Joint Health & Safety Committee

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A Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) is composed of worker and employer representatives. Together, they should be mutually committed to improving health and safety conditions in the workplace. Committees identify potential health and safety issues and bring them to the employer's attention and must be kept informed of health and safety developments in the workplace by the employer.

In order to encourage University wide participation in maintaining a well-functioning Internal Responsibility System, Queen's University maintains eight Joint Health and Safety Committees on campus.

Queen’s University is committed to ensuring a safe working environment for all of its faculty staff and students. In order to encourage University wide participation in maintaining a well-functioning Internal Responsibility System, Queen’s University supports, in accordance with the Occupational Health & Safety Act, ten Joint Health & Safety Committees on campus.

Terms of Reference

Joint Health & Safety Committees - Terms of Reference (PDF, 213 KB)

Please note: the areas covered by each JHSC meeting are currently under review. We will post an updated list for each committee shortly.

Committees	Membership	Areas Covered/Guidelines	Minutes
University Administrative Services	University Administrative Services Membership (PDF, 318 KB)	University Administrative Services Inspection Area (PDF, 105 KB)	Next Meeting Date May 3, 2022 University Administrative Services Minutes March 17, 2022 (PDF, 116 KB)) University Administrative Services Minutes January 19, 2022 (PDF, 124 KB) University Administrative Services Minutes December 10, 2021 (PDF, 138 KIB) University Administrative Services Minutes November 17, 2021 (PDF, 145 KB) University Administrative Services Minutes October 18, 2021 (PDF, 119 KB) University Administrative Services Minutes September 27, 2021 (PDF, 119 KB) University Administrative Services Minutes September 1, 2021 (PDF, 143 KB)
Facilities (formerly Physical Plant Services)	Facilities Membership (PDF, 226 KB)	Facilities Inspection Area (PDF, 72 KB)	Next Meeting June 15, 2022 Facilities Minutes May 18, 2022 (PDF, 169 KB) Facilities Minutes April 20, 2022 (PDF, 178 KB) Facilities Minutes January 19, 2022 (PDF, 347 KB) Facilities Minutes November 17, 2021 (PDF, 360 KB) Facilities Minutes September 23, 2021 (PDF, 335 KB) Facilities Minutes July 21, 2021 (PDF, 242 KB) Facilities Minutes June 21, 2021 (PDF, 415 KB) Facilities Minutes May 19, 2021 (PDF, 155 KB)
Library	Library Membership (PDF, 230 KB)	Library Inspection Area (PDF, 30 KB)	Next Meeting April 19, 2022 Library Minutes March 31, 2022 (PDF, 117 KB) Library Minutes February 9, 2022 (PDF, 130 KB) Library Minutes January 11, 2022 (PDF, 211 KB) Library Minutes November 25, 2021 (PDF, 216 KB) Library Minutes October 21, 2021 (PDF, 212 KB) Library Minutes September 23, 2021 (PDF, 202 KB)) Library Minutes August 18, 2021 (PDF, 191 KB)
Athletics and Recreation	Athletics and Recreation Membership (PDF, 217 KB)	Athletics and Recreation Inspection Area (PDF, 29 KB)	Athletics and Recreation Minutes April 14, 2022 (*NOT YET APPROVED*) Athletics and Recreation Minutes March 17, 2022 (PDF, 105 KB) Athletics and Recreation Minutes February 23, 2022 (PDF, 78 KB) Athletics and Recreation Minutes January 20, 2022 (PDF, 99 KB) Athletics and Recreation Minutes December 9, 2021 (PDF, 78 KB) Athletics and Recreation Next Meeting November 18, 2021 (PDF, 83 KB) Athletics and Recreation Minutes Date October 21, 2021 (PDF, 109 KB) Athletics and Recreation Minutes September 23, 2021 (PDF, 87 KB) Athletics and Recreation Minutes August 19, 2021 (PDF, 125 KB)
Residences	Residences Membership (PDF, 322 KB)	Residences Inspection Area (PDF, 61 KB)	Next Meeting Date June 21, 2022 Residences Minutes February 15, 2022 (*NOT YET APPROVED*) Residences Minutes January 25, 2022 (PDF, 78 KB) Residences Minutes November 30, 2021 (PDF, 100 KB) Residences Minutes September 28, 2021 (PDF, 80 KB) Residences Minutes August 17, 2021 (PDF, 77 KB) Residences Minutes June 1, 2021 (PDF, 81 KB)
Faculty of Arts & Science	Faculty of Arts & Science Membership (PDF, 185 KB)	Faculty of Arts & Science Inspection Area (PDF, 41 KB)	Next Meeting Date June 29, 2022 Faculty of Arts and Science Minutes April 27, 2022 *(NOT YET APPROVED*) Faculty of Arts and Science Minutes February 23, 2022 (PDF, 1 KB) Faculty of Arts and Science Minutes November 25, 2021 (PDF, 174 KB) Faculty of Arts and Science October 28, 2021 (PDF, 147 KB) Faculty of Arts & Science Minutes September 23, 2021 (PDF, 172 KB) Faculty of Arts & Science Minutes August 26, 2021 (PDF, 137 KB) Faculty of Arts & Science Minutes July 6, 2021 (PDF, 155 KB)
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science	Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Membership (PDF, 684KB)	Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Inspection Area (PDF, 11 KB)	Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science May 18, 2022 (*NOT YET APPROVED*) Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science April 20, 2022 (PDF, KB) Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science March 16, 2022 (PDF, 229 KB) Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science February 23, 2022 (PDF, 220 KB) Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science January 19, 2022 (PDF, 209 KB) Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Minutes December 15, 2021 (PDF, 171 KB)
Faculty of Health Sciences	Faculty of Health Sciences Membership (PDF, 97 KB)	Faculty of Health Sciences Inspection Area (PDF, 41 KB)	Next Meeting in early June 2022 Faculty of Health Sciences Minutes March 16, 2022 (PDF, 149 KB) Faculty of Health Sciences February 16, 2022 PDF, 710 KB) Faculty of Health Sciences Minutes January 19, 2022 (PDF, 557 KB) Faculty of Health Sciences December Minutes for Dec 15 (PDF, 186 KB) Faculty of Health Sciences Minutes November 17, 2021 (PDF, 146 KB) Faculty of Health Sciences Minutes October 20, 2021 (PDF, 90 KB)
Faculty of Education	Faculty of Education Membership (PDF, 308 KB)	Faculty of Education Inspection Area (PDF, 29 KB)	Faculty of Education Minutes March 24, 2022 (PDF, 122 KB) Faculty of Education Minutes February 24, 2022 (PDF, 140 KB) Faculty of Education Minutes January 27, 2022 (PDF, 143 KB) Faculty of Education Minutes November 25, 2021 (PDF, 126 KB) Faculty of Education October 28, 2021 (PDF, 93 KB) Faculty of Education Minutes September 23, 2021 (PDF, 87 KB)
Family Medicine	Family Medicine Membership (PDF, 136 KB)	Family Medicine Inspection Area (PDF, 29 KB)	Next Meeting early June 2022 Family Medicine Minutes April 14, 2022 (PDF, 149 KB) Family Medicine Minutes February 10, 2022 (PDF, 154 KB) Family Medicine Minutes September 29, 2021 (PDF, 155 KB) Family Medicine Minutes August 30, 2021 (PDF, 167KB) Family Medicine Minutes July 21, 2021 (PDF, 149 KB) Family Medicine Minutes April 15, 2021 (PDF, 155 KB)
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts	IBCPA Membership (PDF, 238 KB)	IBCPA Inspection Area (PDF, 28 KB)	Next Meeting Date April 29, 2022 IBCPA Minutes March 1, 2022 (PDF, 149 KB) IBCPA Minutes January 28, 2022 (PDF, 161 KB) IBCPA Minutes November 22, 2021 (PDF 128 KB,) IBCPA Minutes October 29, 2021 (PDF, 155 KB) IBCPA Minutes September 28, 2021 (PDF 142 KB)

Inspection Checklist for Offices (PDF, 80 KB)
Inspection Checklist for Libraries (PDF, 169 KB)
Inspection Checklist for Residences (PDF, 75 KB)
Inspection Checklist for Laboratories (PDF, 189 KB)
Inspection Checklist for Equipment Hazards (PDF, 154 KB)
Inspection Checklist for Shops and Mechanical Rooms (PDF, 181 KB)
NEW Joint Health and Safety Committee Covid-19 Inspection Checklist (PDF, 568 KB)

Joint Health and Safety Committees Terms of Reference

Terms of Reference

Joint Health and Safety Committee Safety Inspection Checklists: