Joint Health & Safety Committees

The Occupational Health and Safety Act requires workplaces with 20 or more employees to establish a Joint Health & Safety Committee (abbreviation: JHSC). These advisory committees are composed of representatives selected from management and workers such that at least 50% of the committee members represent the workers. The function of the JHSC is to support the Internal Responsibility System for workplace health and safety by:

Meeting regularly (minimum every 3 months)
Conducting workplace inspections
Identifying potential health and safety hazards
Being consulted about workplace testing
Making recommendations to improve workplace health and safety

Joint Health and Safety Committees

Mohawk College has a joint health and safety committee at each of the campuses. Click on the links below to see who your committee members are.

Brantford Campus

Administration Representatives

Jo-Anne Procter (Certified Member in progress, Co-Chair), Associate Dean
Brantford Campus, Room A127D
905-575-1212 x6048

Faculty Representatives (Local 240)

Shelley Lang (Certified Member, Co-Chair), Faculty
Public Safety & Security Studies, Room A108
905-575-1212 x7269

Deborah Cameron, Professor
PSSS, Room A108
905-575-1212 x7213

Chantel Szpak, Professor
PSSS, Room A108
905-575-1212 x7014

Support Staff Representatives (Local 241)

Jessica Johnson, Technologist
Health & Wellness and Police Foundations, West Bldg
905-575-1212 x6064

Debbie Kendall, Administrative Assistant to Associate Dean
Room A127
905-575-1212 x6035

Resource Members

Geoffrey White, Occupational Health & Safety Coordinator
Fennell Campus, Room F125
905-575-2225

Recording Secretary

Lorraine Vasiliauskas, Recorder
Room A108
905.575.1212 x6083

Fennell Campus

Administrative Representatives

Ron Baskin, Chief Building & Facilities Officer
Room B101J
905-575-2243

Anthony D'Alessandro (Certified Member, Committee Co-Chair), Director
Facilities Planning & Engineering, Room i108
905-575-2401

Linda Grgurich, Director
Human Resources and Labour Relations Consulting, Room F102
905-575-2228

Margaret Thomson (Certified Member), Manager
Co-operative Education, Room i110F
905-575-1212 x3582

Faculty Representatives (Local 240)

Sam Maga (Certified Member, Committee Co-Chair), Professor
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Room E110
905-575-1212 x3248

Martin Weddum, Professor
Engineering & Comp. Engineering, Room E131
905-575-1212 x3582

Support Staff Representatives (Local 241)

Linda Schumacher, Consultant
Community Employment Services, Room J137
905-575-2413

Resource

Geoffrey White, Coordinator
Occupational Health & Safety, Room F125
905-575-2225

Recording Secretary

Barb Evans (Certified Member), Support Officer
WSIB, OHS, Room F125
905-575-2246

Institute for Applied Health Science (IAHS)

Administration Representatives

Catherine Cunningham (Co-Chair), Operations Manager
Faculty of Community & Urban Studies & Health Sciences
905-540-4247 x26777

Faculty Representatives (Local 240)

Michael W.K. Chan, Professor
OTA & PTA Diploma Program
905-540-4247 x31180

Rajinder Virk, Professor
Cardiovascular Health Sciences, Room 123
905-540-4247 x26721

Support Staff Representatives (Local 241)

Bongi Dube (Certification in progress), Support Officer
Practical Nursing Department
905-540-4247 x26741

Arlene Smith (Certified Member), Technician
Library, Room 104A
905-540-4247 x26781

Resource Members

Geoffrey White, Occupational Health & Safety Coordinator
Fennell Campus, Room F125
905-575-2225

Robert Howe
Health Services IAHS Campus - Management

Darlene Milne, Nurse
Health Services, Room 303
905-540-4247 x26773

Recording Secretary

Bongi Dube (Certification in progress), Support Officer
Practical Nursing Department
905-540-4247 x26741

STARRT Campus

Administration Representatives

Wayne Ostermaier (Certified Member, Co-Chair), Associate Dean
Room A111C
905-575-1212 x5249

Faculty Representatives (Local 240)

Charles Honey, Professor
Chemical & Environmental Technology, Room 97F
905-575-1212 x5024

Dave Wrobel, Professor
Carpentry , Room C133
905.575.1212 x 5215

Support Staff Representatives (Local 241)

Keith Bates (Certified Member), Technologist
Electrotechnology, Room 100
905-575-1212 x5085

Gary Strong (Certified Member, Co-Chair), Support
Facilities Management, Room: Receiving
905-575-1212 x5010

Resource Members