Heads of Units:

• Assign responsibility for the development, implementation and maintenance of all elements of the Unit’s Health and Safety Program that includes an effective functioning local health and safety committee.
• Act as or appoint a Health and Safety Program Administrator (SPA) for the unit.
• Select management representatives for the Committee, as per established Terms of Reference. assign authority to management representatives.
• Provide the Health and Safety Committee with the tools and resources to function effectively.
• Ensure that accident and incident investigations are conducted and review the reports.
• Ensure that supervisors and managers are trained and know their responsibilities for preventing or minimizing safety and security risks.
• Monitor the Health and Safety Program for compliance with WCB and internal requirements.
• Communicate health and safety action plans, concerns and decisions to respective organizations.
• Review health and safety-related records and statistics at management meetings.
• Ensure that Health and Safety Program reviews are conducted as required and review the safety program review reports.

Supervisors (Faculty, Managers, Principle Investigators, Technicians, Supervisors, etc.):

• Implement and monitor the Unit’s Health and Safety Program in accordance to WCB compliance and UBC Safety Program Policy.
• Instruct, train and monitor employees in safe work practices and workplace violence procedures
• Develop and implement safe work procedures.
• Communicate health and safety-related information to employees and help implement corrective actions and recommendations.
• Recommend safety and health topics for committee meetings.
• Orient new and transferred employees.
• Hold regular staff meetings.
• Develop, implement and maintain hazard assessment and inspection programs.
• Conduct required regular workplace inspections, special inspections and accident investigations.
• Correct unsafe conditions or practices and ensure hazards are controlled until corrective action is taken.
• Complete proper WCB forms and forward copies of reports to the appropriate departments.
• Forward copies of accident/incident investigation reports to the local safety committee and the SPA for review.
• Develop, implement and maintain the Contractor Safety Program.
• Review Health and Safety Program records and statistics regularly.
• Review and inform employees of the Health and Safety Program Review results.

Local Health and Safety Committee Members:

• Hold regular meetings at least once a month for the review of:
  • Reports of current accidents, incidents or industrial diseases
  • Remedial action taken or required by the reports of investigations and inspections
  • Other safety and health matters.
• Review and monitor the effectiveness of the unit’s safety and health program.
• Make recommendations directly to appropriate supervisor/manager and SPA.
• Assist management in local safety and health program development.
• Function within the set Terms of Reference.
• Post and distribute meeting minutes.
• Conduct formal workplace inspections.
• Assist as required in incident and or accident investigations.

Workers and Students:

• Work in a careful and safe manner.
• Follow departmental safe work procedures and practices.
• Report any real or potential safety/health hazard to the supervisor.
• Actively participate in orientation and training programs, reporting to the supervisors any lack of knowledge needed to perform duties.
• Conduct informal daily inspections of their own work area.
• Participate, when required, in scheduled workplace inspections and accident investigations.
• Report all accidents, incidents or near misses to the supervisor.
• Observe WCB regulations including established workplace violence prevention procedures.
• Report any real or potential risks to personal security and public safety to the supervisor.
• Cooperate with the Safety Committee in any Safety Program Review process.