicial to interest of national security ‘ny information which he could nat dsdose without contravening prohibition imposed by or under any itn aw + Any information thedsclasure of whch would, for reasons othe than is effect on heath, safety ot welfare at work, cause at work, cause substantial injury tthe employers undertaking of whete the information was supplied to him by some other person tothe undertaking ofthat ther person, ‘Any information obtained bythe employe for ‘the purpose of instituting, prosecuting or defending any legal preceeding,