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Health and Safety Committee
The workplace is too often dangerous to our health. Every year, deaths, injuries and chronic diseases take their toll. The Health and Safety Committee is focused on prevention and on maintaining the highest degree of physical and mental health.
Our conference call meetings can easily accommodate you – no matter where you live. Add your voice to the events and initiatives that we organize and develop expertise in Health and Safety.
OUR MANDATE
The objectives of the PSAC North Regional Health & Safety Committees are to identify, promote and assist union actions around workplace health and safety by:
- Educating, politicizing and mobilizing Health and Safety activists by making links between themselves, theunion, the workplace, andWorkers’ Safety and Compensation Boards
- Empowering, uniting and engaging all union members to take action for Occupational Health and Safety
DOCUMENTS AND LINKS
Here is a list of quintessential documents that form the basis of the Health and Safety Committee:
Regional Health and Safety committees’ brochures: Yukon, NWT and Nunavut. Click here, to view the brochure in Inuktitut.
Health and Safety Committees’ Terms of Reference: Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Workers Safety Compensation Commission – WSCC (OHS Regulations, Posters, WHMIS (GHS), Codes of Practice)
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (templates, a variety of topics)
A Meaningful Moment— A Great Day— A Better Tomorrow
A delegation of 50 members from across the North region (Yukon, NWT and Nunavut) attended the National and Regional Health and…
Protect Yourself From Radon!
Radon Awareness Fact Sheet PSAC Yukon Health and Safety Committee What is Radon? Radon is a radioactive gas found naturally…
Take a Moment for Safety
PSAC North NWT Regional Health and Safety Committee organized an Outreach series of events: “Take a Moment for Safety.” It involved…
PSAC North Regional Council Face to Face Meeting (September 2019)
Members of PSAC North Regional Council met in Iqaluit. The three day meeting included important discussions about campaigns and upcoming regional convention, strategy…
Alternatives to Toxic Cleansers
Are you trying to find out alternatives to toxic cleansers? We’ve done that for you! With simple ingredients you can create…
Domestic Violence Prevention -A Workplace Issue
By Dianne Williams, Chair of Yukon Regional Health and Safety Committee One may question what domestic violence has to do with the workplace…
Information on Cannabis Use
Please see the attached document for information from the Government of Canada on the use of cannabis.