Inspections and investigationsOne of the key duties of the committee or representative is inspecting the entire workplace at regular intervals. This means inspecting the entire workplace at least once every 90 days for committee members. For representatives, this means inspecting the entire workplace regularly, as determined by a risk assessment.Use our sample inspection checklist to get started.Workplace safety and health committee responsibilities“Serious incidents” as defined in Part 2 of the WSH Regulation must be reported immediately to Workplace Safety and Health (WHS).The employer is responsible for investigating all serious incidents regardless of whether WSH conducts an investigation. The co-chairs of the safety and health committee must be involved in the investigation, and any other incident that injures a person and results in the person requiring medical treatment or that has the potential to cause a serious incident.For each investigation, a written report must be prepared. The co-chairs must be involved in preparing these reports. You can use this sample incident summary form as a guide.The report should include: names of those involved or injured and the nature of their injuries location, date, time of incident and weather conditions (if applicable) description of incident, including people, equipment, material and machinery involved name and contact information of the person the incident was reported to names and contact information of any witnessesIn addition to conducting their own investigations, committees must accompany a Workplace Safety and Health Officer during an investigation if the officer requests it.Related links
