Health and Safety Committees

Health and Safety Committees are set up in workplaces to help resolve health, safety and welfare issues that arise in the workplace.

The committee is a vehicle to consult workers on developing or proposing changes to the workplace or any policies, practices or procedures that could affect the health, safety or welfare of workers.

A Health and Safety Representative (HSR), or five workers from a workplace with at least 20 employees, can ask their employer to establish a health and safety committee. The employer then has two months to start the process.

Functions and roles

This section contains information for committee members, workers and employers on the roles and functions of safety committees in the workplace.

Resources

Information, resources and FAQS are provided to assist people already involved in health and safety committees.