Health and Safety Committees

Joint Health and Safety Committees

The University of Toronto, as an employer, is responsible under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act for establishing and maintaining joint health and safety committees in the workplace. These committees, consisting of representatives of workers and management, serve to provide consultation and meaningful input from employees in matters relating to health and safety

Because the University is a large, decentralized organization which is widely dispersed geographically, a number of health and safety committees have been established based on academic faculties and departments or employee unions.  The Office of Environmental Health and Safety monitors the operations of these local committees.

The links below provide information on the membership and coverage of the University Joint Health and Safety Committees.

 Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 3261)
Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1230)
Trades
 Utilities
University of Toronto Police

St. George Campus
This link provides an interactive map of the St. George Campus. Clicking the mouse on a particular building will bring  up a listing of the joint health and safety committee for that building and the names of the members.

89 Chestnut Residence
 Woodsworth College
University of Toronto  Mississauga
University of Toronto  Scarborough
Institute for Aerospace Studies, Downsview

 Preliminary Risk Assessment E-Form

This form can be used by all members of the University community to assess and provide information on hazards to the Office of Environmental Health and Safety and Departmental/Faculty leaders.

 JHSC Handbook Templates

These templates provide forms and examples for JHSC members to use when carrying out the operations of the committee. Examples include memoranda for requesting committee membership, meeting minute templates, Terms of Reference template, inspection checklists and more.
JHSC Templates