JHSC FUNDAMENTAL TRAINING POSTER
ARE YOU IN COMPLIANCE?
Effective April 3rd, 2017, WorkSafeBC mandated that all joint health and safety committee members are required to have a minimum of 8-hours of training.
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ACTSAFE’S WORKSHOP COVERS:
- Navigating the Workers Compensation Act and regulations
- Terms of reference
- Meeting minutes & reporting
- Inspections
- Work refusals
- Incident investigations
- Committee evaluation
REGISTRATION
This workshop will be free of charge to employers in the motion picture and performing arts industries.
To register, send an email to jhsc-training@actsafe.ca with the following information:
- Show Title
- Production Company and Production Company WCB #
- Parent Company
- Contact Name/Phone/Email
- Number of committee members you expect will need training
You will be contacted to confirm registration and notified of available workshop dates.
FAQs
1. WHO NEEDS TO TAKE THIS TRAINING?
As of April 3rd, 2017 all new joint health and safety committee members must receive eight hours of training and instruction on the fundamentals of the joint health and safety committee.
2. DO I NEED TRAINING EVERY TIME I BECOME A MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE?
No. Your training is transferrable to other committees on other productions, as long as you are part of a joint health and safety committee.
HOWEVER, if you do not sit on a joint health and safety committee for any employer for a period of 2 years or more, then you must re-take the JHSC Fundamentals workshop to be in compliance
3. MY PRODUCTION ONLY RUNS FOR 3 MONTHS. DO WE STILLL NEED TO TAKE THE TRAINING?
Yes. All committees formed after April 4rd, 2017 must have their members take the required training as soon as practicable but no more than 6 months of becoming a member of the committee to be in compliance.
A project of less than 6 months is not excluded from the obligation to train as soon as reasonably practicable.
4. DOES MY WHOLE COMMITTEE HAVE TO ATTEND AT THE SAME TIME?
No. You can send a single member at a time if you like. However, because of the information and exercises that you will take away from the workshop, it is beneficial for multiple members of the same committee to attend at the same time.
For examples, one activity in the workshop involves drafting a Rules of Procedure (terms of reference) for your committee. With more people from your committee in attendance, you may be able to leave the training with a document that is ready to use!
5. WHAT IS THE COST OF THE WORKSHOP?
Currently, the cost of this workshop is free for employers in the motion picture and performing arts industries.
6. AS AN EMPLOYER, DO I NEED TO PAY COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR THEIR TIME TO ATTEND THIS COURSE?
Yes. WorkSafeBC has made this a mandatory requirement, therefore time spent in this workshop is considered work time and employees should be compensated appropriately.
For further information on workshop dates, please feel free to contact us at jhsc-training@actsafe.ca or by phone at 604-733-4682.
