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Occupational Health & Safety

Committee Members (2011-13)

Erez Raz, Vice-President, Chair
Roseline Bouchie, Local 001
Meredith Debnam, Local 095
Judy Fader, Local 043
Roy Jackman, Local 003
Willow Knoll, Local 042
Barry Madsen, Local 071
Betty Ann Robson, Local 043
Carrie-Lynn Rusznak, Local 001

Dennis Malayko, Staff Advisor
Megan Johnston, Secretary

Duties of the Occupational Health & Safety Committee

AUPE’s Constitution sets out the duties of the Occupational Heath & Safety Committee as follows:

The Occupational Health & Safety Committee shall:

  1. review the practices and procedures relating to the Occupational Health and Safety of the members of the Union;
  2. promote the Occupational Health and Safety education of the union members;
  3. ensure that the membership is informed of all relevant information on Occupational Health and Safety;
  4. promote any policy on Occupational Health and Safety as adopted by Convention;
  5. review and spearhead occupational health and safety legislation and regulations and lobby for positive change;
  6. draft policies, briefs and other presentations on issues of concern;
  7. initiate action and participate in meetings, conferences, conventions and education courses on issues of concern relating to Occupational Health and Safety and co-ordinate these with other committees and organizations; and
  8. regularly communicate with each Local’s elected Occupational Health and Safety liaison.

OH&S Resource Links

OH&S Conference

To download the registration form for the OH&S Conference, please visit http://www.aupe.org/ohsconference/