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SAFETY COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT & ACTION RESPONSIBILITIES

Oversight and Action Responsibilities

Management Commitment to Workplace Safety and Health

Supports a Culture of Safety

Oversees the development of safety/health policies and procedures.

Facilitates comprehensive workplace safety and recovery-at-work programs

Responds in writing to safety committee recommendation

Oversees pandemic preparedness and response

Committee Meetings and Employee Involvement

Establishes procedures for employee input, e.g. to receive suggestions, report hazards, and other pertinent safety and health information

Includes employee input on agenda for safety committee meetings

Holds monthly meetings with meeting minutes including actionable recommendations

Distributes meeting minutes to leaders and managers

Hazard Assessment and Control

Establishes procedures for workplace inspections/audits to identify safety and health hazards including written summary of findings

Assists in evaluating the accident and illness prevention program

Safety/Health Regulations

Establishes procedures to review inspection reports and facilitates sustainable correction action

Oversees implementation of new safety/health rules and work practices.

Establishes procedures for an annual review of the company safety and health program.

Accident/Incident Investigations

Establishes procedures for reviewing reports completed for all safety incidents, including injury accidents, illnesses, and deaths

Reviews manager investigation summaries including appropriate corrective action to prevent recurrence

Establishes a formal process to review safety incidents, accidents and illness trends and the effectiveness of corrective action

Safety/Health Training

Oversees and makes accessible applicable OSHA standards and other regulatory and compliance codes

Identifies onboarding and annual employee training requirements related to workplace safety and injury/accident reporting

Facilitates new manager and leader training on culture of safety, workplace safety, hazard identification, how to perform effective accident incident investigation and follow-up and the recovery at work program

Provides safety committee member training

Source – Sample Safety Committee Functions with Objectives and Duties. https://www.dli.pa.gov/businesses/compensation/wc/safety/documents/tech3.pdf