text: The Joint CUPE 951/University Occupational Health and Safety Committee (JOHSC) complements the University Safety Committee and the Local safety committees and satisfies the CUPE 951 Collective Agreement.
  Members
  Minutes
  Terms of reference
  Management representatives
  Name
  Department
  Local
  Email
  Lynn Meyers, Chair
  Human Resources 472-5673 meyersl@uvic.ca
  Chris Smith McPherson Library 721-8224 cjsmith@uvic.ca
  Penny Waterman Human & Social Development 853-3247 hsdda@uvic.ca
  Personal Safety Coordinator Campus Security Services 721-8981 psc@uvic.ca
  Worker representatives
  Name
  Employee group representation
  Local
  Email
  Amy Issel Electrical & Computer Engineering 721-8614 amyrowe@uvic.ca
  Janice Closson Electrical & Computer Engineering 721-6036 jclosson@uvic.ca
  Heidi Neeves Office of the Registrar 721-8130 oregadmin2@uvic.ca
  Colin Newell Academic & Admin Services 721-6622 rnewell@uvic.ca
  Nykita Downie (alternate) Student Recruitment
  Ex-officio (non-voting)
  Name
  Department
  Local
  Email
  Occupational Health, Safety & Environment 721-8971 ohs@uvic.ca
  Please follow the links below to view the approved minutes for previous JOHSC meetings. These minutes are in PDF format.
  January 13, 2022
  February 10, 2022
  March 10, 2022
  April 14, 2022
  May 12, 2022
  June 9, 2022
  August 11, 2022
  September 8, 2022
  October 14, 2021
  November 8, 2021
  December 9, 2021
  Charge
  In accordance with the WorkSafeBC Occupational Health & Safety Regulation and the CUPE 951 Collective Agreement, the Committee will recommend to the appropriate University authorities measures required for compliance with the WorkSafeBC Occupational Health & Safety Regulation and the correction of hazardous conditions by:
  Ensuring that incident investigations involving members of the Union have been made as required by Section 3.4 of the WorkSafeBC Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, discussing the nature and cause of such incidents and injuries, and, if necessary, making recommendations to the appropriate University authorities.
  Participating in incident investigations involving CUPE 951 members or when requested by the Director, Occupational Health, Safety and Environment.
  Promoting the establishment of Joint Local Safety Committees in buildings where members of the Union work.
  Promoting and, when feasible, participating in implementing safety and health education and training programs for members of Joint Local Safety Committees, the University Administration, and all Union members.
  Advising and supporting Joint Local Safety Committees in carrying out regular inspection programs as required by Section 3.5 of the WorkSafeBC Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.
  Encouraging employees to draw dangerous or hazardous conditions to the attention of their supervisors, their Joint Local Safety Committees and finally, if the issue is not resolved, to the attention of the Committee for discussion.
  Receiving, considering, and, if feasible, appointing at least one Union member and one employer member to investigate such complaints, as required by Section 3.12(4) of the WorkSafeBC Occupational Health and Safety Regulation and, if necessary, making recommendations to the appropriate University authorities.
  Records
  The Committee will keep accurate records of all matters that come before it. The Committee will record the minutes of its meetings and will provide its Committee members with a copy of these minutes.
  Membership
  Membership on the Committee will be appointed by the Union and the University - four from each.
  The Chair and Secretary or two Co-Chairs shall be elected from the membership of the Committee. The Chair shall be a Union member and the Secretary an employer member or vice versa. In the case of two Co-Chairs being elected, one of the Co-Chairs shall be a Union member and the other an employer member.
  Membership will normally be for two years on staggered terms.
  The Director, Labour Relations & HR Consulting (or representative) will be one of the University members.
  The Director, Occupational Health, Safety and Environment (or representative) will be a non-voting member in addition to the 8 voting members.
  General procedures
  All communications to and from the Committee will be through the Secretary or, in the case of two Co-Chairs being appointed, one of the two Co-Chairs.
  The Committee will meet on a regular monthly basis or as requested by the Union or the University to discuss and make recommendations in regard to specific unsafe, hazardous, or dangerous conditions or other exceptional circumstances.
  The Committee shall strive to arrive at a 'recommendation for action to be taken' by means of consensus. If, after reasonable exploration, including consideration of any additional, relevant specialist advice as may have been sought, the Committee is unable to reach a consensus then, as per the Collective Agreement, the matter shall be referred to the parties. Any such referral shall be accompanied by a summary of the pertinent arguments and may also include the results of any straw poll that might have been taken.
  A quorum will consist of two voting members each from the Union and the University.
  The Committee will add procedures it considers necessary for the meetings.
  An agenda will be prepared by the Recording Secretary under the direction of the Chair and will be distributed to all members prior to the meeting.
  The University Occupational Health, Safety and Environment Manager (or representative) will report to the Committee's regular meeting on all incidents and on all matters pertaining to the Health and Safety of Union membership.