Comité SST

My place, I am taking it…

As a member of the OHS Committee, I am called upon to be in contact with the reality affecting occupational health and safety (OHS) in several institutions across Quebec. My role implies that I have a finger on the pulse of what is happening elsewhere concerning respecting OHS. The reality hardly looks bright.

A sad fact about our healthcare network, OHS is ill from a lack of a budget from the employers and a lack of willingness on the part of the employees. It is difficult to maintain a pulse, it is suffering from a severe arrhythmia. There is nothing the same from one institution to another. OHS needs a transplant, a new life… its heart is the healthcare professionals working in the public network. OHS needs an investment of personnel to keep on living. Being involved for the healthcare professionals means, among others, participating in the identification, denunciation and elimination of dangerous situations in their workplaces. It is researching innovative ideas to improve the quality of the interventions at work. It is participating on the occupational health and safety parity committee. It is ensuring that the certificate for a protective reassignment of the pregnant or breast-feeding worker is respected. OHS needs everyone to be involved in order to survive.

WILL YOU BE the new heart of OHS? Do you want to become a multiplying agent to save it? If yes, make sure your rights are respected and contact your local team to share your creative ideas!

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