Safety Committees
Last updated:Under the Safety Committees and Safety Representatives Regulations 1977 an employer must establish a Safety Committee within three months, if requested by two or more Safety Representatives.
A number of Safety Committees have been established within the County Council, not all at the request of Safety Representatives, these are as follows:
Local Health and Safety Committees
Each Portfolio has a local H&S Committee as follows
- Children and Young People
- Business and Customer Transformation/People, Policy and Communications
- Adults and Family Wellbeing
- Communities and Built Environment
Information about membership, meeting dates, minutes and how to put items on the agenda can be found on the Portfolio Intranet site.
In addition, a number of services have set up individual service H&S groups, details of these can be found on the relevant service intranet site.
Corporate Health and Safety Committee
The Corporate Health and Safety Committee meets three times a year.
The Committee is made up of representatives of all recognised trade unions within the County Council, employee representatives and a number of senior management representatives.
Any health and safety issues unresolved at portfolio level may be put forward to the Corporate Health and Safety Committee for consideration. The Committee also considers policy matters, accident statistics and trends, serious accidents and incidents and other matters relating to health and safety affecting the County Council.
Details of membership, minutes, and meeting dates are available via the H&S Intranet site.