Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) In this
section —
workplace , where an agreement under
section 39E applies to the establishment of a safety and health
committee, means any workplace in relation to which the committee may exercise
functions.
(2) The functions of a
safety and health committee are —
(a) to
facilitate consultation and cooperation between an employer and the employees
of the employer in initiating, developing, and implementing measures designed
to ensure the safety and health of employees at the workplace;
(b) to
keep itself informed as to standards relating to safety and health generally
recommended or prevailing in workplaces of a comparable nature and to review,
and make recommendations to the employer on, rules and procedures at the
workplace relating to the safety and health of the employees;
(c) to
recommend to the employer and employees the establishment, maintenance, and
monitoring of programmes, measures and procedures at the workplace relating to
the safety and health of the employees;
(d) to
keep in a readily accessible place and form such information as is provided
under this Act by the employer regarding the hazards to persons that arise or
may arise at the workplace;
(e) to
consider, and make such recommendations to the employer as the committee sees
fit in respect of, any changes or intended changes to or at the workplace that
may reasonably be expected to affect the safety or health of employees at the
workplace;
(f) to
consider such matters as are referred to the committee by a safety and health
representative; and
(g) to
perform such other functions as may be prescribed in the regulations or given
to the committee, with its consent, by the employer.
[Section 40 inserted by No. 43 of 1987
s. 13; amended by No. 30 of 1995 s. 47; No. 51 of 2004
s. 52 and 90.]