THE EFFECTIVE JHSC
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How to Write a Year-End Report
The report should document the activities of the JHSC team throughout the year. Keep the information
in the report brief and positive. Focus on successes and frame any negatives in terms of challenges faced
and lessons learned.
To begin the report, you would include testimonials from the CEO and two to four workers. Next, would
be the introduction which would include the purpose of the report and the acknowledgement of the
committee (member names).
For the body of the report, much of the information to include there can be found in JHSC records
(e.g., the terms of reference; JHSC yearly objectives; meeting minutes).
Below is a sample of other topics to include in the table of contents for the report:
Report on Activities
ƒ Meeting scheduled and held
ƒ Monthly inspections – findings, trends (e.g., improvement in number of unsafe acts or unsafe
conditions observed over time)
ƒ Recommendations made to senior management
ƒ Training and personal development opportunities provided
ƒ Health and safety promotional activities undertaken
ƒ Workplace testing conducted (hygiene and other surveys)
ƒ Trends identified (in injury causes)
ƒ Any other reports that show health and safety improvements
Achievements and successes
ƒ Number of recommendations accepted by senior management
ƒ Corrective actions taken
ƒ Improvements achieved – in reducing accidents, incidents, first aid and claims. Elimination or
substitution of hazards, training, compliance, etc.
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