{"id":6375,"date":"2025-04-08T11:40:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T18:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/safecarebc.ca\/?post_type=info-sheet&#038;p=6375"},"modified":"2025-06-16T10:37:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T17:37:29","slug":"what-is-a-joint-occupational-health-and-safety-johs-committee","status":"publish","type":"info-sheet","link":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/?info-sheet=what-is-a-joint-occupational-health-and-safety-johs-committee","title":{"rendered":"What is a joint occupational health and safety (JOHS?) committee?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does a JOHS committee do?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Identifies workplace hazards and recommends solutions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Receives and addresses worker safety concerns<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consults with workers, supervisors, and industry experts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meets regularly to discuss health and safety issues<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participates in workplace inspections and investigations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Makes recommendations to improve workplace safety<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evaluates the effectiveness of health and safety initiatives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why should you consult your JOHS committee?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Exercise your right to participate \u2013 Workers have the right to be involved in workplace safety.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Report safety concerns\u2013 If unsafe work conditions are not addressed by your supervisor, bring them to the committee.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find practical safety solutions \u2013 Get guidance on addressing common workplace hazards.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Help create a safer workplace \u2013 Reducing workplace incidents leads to fewer injuries and illnesses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can you get involved?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Check your workplace\u2019s safety board for committee updates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review your JOHS Committee\u2019s meeting minutes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Speak with a committee representative about safety concerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A joint occupational health and safety (JOHS) committee is an advisory group of employer and employee representatives working together to promote a safe and healthy workplace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6376,"template":"","tags":[188],"audience":[118,365],"topic":[169],"class_list":["post-6375","info-sheet","type-info-sheet","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-mega-menu-rt-col1","audience-audience","audience-assisted-independent-living","topic-joint-occupational-health-and-safety-committee"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/info-sheet\/6375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/info-sheet"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/info-sheet"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6375"},{"taxonomy":"audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Faudience&post=6375"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftopic&post=6375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}