History — 134.1

Establishment mandatory 134.1 (1) For the purposes of addressing health and safety matters that apply to the work, undertaking or business of an employer, every employer who normally employs directly three hundred or more employees shall establish a policy health and safety committee and, subject to section 135.1, select and appoint its members. Exception (2) An employer who normally employs directly more than twenty but fewer than three hundred employees may also establish a policy committee. More than one committee (3) An employer may establish more than one policy committee with the agreement of (a) the trade union, if any, representing the employees; and (b) the employees, in the case of employees not represented by a trade union. Duties of policy committee (4) A policy committee (a) shall participate in the development of health and safety policies and programs; (b) shall consider and expeditiously dispose of matters concerning health and safety raised by members of the committee or referred to it by a work place committee or a health and safety representative; (c) shall participate in the development and monitoring of a program for the prevention of hazards in the work place …