JHSC Part One: When a JHSC is required and how it runs

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1. At which workplace are certified members not required?

   1. A hospital that regularly employs 1,000 workers year round
   2. A construction project with under 50 regular workers
   3. An office tower that regularly employs 75 workers in total
   4. A factory that regularly employs 300 workers on three shifts

2. How much paid preparation time is each member entitled to before a committee meeting?

   1. Exactly 15 minutes, no matter how long the agenda is
   2. None; preparation must be done on the member's own time
   3. At least one hour, or more if the committee decides
   4. A full day, paid only to the two co-chairs of the committee

3. At what size must most Ontario workplaces have a joint health and safety committee?

   1. 6 or more workers on any given day
   2. 20 or more regularly employed workers
   3. 50 or more workers, including part-time
   4. 100 or more workers in a single building

4. What is the minimum size of a JHSC where 50 or more workers are regularly employed?

   1. Ten members
   2. Two members
   3. Six members in total
   4. Four members

5. Does the OHSA set a quorum for JHSC meetings?

   1. Yes, only the co-chairs count toward the quorum
   2. No; the committee sets its own rules within the law
   3. Yes, all members must attend or the meeting is void
   4. Yes, exactly three members must attend every meeting

6. What must the committee do with minutes of its meetings?

   1. Send them to the local newspaper for publication
   2. Keep them and make them available to an inspector
   3. Keep them only if the employer asks for a copy
   4. Destroy them after each meeting for privacy reasons

7. When must a JHSC on a construction project set up a worker trades committee?

   1. Only when the ministry finds the main committee is not working
   2. When the project has fewer than 20 workers and lasts under a month
   3. Whenever a project has at least one unionized trade on the site
   4. When the project lasts three months or more and has 50 or more workers

8. How are the JHSC co-chairs chosen?

   1. Both by the employer, from among its senior managers only
   2. One by the ministry and one by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
   3. Both by a vote of all workers in the entire workplace
   4. One by the worker members and one by the management members

9. What must the employer post about the JHSC?

   1. Members' home addresses and phone numbers
   2. Members' salaries and wages
   3. Members' medical histories
   4. Members' names and work locations

10. In a unionized workplace, who selects the worker members of the JHSC?

    1. The employer's human resources department
    2. The trade union or unions
    3. The co-chair who represents management
    4. The ministry inspector for the area

11. What share of JHSC members must be workers who do not exercise managerial functions?

    1. At least a quarter
    2. At least half
    3. Exactly one-third
    4. None is required

12. How often must a JHSC meet, at minimum?

    1. Only when an injury happens
    2. At least once every week
    3. At least once a year, in January
    4. At least once every three months

13. A workplace regularly employs 12 workers and no designated substance regulation applies. What is required?

    1. A health and safety representative selected by the workers
    2. Nothing at all, since the workplace has fewer than 20 workers
    3. A certified member appointed by the employer from management
    4. A full JHSC with at least four members, half of them workers

14. A workplace with eight workers uses a substance covered by a designated substance regulation. What is required?

    1. A health and safety representative only
    2. A joint health and safety committee
    3. A union, by law
    4. Nothing extra at all

15. How long a term does the OHSA set for JHSC members?

    1. Exactly two years, and the term can never be renewed
    2. Six months, after which members must resign
    3. Life, unless the member leaves the employer
    4. None; the ministry recommends at least one year