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Policy and Practice Consultative Committee

Date and time: Thursday, September 18, 2014 at 9:30 am

Location: RC22A42 – Policy, Regulation and Research Division Meeting Room

Agenda September 2014

No. Subject Type Time
1. Minutes from July 22, 2014
(Roberta Ellis – 5 mins)		 Decision 9:30–9:35 a.m.
2.

Compensation and Assessment Policy Update
(Lori Guiton – 25 mins)

  1. Experience Rating Cost Inclusions/Exclusions
  2. Plantar Fasciitis
Consultation 9:35–9:50 a.m.
3.

OHS Regulation and Policy Update
(John Panusa – 20 mins)

  1. High Risk Violations Policy
  2. Regulation 2014 Update
  3. Globally Harmonized System

 


Consultation
Information
Information

 9:50–10:10 a.m.
4.

Proposed Legislative Changes to WCAT
(Julie Williams & Michael Tanner – 25 mins)

 

Information

 10:10–10:35 a.m.
5.

Guideline G8.24-1 Hi-visibility Garments
(Al Brose – 10 mins)

 Discussion 10:35–10:45 a.m.
6.

Guideline G2.4 Prompt Compliance
(Tom Brocklehurst – 5 mins)

Information

10:45–10:50 a.m.
7. Refusal of Unsafe Work and Discriminatory Actions
(Nina Hansen – 10 mins)		 Discussion 10:50–11:00 a.m.
  Break (10 mins)   11-00–11:10 a.m.
8. Effectiveness Measures Report Information No time
9.

Macatee Report Implementation
(Roberta Ellis – 30 mins)

  1. Enhance Industry and Labour Involvement in Setting of Regulatory Priorities (John Panusa)
  2. Publication of OHS Workplans (John Panusa)
  3. Recommendation 34, Macatee Report
    (Review Division) (Susan Hynes)
  4. Recommendation 23, Macatee Report
     (Consultation on citation model for PPE) (John Panusa)

 Verbal 11:10 a.m.–11:40 p.m.
10.

Other Business

 

 11:40–12:00 p.m.
Guidelines    
  G2.4 Prompt Compliance Reading materials No time
  G5.81  Combustible dust – Sawmills and other wood products manufacturing facilities (revised) Reading materials No time
 

G8.24-1 Alternate standard for high visibility apparel (revised)

 Reading materials No time
 

G16.17 Alternate means of escape – Purpose-built window breaking devide (new)

 Reading materials No time

Next Meeting: October 28, 2014