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NL · Occupational Health and Safety Act (your rights at work) · Article 38 · clause 38 · RSNL1990 c O-3

Membership of committees

38

(1) A committee shall consist of the number of persons that may be agreed to by the employer and the workers but shall not be less than 2 nor more than 12 persons.

38(2)

At least half of the members of a committee are to be persons representing the workers at the workplace who are not connected with the management of the workplace.

38(3)

The persons representing the workers on the committee are to be elected by other workers at the workplace or appointed in accordance with the constitution of the union of which the workers are members.

38(4)

Where the employer and workers cannot agree on the size of the committee, the minister may establish its size.

38(5)

The employer shall appoint sufficient employer representatives to ensure that the committee may function.

38(6)

The employer and worker members of a committee shall elect a co-chairperson from their respective groups.

38(7)

The employer shall post the names of the committee members in a prominent place at the workplace.

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