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A safety and health committee can be established if any employee requests a committee, or the employer decides to establish one. The WorkSafe Western Australia Commissioner can direct the appointment of a committee.
Each workplace can choose the best committee structure to suit their operation. For example, a construction company might have one committee across several worksites. A large hospital however, might choose to have one committee with several sub committees.
Workplaces can also choose the composition of their occupational safety and health committee provided the safety and health committee is made up of half or more worker representatives. The committee may include elected safety and health representatives and also may have other workers elected by the workers to represent them. Other members can be employers and/or the employer representatives.
The functions of a safety and health committee are to:
With regard to workplace safety and health, the committee may deal with:
Guidance note Formal consultative processes - Part 4 Safety and health committees
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