Safety Committee Member Duties
Recorder
- Takes minutes at each meeting
- Distributes copies of minutes to representatives
- Posts minutes for other employees to review
- Maintains the safety-committee file
- Keeps minutes and agendas on file for three years
Six Rules for Effective Meetings
Committee Representatives
- Report employees' safety and health concerns to the committee.
- Report accidents, near miss incidents, and unsafe workplace conditions to the committee.
- Suggest items to include in the monthly meeting agenda.
- Encourage employees to report workplace hazards and suggest how to control them.
- Establish procedures for conducting quarterly workplace inspections and for making recommendations to management to eliminate or control hazards.
- Help management evaluate the company's safety and health program and recommend how to improve it.
- Establish procedures for investigating the causes of accidents and near-miss incidents.
As you can see, each role includes a set of expected behaviors. By meeting these expectations, safety committee members fulfill their role.
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2-3. How long should meeting minutes and agendas be kept on file?
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