Working Environment Committee

Managers and others with responsibility for decisions that affect the working environment, shall be provided the same training as members of working environment committees and safety delegates. 

Distribution of the information to decision-makers inside the organisation, e.g. line management, staff officers, working environment committee. 

On behalf of the Working Environment Committee, the plant manager appointed an investigation commission with two members. It consisted of a SHE expert and an engineer with a background in aluminium production. The mandate was to examine the formal, documented SHE management system in the light of the accident and the circumstances around it. The aim was to identify what improvements were necessary. 

Internal audits aim at evaluating whether the company s own SHE management system meets regulatory requirements, recognised national or international standards, company requirements, etc. The client is often top management or the Working Environment committee. 

The working-environment committee for the Ymer field also makes a workplace inspection once a year. The focus here is on ergonomics and industrial hygiene, and experts covering these areas participate in the inspections. 

Has an adequate SHE organisation been established with safety representatives and a working-environment committee ... 

Have working-environment committees been established ... 

Do the working environment committees function adequately in accordance with the intentions and requirements Does management take an active part in the work ... 

Is relevant information adequately distributed to the line management, SHE specialists, working environment committees, safety representatives ... 

International Committee on Nickel Carciuogenesis iu Man (ICNCM),/ Scand. Work Environ. Health 16(1), 1—84 (1990). 

The OECD Environment Committee has general supervisory responsibilities for environmental and health matters. This Committee supervises the work of the Chemicals Group, which in turn has overall responsibility for issues involving the control of substances. The OECD Chemicals Programme has two parts. 

Doll R Report on the international committee on nickel carcinogenesis in man. Scand J Work Environ Health 16 1-82, 1990... 

In many workplaces where hazardous chemicals are used or handled, the wearing of contact lenses is prohibited or discouraged. A careful study of the literature by knowledgeable consultants has refuted these risks. Recent studies and experience have suggested that, in fact, contact lenses do not increase risks but can actually minimize or prevent injury in many situations. Because of the ever-increasing use of contact lenses and the benefits they provide, the American Chemical Society Committee on Chemical Safety, having studied and reveiwed the issue, is of the consensus that contact lenses can be worn in most work environments provided the same approved eye protection is worn as required ofother workers in the area. Clearly, the type of eye protection needed depends upon the circumstances. It should be stressed that contact lenses, by themselves, do not provide adequate protection in any environment in which the chance of an accidental splash of a chemical can reasonably be anticipated. ... 

World Health Organization (WHO) identify Biosafety Levels 1,2, 3, and 4 and in the United Kingdom the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens (ACDP) categorizes Laboratory Containment Levels 1, 2, 3, and 4 (4-6). All share the same objective to identify biosafety or laboratory containment levels that minimize the risk to the laboratory worker, to the outside community, and to the environment. At Biosafety/Laboratory Containment Level 2, exposure risks to the laboratory worker arise mainly from contact through a contaminated work environment. As the risk of airborne infection increases, Biosafety/ Laboratory Containment Level 3 provides facilities to prevent aerosol transmission. Additional safeguards to protect the outside community and the environment are found at Biosafety/Laboratory Containment Level 4, which is... 

Doll R (1990) Report of the International Committee on Nickel Carcinogenesis in Man. Scand J Work Environ Health 16 9-82. 

Denmark Ministry of Employment Working Environment Authority National Institute of Occupational Health Working Environment Council and its Committee on Limit Values Working Environment Authority... 

The Danish Working Environment CounciTs Committee on Limit Values, which consists of representatives of employers and employees organisations, then performs a technical/economic evaluation of the limit value levels. Based on this, the Danish Working Environment Council submits a recommendation to the Director General of the Danish Working Environment Authority, who in turn lays down the limit values and publishes them in a list of limit values (Appendix to the Guide to work Environment Act). 

Although historically there was no specialised body at national level dealing exclusively with OELs, there are a plethora of committees and bodies that deal with work environment issues generally, and which may involve OELs. The most important includeP ... 

Denmark Danish Working Environment Councirs Committee on limit Values Consists of representative of employers and employees organisations. 

Third, it strengthens the legal responsibility. Production Safety Law made a more detailed provision in violation of labor safety and sanitation liability. In light of administrative, civil and criminal liability, it has formed a comprehensive accountability system, which is a tort liability system that is more complete. Congress Standing Committee approved No. 155 proposal of Convention on occupational safety and the working environment. in 1981. 

Given the fact that most labor organizations share a common goal with the safety and loss prevention professional—to create a safe and healthy work environment in the workplace—a labor organization may be interested in a joint venture or providing specific information or assistance regarding problems common to both entities. Many of the labor organizations have safety professionals on staff, as well as safety committees and information that may be provided upon request. 

In the opinion of the medical committee, too few data are available regarding the effects of exposure to this substance in the work environment for any responsible comments to be made on symptoms, prevention and first aid. 

Chemical Safety Sheets is the international edition of Chemiekaarten , the authoritative work of reference on the safe handling of chemicals, prepared under the auspices of the Dutch Institute for the Working Environment and the Dutch Chemical Industry Association, with the assistance of a committee of chemical and safety experts and a committee of medical experts. Dr. J. Zawierko acted as coordinating editor. 

Conventional wisdom suggests that standard setting within the work environment is a matter for joint decision making between the employer and the employees. Consequently, legislation introduced to provide for self-regulation in the worlq)Iace clearly identifies a role for health and safety representatives and health and safety committees in both workplace inspections and standard setting. 

The safety committee does not replace the responsibility and accountability of the leadership team to ensure that a safe work environment is maintained. 

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