Joint Committee
True or false?
All workplaces must have a Joint Chemical Safety Committee.
False. Joint Chemical Safety Committee is not an obligatory body in a workplace. However, it can be beneficial for both workers and management.
True or false?
Joining a Joint Chemical Safety Committee can be beneficial for workers.
True. Workers can actively participate in improving the protection of their well-being in the workplace by joining a Joint Committee. Being a part of a Joint Committee may also boost workers' skills and their career development.
True or false?
Joint Chemical Safety Committee should conduct safety checks.
True. Joint Committee is responsible for overseeing quarterly inspections.
What does 'Joint' mean in Joint Chemical Safety Committee?
The committee is led and managed by worker representatives and members of the management. Ideally, there should be equal numbers of representatives from both, democratically selected.
True or false?
Workers get paid while working for a Joint Chemical Safety Committee.
True. Joint Committee members should be paid for their time while doing Joint Committee activities as if they were spending the time on their core job role and responsibilities.
Which of the following is NOT what a Joint Chemical Safety Committee does?
a. Providing training
b. Providing hazard classification
c. Investigating worker complaints about chemical safety management
B. Hazard classification should be provided by the chemicals' manufacturers, importers, or distributors.