2026 JHSC BC 8 Hour Course Curriculum

JHSC SAFETY COMMITTEE
FUNDAMENTALS

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1. BC JHSC Regulation Review
2. When is a committee required
3. What is a JHSC
4. What is a committee’s role
5. Duties and Function of a Committee
6. Organizing the committee
7. Committee Representation and Size
8. Selection of members and alternate members
9. Co-chair and secretary duties
10. Terms of reference (rules of procedure) review
11. Activities of a committee
12. How to Listen and Deal with Worker Complaints​
13. Refusal of Unsafe Work Procedures,
14. Right to Know and Right to Participate
15. JHSC Meeting Procedures
16. When should a meeting be conducted
17. Process on conducting the meeting
18. Tips for smoothly running a meeting
19. Ineffective Meeting Examples
20. Committee Education Leave
21. Record Keeping
22. Posting of Minutes and JHSC Member Names
23. Sample JHSC Meeting Agenda Review
24. Sample JHSC Minutes Review
25. Annual Evaluation Tool Review
26. Final Exam (multiple choice and written questions)

INCIDENT
​INVESTIGATIONS

1. BC Incident Investigation Regulation Review
2. What is an incident investigation
3. Purpose of incident investigations
4. Employer and Supervisor Responsibilities
5. Who should conduct an investigation
6. When should an investigation be conducted
7. Responding to an incident
8. Investigations Steps: collecting facts, conducting interviews
9. Conducting Interviews
10. Determining the root cause​
11. Sequence of events
12. Communication of Recommendations
13. Corrective actions and follow up
14. Completing an Investigation Report
15. Reporting incidents to WorkSafeBC
16. Dealing with Emotions
17. Defusing Sessions
18. Debriefing Situations
19. Critiquing Situations
20. Final Exam (multiple choice and written questions)

 

WORKPLACE
​SAFETY INSPECTIONS

1. BC Incident Investigation Regulation Review
2. What is a workplace inspection
3. Purpose of a workplace inspection
4. Conducting Inspections
5. Reporting Hazards and Unsafe Conditions
6. Hazard Rating System
7. Hazard Identification
8. What to look for during an inspection?
9. When to conduct a workplace inspection?​
10. Correcting unsafe conditions or acts
11. After the inspection Procedures
12. Monitoring Employees
13. Sample workplace inspection checklist
14. Final Exam (multiple choice and written questions)