THE EFFECTIVE JHSC
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JHSC Legal Roles, Responsibilities and Entitlements OHSA Effective JHSC Practices
WSIB Claim Information
WSIB must furnish to the JHSC annual summary of claims,
etc., if requested.
Section 12(1) JHSC requests annual
summary from WSIB.
JHSC identifies trends
and opportunities for
improvement, and makes
recommendations for
improvement to the employer.
WHMIS Information
Employer must provide the JHSC with copies of MSDSs
and any prescribed assessments of hazardous materials.
Sections
38(1)(b)
39(2)
Employer furnishes JHSC with
copies of hazardous material
inventory and MSDSs.
JHSC reviews inventory to
determine opportunities for
substitution.
WHMIS Consultation and Review*
The instruction and training on hazardous materials and
physical agents to be provided by the employer must
be developed, implemented and reviewed annually in
consultation with the JHSC.
Section
42(2)(3)
Work Refusal
A designated worker member of the JHSC shall be present
when the supervisor investigates a worker's refusal to
perform unsafe work; the employer informs
another worker of the work refusal prior to reassigning the
task; a Ministry of Labour inspector investigates a worker's
refusal to perform unsafe work.
Section
43(4)(a)
(7)(11)
Work Refusal Decision
The inspector will give his/her work refusal decision, in
writing, to the employer, the worker and the designated
JHSC member and/or certified member, as soon as is
practical.
Section 43(9) JHSC worker member receives
inspector's decision about a
work refusal. Work refusal is
brought to JHSC to determine
the breakdown in IRS that led
to the refusal.
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