WAC 296-800-130. Safety committees/safety meetings — Summary

Important:

This rule requires you to have a method of communicating and evaluating safety and health issues brought up by you or your employees in your workplace. Larger employers must establish a safety committee. Smaller employers have the choice of either establishing a safety committee or holding safety meetings with a management representative present.

There is a difference between a safety committee and a safety meeting.

• A safety committee is an organizational structure where members represent a group. This gives everyone a voice but keeps the meeting size to an effective number of participants.

• A safety meeting includes all employees and a management person is there to ensure that issues are addressed. Typically, the safety committee is an effective safety management tool for a larger employer and safety meetings are more effective for a smaller employer.

Your responsibility:

You must establish a safety committee or hold safety meetings to create and maintain a safe and healthy workplace for all employees.

You must meet the requirements … in this section: Establish and conduct safety committees WAC 296-800-13020 Follow these rules to conduct safety meetings WAC 296-800-13025

You must meet the requirements …

in this section:

Establish and conduct safety committees

WAC 296-800-13020

Follow these rules to conduct safety meetings

WAC 296-800-13025