Sentences with phrase «worker safety committee»

«Winning firms have demonstrated that they are able to keep workplace safety front and center, and the large number of applications for the award process shows that safety truly matters to IDFA's members,» said Dave Crowley, senior environmental health and safety director for HP Hood LLC and chair of IDFA's Environmental Worker Safety Committee.

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The Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AFJSC) said nine journalists were killed in Kabul, the worst toll for media workers in a single attack in the country.

Uber's attempt to expand its operations to upstate New York and to Long Island could jeopardize the jobs of 11,150 full - time workers, according to a report released by the Committee for Taxi Safety.

«We're delivering these petition cards to call on the New York State Workers» Compensation Board to protect New York's injured workers,» said Charlene Obernauer, the executive director of New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Workers» Compensation Board to protect New York's injured workers,» said Charlene Obernauer, the executive director of New York Committee for Occupational Safety and workers,» said Charlene Obernauer, the executive director of New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health.

In 1996, the EPA assembled its own task force, the Endocrine Disruption Screening and Testing Advisory Committee (EDSTAC), comprised of representatives from industry, government, environmental and public health groups, worker safety groups, and academia.

School safety has been a hotly - debated topic in Harrisburg in recent weeks with the House and Senate Education Committees holding hearings on how best to protect students and education workers.

The Canadian Federation of Humane Societies testified before the Committee about the many benefits of cutting down on animal transport times, like reduced environmental impact, better health outcomes for workers and animals, and improved food safety.

The changes included amendments to the mandatory minimum training requirements for health and safety committee members and worker health and safety representatives; mandatory annual evaluations of joint committee effectiveness; and a clarification of what it means for employers and worker representatives to participate in employer incident investigations.

For any work lasting 90 days or more, larger employers (20 + workers) are required to have a joint worksite health and safety committee and smaller employers (5 - 19 workers) are required to have a health and safety representative.

(a) New Reportable Incident — Structural Inadequacy: As of December 14, 2017, an employer must notify the Ministry of Labour (MOL) if a joint health and safety committee or a health and safety representative identifies potential structural inadequacies of a workplace as a source of danger or a hazard to workers.

Workers are entitled to participate in health and safety committees.

Specifically, joint committee members and worker health and safety representatives are now required to have minimum levels of instruction in certain prescribed areas.

Ensure the health, safety and welfare of workers and the public; provide competent supervisors, training workers, and prevent violence and harassment; and work with the joint worksite health and safety committee or health and safety representative.

Bill 177 also amended the OHSA to include a new specific duty for employers to notify the Ministry of Labour if the joint health and safety committee or representative, as applicable, has identified potential structural inadequacies of a building, structure, or any part thereof, or any other part of a workplace, whether temporary or permanent, as a source of danger or hazard to workers.

Subsection 9 (2)(a) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act («OHSA») requires a joint health and safety committee («JHSC») at a workplace in which 20 or more workers are regularly empSafety Act («OHSA») requires a joint health and safety committee («JHSC») at a workplace in which 20 or more workers are regularly empsafety committee («JHSC») at a workplace in which 20 or more workers are regularly employed.

Joint health and safety committees will be required for larger employers (20 or more workers) and smaller employers (5 - 19 workers) will be required to have a health and safety representative.

The right to participate ensures workers are involved in health and safety discussions, including participation in health and safety committees.

On June 21, 2016 the WCA and the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health released Workers» Compensation in New York State: State of the System 2016.

On February 1, 2016 the Workers» Compensation Alliance and the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health released a report showing the stark consequences of on - the - job injury for wWorkers» Compensation Alliance and the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health released a report showing the stark consequences of on - the - job injury for workersworkers.