Service-Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety

The role of the Service-Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety (SWOHS) is to participate in the development and review of all Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat policies, programs and issues relating to occupational health and safety. The SWOHS Committee provides advice and leadership to the departmental or agency policy committees.

SWOHS Communiqués

Committee Advisor: Karen.Kruger@njc-cnm.gc.ca 

Quarterly Report to the National Joint Council (September 2022)

Regular activities:

• The Committee has met once (1) since the last Council meeting.
• The Committee wishes to note the departure of Claudia Zovatto from TBS and thanks her for her contributions to the Committee.
• The Committee welcomed new Employer Side member, Aline Taillefer-McLaren, from TBS.
• The Committee was provided a walk-through of the risk assessment tool developed by Health Canada’s Employee Assistance Services (EAS) section, including information on how to use the tool. It was noted that the tool is customized by EAS for each client and may be used regionally to roll up to identify localized as well as national risks or hazards within a department or agency.
• The Committee continues to monitor concerns surrounding the issues of COVID-19, harassment and violence, mental health, among other hazards.
• SWOHS sub-committees continue to actively work on developing resources and materials which will assist departments, agencies, and Policy Committees.
  1. Harassment and Violence Prevention (HVP) Tools Working Group – the sub-committee has met once (1) since the last council meeting. Their focus is to revise the existing tools and develop additional tools that have been identified over the past 20 months.
  2. Sub-committee on OHS Training – the sub-committee has not met since the last Council meeting.

Outstanding item(s):

• The Committee will continue to monitor the progress on the WPHVPR.

Next meeting: January 19, 2023