Health and Safety
Mandate
By law, every workplace requires a "Workers' Rep" for Health and Safety. The representative is to insure a safe workplace exists for one's colleagues.
Critical Updates
Click here for information on what to do if you are injured at work, injured in a violent incident or threatened.
Reporting Forms
Click here for a copy of the Joint Health and Safety Committee's near miss form. It is important to report all near misses so that any possible corrections can be made to remove the risk for other employees.
Meetings
Meetings occur per year at the District Office, usually on the Wednesday following the Joint Health and Safety Committee Meeting.
2021-2022: Oct. 20, Nov. 24, Jan. 26, Mar. 30, Apr. 27, May 18, Jun. 2.
Duties of the School Representatives
To take part in workplace inspections during the year (release time for the Fall inspection is provided. Normally, the Winter inspection takes place during Exams or Semester turnaround time. A third will occur in the late Spring).
Identify and record any problems encountered, or anything that looks like it may develop into a problem.
To post the minutes of the Health and Safety meetings, be aware of safety concerns and
training opportunities, and be on-call to represent Branch members concerning any Health and Safety issue.
To liaise between branch members and administration, and branch members and the District Office.
To undertake other duties from time to time pertaining to the workplace as defined under the Workplace Health & Safety Act.
Committee Members
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Name
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School
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Phil Mazzochi
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Ajax
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Jennifer Piersma
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Anderson
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| Jason Himsl |
Branch 18
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Carl Perdue
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Brock
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Sam Puiu
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Brooklin |
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Tom Dias
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Con Ed
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Angela Yiouroukis
|
DASS
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James Blair
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Dunbarton |
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Christine Pemberton
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Eastdale
|
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Paul Lawrence
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Grove
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Derek Grant
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Henry Street
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George Chaktsiris |
Maxwell Heights
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Bill Blackmore
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MCVI
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Melanie Ridgely
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O’Neill
|
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Rick Freeman
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Pickering
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Kathie Harris/Chair
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Pine Ridge
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Alden Fong
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Port Perry
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Michael Twitchin
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Richardson
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Derek Ganz
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Roberts
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Janice Cramer
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Sinclair
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Andrea Ablett
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Uxbridge
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Jenn Cuddie
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Wilson
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| Stephanie Pritchard |
PSSP |
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Ruth Leone
|
District Office
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Richard McCormack
|
District Office
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Joint Health and Safety Committee
This is a health and safety committee comprised of worker and management reps.
Click here for info on the DDSB Joint Health and Safety Committee.
Workers' Health and Safety Centre Scholarships
Click here for information about the annual scholarship.
OSSTF Health and Safety Checklists for COVID-19 Issues
Please find the Checklist for Members here.
Please find the Checklist for Worksite H&S Reps here.
Members are encouraged to bring issues that concern health and safety forward through their branch representatives to the District 13 office so the District 13 representatives can raise these as part of the joint health and safety committee.