Union Approach to Health and Safety: - United Steelworkers

c. Why is the issue of training important?
5. Joint labor-management health and safety committee meetings:
a. Who sets the agenda for the committee meetings (or, in the absence
of a current committee, who should set the agenda)?
b. Why is it important for the union representatives on the joint
committee to have a role in setting meeting agendas?
6. Correcting hazards:
a. Does the committee set timetables for implementing hazard
controls (or, in the absence of a current committee, should the
committee set timetables)?
b. Are people identified to be responsible for implementing hazard
controls (or, in the absence of a current committee, should people
be identified to be responsible for hazard control)?
c. Does the committee identify follow-up actions if there is a failure
to control hazards scheduled for correction (or, in the absence of a
current committee, should follow-up actions be identified)?
d. Why might establishing timetables, designating responsible
individuals, and identifying follow-up actions be important?