Health and Safety Committee

Health and Safety Committee

Your workplace shouldn’t make you sick.  Nor should it place your health and safety at risk.  This common sense logic seems unassailable.  Yet, UTE members couldn’t always count on legislative protections from an unhealthy or unsafe work environment. 

Unbelievable as it may now seem workplace health and safety matters were determined by arbitrary employer policies until the mid-1980s.  There were no mechanisms to ensure that policies were enforced.  Only in 1986, after a major three-year PSAC campaign, were federal public service workers included under the Canada Labour Code’s health and safety provisions.

The PSAC continued to play a leadership role on the legislative review of the Code to further improve the rights of their members.  In 2000, the Code was amended introducing major changes.  It places greater onus on employers and workers to work together to ensure a healthy and safe work environment.

Jointly with the employer and other unions as members of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee, our duties are:

  • To participate in the development of health and safety policies and programs;
  • to consider and expeditiously dispose of matters concerning health and safety raised by members or referred to it by a workplace committee or a health and safety representative;
  • to participate in the development and monitoring of a prevention program that also provides for the education of workers in health and safety matters;
  • to monitor data on work accidents, injuries and health hazards; and
  • to participate in the planning of the implementation and in the implementation of changes that might affect occupational health and safety.
Reports
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
December 2023
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
September 2023
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
June 2023
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
March 2023
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
December 2022
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
September 2022
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
June 2022
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
April 2022
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
December 2021
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
September 2021
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
June 2021
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
March 2021
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
December 2020
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
September 2020
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
June 2020
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
April 2020
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
December 2019
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
September 2019
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
June 2019
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
March 2019
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
December 2018
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
September 2018
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
June 2018
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
March 2018
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
December 2017
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
September 2017
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
June 2017
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
March 2017
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
December 2016
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
September 2016
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
June 2016
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
March 2016
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
December 2015
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
September 2015
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
June 2015
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
March 2015
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
December 2014
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
September 2014
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
June 2014
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
March 2014
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
December 2013
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
September 2013
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
June 2013
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
March 2013
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
December 2012
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
September 2012
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
June 2012
Report of the Health and Safety Committee
March 2012
CRA/UTE Minutes
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee (NHSPC)
September 26, 2023
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee (NHSPC)
July 4, 2023
National Health and Safety Policy Committee (NHSPC) Minutes
February 28, 2023
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee (NHSPC) Meeting
December 13, 2022
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee (NHSPC) Meeting
July 5, 2022
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee (NHSPC) Meeting
March 24, 2022
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee (NHSPC) Meeting
December 14, 2021
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee (NHSPC) Meeting
September 28, 2021
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee (NHSPC) Meeting
June 22, 2021
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee (NHSPC) Meeting
March 16, 2021
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee (NHSPC) Meeting
September 29, 2020
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee (NHSPC) Meeting
June 23, 2020
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee (NHSPC) Ad-Hoc Meeting
May 26, 2020
National Health and Safety Policy Committee (NHSPC) AD-HOC Meeting
March 24, 2020
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee (NHSPC)
December 16, 2019
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee (NHSPC)
September 12, 2019
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee
June 27, 2019
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee
March 7, 2019
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee
December 6, 2018
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee
September 13, 2018
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee
June 12, 2018
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee
March 8, 2018
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee
November 29, 2017
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee
September 7, 2017
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee
June 1, 2017
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee
April 6, 2017
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee
December 1, 2016
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee
May 26, 2016
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee
March 3, 2016
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee
December 3, 2015
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee Meeting
September 3, 2015
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee Meeting
June 4, 2015
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee
April 2, 2015
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee Meeting
December 4, 2014
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee Meeting
September 11, 2014
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee Meeting
May 29, 2014
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee Meeting
February 20, 2014
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee Meeting
December 12, 2013
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee Meeting
September 19, 2013
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee Meeting
May 30, 2013
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee Meeting
March 28, 2013
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee Meeting
December 13, 2012
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee Meeting
May 31, 2012
Minutes of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee Meeting
March 1, 2012
Memos
UTE National Health and Safety (Virtual) Conference
November 1, 2021
UTE National Health and Safety Conference 2018
July 12, 2018
National Health and Safety Conference - 2015 - Agenda
November 6, 2015-November 8, 2015
Memorandum - UTE National Health and Safety Conference
August 12, 2015
UTE Minutes
Minutes of the Health and Safety Committee
August 17, 2021

Chair

Doug Gaetz
T: (613) 235-6704
C: (613) 290-6498
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Co-Chair(s)

Brian Oldford
T: (902) 426-4194
C: (902) 452-2434
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Member(s)

Jennifer MacPherson
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Technical Advisor

Shirin Amiri
T: (613) 235-6704
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