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, 138 KB)	University Administrative Services Inspection Area (PDF, 105 KB)	Next Meeting November 29, 2024 University Administrative Services Minutes August 13, 2024 (*Minutes not yet Approved*) University Administrative Services Minutes May 9, 2024 (PDF, 150 KB) University Administrative Services Minutes March 5, 2024 (PDF, 146 KB) University Administrative Services Minutes October 3, 2023 (PDF 150 KB) University Administrative Services Minutes June 5, 2023 (PDF, 159 KB) University Administrative Services Minutes March 13, 2023 (PDF, 152 KB) University Administrative Services Minutes December 12, 2022 (PDF, 142 KB) University Administrative Services Minutes September 12, 2022 (PDF, 123 KB) University Administrative Services Minutes May 24, 2022 (PDF 132 KB) University Administrative Services Minutes March 17, 2022 (PDF, 116 KB)
Facilities (formerly Physical Plant Services)	Facilities Membership (PDF, 130 KB)	Facilities Inspection Area (PDF, 72 KB)	Next Meeting November 20, 2024 Facilities Minutes October 16, 2024 (PDF, 71 KB) Facilities Minutes May 22, 2024 (PDF, 180 KB) Facilities Minutes March 27, 2024 (PDF, 170 KB) Facilities Minutes January 24, 2024 (PDF, 205 KB) Facilities Minutes November 15, 2023 (PDF, 165 KB) Facilities Minutes October 18, 2023 (PDF, 168 KB) Facilities Minutes September 20, 2023 (PDF, 167 KB) Facilities Minutes July 19, 2023 (PDF, 168 KB) Facilities Minutes June 28, 2023 (PDF, 175 KB) Facilities Minutes May 18, 2023 (PDF, 145 KB) Facilities Minutes January 18, 2023 (PDF, 152 KB)
Library	Library Membership (PDF, 135 KB)	Library Inspection Area (PDF, 79 KB)	Next Meeting November 11, 2024 Library Minutes October 4, 2024 (PDF, 195 KB) Library Minutes May 28, 2024 (PDF, 168 KB) Library Minutes March 21, 2024 (PDF 178KB) Library Minutes February 6, 2024 (PDF, 188 KB) Library Minutes November 22, 2023 (PDF, 217 KB) Library Minutes September 20, 2023 (PDF, 232 KB) Library Minutes June 19, 2023 (PDF, 230 KB) Library Minutes May 8, 2023 (PDF, 338 KB) Library Minutes March 27, 2023 (PDF, 145 KB) Library Minutes January 11, 2023 (PDF, 165 KB) Library Minutes October 25, 2022 (PDF, 207 KB) Library Minutes September 8, 2022 (PDF, 205 KB)
Athletics and Recreation	Athletics and Recreation Membership (PDF, 78 KB)	Athletics and Recreation Inspection Area (PDF, 29 KB)	Athletics and Recreation Minutes May 16, 2024 (PDF, 107 KB) Athletics and Recreation Minutes August 16, 2023 (PDF, 134 KB) Athletics and Recreation Minutes May 17, 2023 (PDF, 101 KB) Athletics and Recreation Minutes February 15, 2023 (PDF, 112 KB) Athletics and Recreation Minutes November 15, 2022 (PDF, 21 KB) Athletics and Recreation Minutes August 18, 2022 (PDF, 105 KB) Athletics and Recreation Minutes March 17, 2022 (PDF, 105 KB) Athletics and Recreation Minutes February 23, 2022 (PDF, 78 KB)
Residences	Residences Membership (PDF, 404 KB)	Residences Inspection Area (PDF, 61 KB)	Residences Minutes July 8, 2024 (*Not Yet Approved*) Residences Minutes Date May 13, 2024 (PDF, 187 KB) Residence Minutes March 18, 2024 (PSF, 190 KB) Residence Minutes January 15, 2024 (PSF, 192 KB) Residence Minutes November 13, 2023 (PDF, 134KB) Residences Minutes September 25, 2023 (PDF, 1.6 MB) Residences Minutes June 12, 2023 (PDF, 520 KB) Residences Minutes May 15, 2023 (PDF, 771 KB) Residences Minutes April 17, 2023 (PDF, 118 KB) Residences Minutes March 27, 2023 (PDF, 120 KB) Residences Minutes January 16, 2023 (PDF, 74 KB) Residences Minutes December 12, 2022 (PDF, 75 KB) Residences Minutes November 14, 2022 (PDF, 75 KB)
Faculty of Arts & Science	Faculty of Arts & Science Membership (PDF, 201 KB)	Faculty of Arts & Science Inspection Area (PDF, 41 KB)	Faculty of Arts and Science Minutes June 20, 2024 (PDF, 86 KB) Faculty of Arts and Science Minutes, April 25, 2024 (PDF, 95 KB) Faculty of Arts and Science Minutes January 10, 2024 (PDF, 335 KB) Faculty of Arts and Science Minutes October 18, 2023 (PDF, 145 KB) Faculty of Arts and Science Minutes August 9, 2023 (PDF, 189 KB) Faculty of Arts and Science Minutes May 31, 2023 (PDF, 157 KB) Faculty of Arts and Science Minutes March 29, 2023 (PDF, 106 KB) Faculty of Arts and Science Minutes January 25, 2023 (PDF, 102 KB) Faculty of Arts and Science Minutes November 30, 2022 (PDF, 128 KB) Faculty of Arts and Science Minutes October 28, 2022 (PDF, 156 KB)
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science	Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Membership (PDF, 138 KB)	Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Inspection Area (PDF, 11 KB)	Next Meeting September 18, 2024 Smith Engineering Minutes August 14, 2024 (PDF, 156KB) Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Minutes January 17, 2024 (PDF, 355 KB) Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Minutes October 18, 2023 (PDF, 160 KB) Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Minutes July 18, 2023 (PDF, 221 KB) Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Minutes April 19, 2023 (PDF, 241 KB) Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Minutes January 18, 2023.(PDF, 223 KB) Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Minutes October 19, 2022 (PDF, 192 KB) Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Minutes July 20, 2022 (PDF, 229 KB) Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Minutes April 20, 2022 (PDF, KB)
Faculty of Health Sciences	Faculty of Health Sciences Membership (PDF, 348 KB)	Faculty of Health Sciences Inspection Area (PDF, 41 KB)	Next Meeting November 2024 Date to Be Confirmed Faculty of Health Sciences Minutes May 29,2024 (PDF, 167 KB) Faculty of Health Sciences Minutes February 21, 2024 (PDF, 753 KB) Faculty of Health Sciences Minutes November 15, 2023 (PDF, 749 KB) Faculty of Health Sciences Minutes September 20, 2023 (PDF, 145 KB) Faculty of Health Sciences Minutes May 17, 2023 (PDF, 128 KB) Faculty of Health Sciences February 15, 2023 (PDF, 156 KB) Faculty of Health Sciences Minutes November 16, 2022 (PDF, 431 KB) Faculty of Health Sciences Minutes September 21, 2022 (PDF, 565 KB) Faculty of Health Sciences Minute April 20, 2022 (PDF, 711 KB) Faculty of Health Sciences Minutes March 16, 2022 (PDF, 149 KB)
Faculty of Education	Faculty of Education Membership (PDF, 253 KB)	Faculty of Education Inspection Area (PDF, 29 KB)	Next Meeting December 15, 2024 Faculty of Education Minutes September 17, 2024 (PDF 176 KB) Faculty of Education Minutes July 5, 2024 (PDF, 78 KB) Faculty of Education Minutes March 19, 2024 (PDF, 156 KB) Faculty of Education Minutes December 12, 2023 (PDF, 149 KB) Faculty of Education Minutes September 11, 2023 (PDF, 158 KB) Faculty of Education Minutes April 24, 2023 (PDF, 157 KB) Faculty of Education Minutes February 13, 2023 (PDF, 117 KB) Faculty of Education Minutes March 23, 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)
Family Medicine	Family Medicine Membership (PDF, 275 KB)	Family Medicine Inspection Area (PDF, 29 KB)	Next Meeting Date TBC Family Medicine Minutes January 19, 2024 (PDF, 156 KB) Family Medicine Minutes September 29, 2023 (PDF, 178 KB) Family Medicine Minutes June 23, 2023 (PDF 192 KB) Family Medicine Minutes April 21, 2023 (PDF, 175 KB) Family Medicine Minutes February 24, 2023 (PDF, 168 KB) Family Medicine Minutes December 2, 2022 (PDF, 146 KB) Family Medicine Minutes September 16, 2022 (PDF, 158 KB) Family Medicine Minutes April 14, 2022 (PDF, 149 KB) Family Medicine Minutes February 10, 2022 (PDF, 154 KB)
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts	IBCPA Membership (PDF, 140 KB)	IBCPA Inspection Area (PDF, 28 KB)	IBCPA Minutes September 24, 2024 (PDF, 124 KB) IBCPA Minutes May 16, 2024 (PDF, 118 KB) IBCPA Minutes December 12, 2023 (PDF, 145 KB) IBCPA Minutes September 14, 2023 (PDF, 180 KB) IBCPA Minutes June 14, 2023 (PDF, 145 KB) IBCPA Minutes March 14, 2023 (PDF, 178 KB) IBCPA Minutes December 7, 2022 (PDF, 187 KB) IBCPA Minutes September 13, 2022 (PDF, 145 KB) IBCPA Minutes March 1, 2022 (PDF, 149 KB) IBCPA Minutes January 28, 2022 (PDF, 161 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)

Access the Standard Operating Procedures for Joint Health and Safety Workplace Inspections

Access the Joint Health and Safety Committee - Recommendation Form

Joint Health and Safety Committees Terms of Reference

Terms of Reference

Joint Health and Safety Committee Safety Inspection Checklists: