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Policy and Practice Consultative Committee

Date and time: Friday, March 4, 2011 at 9:30 a.m.

Location: Policy and Research Division Boardroom

Agenda March 2011

No. Subject Type Time
1. Minutes from November 22, 2010
(Roberta Ellis – 5 min)		 Written 9:30 – 9:35 a.m.
2. Investigations Protocal in Suspected Fraud Cases - focusing on surveillance and the interview process
(Gurpreet Natt – 25 min)		 Verbal 9:35 – 10:00 a.m.
3. Discriminatory Action
(Nina Hansen – 15 min)		 Verbal 10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
4. Stay Applications Arising from Discriminatory Action Proceedings
(Dave Earle – 15 min)		 Verbal 10:15 - 10:30 a.m.
BREAK   10:30 – 10:40 a.m.
5. Selective/Light Employmnet Practice Directive
(Steve Ward - 10 min)		 Verbal 10:40 - 10:50 a.m.
6. Review Division Update on Constitutional, Charter and Human Rights
(Katherine Crosbie - 15 min)		 Verbal 10:50 - 11:05 a.m.
7. OHS Workplans
  • Regulatory 2012
  • Discussion Paper
  • Prevention Policy
  • Other Projects
(Anne Burch - 15 min)		 Verbal 11:05 - 11:20 a.m.
8. Request for SMEs for 2012 Regulations
(Anne Burch - 5 min)		 Verbal 11:20 - 11:25 a.m.
9. Public Hearings for 2011 Regulations
(Anne Burch - 5 min)		 Verbal 11:25 - 11:30 a.m.
10. Prior Approval of the Board, Prior Permission, Acceptable to the Board
(Nina Hansen - 15 min)		 Verbal 11:30 - 11:45 a.m.
BREAK (15 minute break followed by working lunch)   11:45 - 12:00 p.m.
11. Policy item 34.41 Vacation Pay
(Dave Earle - 10 min)		 Verbal 12:00 - 12:10 p.m.
12. Compensation & Assessment Policy Update
  • Overview of the BOD's December Decision on Interest
  • 2011 - 2013 Workplan
  • Firefighter Education Campaign
  • Exposure Registry Update
  • Workplace Status
(Susan Hynes - 20 min)		 Verbal 12:10 - 12:30 p.m.
13. Domestic Violence Toolkit for Employers
(Rachel Fisher - 10 min)		 Verbal 12:30 - 12:40 p.m.
14 Guideline G3.12 Refusal of Unsafe Work
(Bruce Jackson and Tom Brocklehurst - 10 min)		 Verbal 12:40 - 12:50 p.m.
15 Other Business
(10 min)		   12:50 - 1:00 p.m.
Guidelines
16. G3.12 Refusal of unsafe work (new) Reading materials See item 14
17. G4.59 Floor and roof openings (new) Reading materials No time
18. G14.72(4) Crane certification during pile driving and dynamic compaction operations versus lifting service (new) Reading materials No time
19. G20.5(5) Responsibility for employers to provide stairways to work levels during construction (new) Reading materials No time
20. G6.36(1.3) Not clinically appropriate (revised) Reading materials No time
21. G10.11 Locks not required (revised) Reading materials No time
22. G12.31 Exception for custom work (revised) Reading materials No time

Next Meeting: Tuesday, April 12, 2011