Samantha Poole, NHHCT, Marketing & Sales Director
What are the requirements of a 'Safety Committee'? A safety committee, also referred to as a Joint Loss Committee, must meet to review injuries, safety concerns, and finding solutions. The committee needs to meet quarterly, have equal parts management and non-management level staff, document meeting minutes, and make those minutes available to all staff to review.
Basics to Know:
If you have at any time of the year 15 or more employees, you need to set up a Safety Committee and develop a written safety program.
The committee needs to have at least four members, and at least half has to be non-manager staff members.
The committee needs to meet at least four times per year (quarterly), and the meeting minutes need to be posted for employees to see.
Tips on Starting a Committee:
Have a staff meeting to establish your committee, or have the meeting be done via a long pre or post-shift to develop your committee.
Post your minutes in any staff area where you normally keep your labor and any other required posters.
Offer a suggestions box for safety concerns. This will streamline the process of identifying concerns to discuss during the safety meetings.
Make sure that you keep the committee 50/50 or more employees than managers. That is the biggest concern, and cause for violation, if the DOL is reviewing your committee.

Resources:
Sign up for email alerts from the NH DOL: Visit www.nh.gov/labor, and find “How Do I?” on the right side of the page. From there, click on “Subscribe to Labor Email Alerts.”
Sign up for Labor Law Seminars by finding “How Do I,” and click “Register for Events?”
Contact the NH DOL by email at Safety@dol.nh.gov or by phone at (603) 271-6850 or (603) 271-6297 for more information or to answer questions.
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