Workplace Health & Safety Advisory Committee structure

An OHS Committee is a representative group, who come together in a cooperative way to promote and improve systems for managing health and safety.

The functions of a health and safety committee are:

(a) to facilitate cooperation between an employer and the employers workers in relation to work safety; and

(b) to assist the employer to consult workers on proposing and developing changes to work or other policies, practices or procedures that may directly affect work safety; and

(c) to assist the employer to resolve work safety matters; and

(d) to establish, review and publish procedures in relation to work safety.

OHS Management Committee

The OHS Management Committee is the main committee for consultation of University matters. Membership consists of representatives form the Workplace Health and Safety Advisory Committees and management representatives.

 

Workplace Health and Safety Advisory Committee (WHASC)

 

The Workplace Health and Safety Advisory Committees are established for Faculties and Businesses and act as the local vehicle for consultation on OHS matters as well as monitoring the implementation of the OHS system in their areas of responsibility.

 

Details on the membership of the Workplace Health and Safety Advisory Committees