Health and safety Committees Are Critical // 5 Reasons Why Explained!

5 Reasons Why Health and safety Committees Are Critical, Explained! There are many important reasons to have a joint health and safety committee but in this video I am going to share the 5 most important reasons your safety program needs a safety committee. Aside from any legislated requirements for companies requiring H&S Committees, sometimes it needs to be pointed out, H&S committees are vital to any organization’s health and safety process and culture Health and safety committees, often called joint health and safety committees are essential to the growth and success of a health and safety program! They are essentially the pulse of a health and safety culture within an organization. In this video I am going to answer; what a health and safety committee is and their importance to a safety program and point out why each organization needs one! So please join me as I point out the top 5 reasons you need a heath and safety committee! *Stewardship* According to Merriam Webster, stewardship is “the conducting, supervising, or managing of something; especially the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one's care.” - So, the joint health and safety committee actually plays a crucial, pivotal role in the sustainability of the health and safety program! Contents --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 - Intro and purpose 00:58 – The first reason safety committees are important! 01:43 – Another good reason for having a JOHSC! 02:32 - Reason number 3 - it's a good reason to have an OSH Committee! 03:15 - Point 4 - It's all about influence! 04:07 – A very practical reason for safety committees, and number 5! 05:50 – Summing it up --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #safetycommittees #jointsafetycommittee #safetyinfluencers Toolbox Talks Playlist:    • Fixing stepladder fails in the workplace! ...   *Some additional health and safety resources:* Incident Investigation Theory and Practice    • Incident Investigation, Theory and Practice   Seven Minutes of Safety Collection    • 7 Minutes of Safety!   Follow me on social media --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Facebook -   / provokingsafety   Twitter -   / provokingsafety   --------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you like the content and want to support the channel, you can buy me a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/KBTheSaf... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- #healthandsafety #safetyfirst #safetyatwork #safetyculture