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Safety Committee Basics

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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.


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