Safety & Health Committee
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The primary role of the University's Health and Safety Committee is to oversee all matters of health and safety at the University. The duties of the Committee include, but are not limited to:
- Bring forward concerns from employees
- Help to identify hazards and risks to the safety and health and welfare of employees
- Develop and promote programs for educating and informing employees
- Make recommendations to the University concerning the safety and health of employees
- Participate in regular workplace inspections
- Participate in investigations relevant to accident/incidents, unsafe work refusal, and stop work
- Maintain records
- Monitor the effectiveness of the Safety and Health Program
Committee Terms of Reference
- Terms of Reference (Amended April 12, 2021) [PDF 211 KB]
Committee Members
Name | Representation and Position | |
Carrie Homeniuk | AVP - Human Resources | Co-chair |
Caroline Crawford | Director of Budgets | |
Kyle MacDonald | Executive Director, Infrastructure | |
Craig Wood | Director - Building Services | |
Trevor Day | IUOE - Lead HVAC Technician | |
Patrick Coutu | IUOE - Building Maintenance Engineer | Alternate |
Inga Johnson Mychasiw | CMP Group | |
Christopher Brauer | UWFA - Faculty Member | |
Katherine Breward | UWFA - Faculty Member | |
Beata Biernacka | UWFA - Faculty Member | |
Doug Williams | UWFA - Faculty Member | |
Natasha Taiarol | AESES - Technician | Co-Chair |
Jillian Golby-Borsa | AESES - Administrative Manager | |
Mick Sidhu | AESES - Electronic Technologist | |
Binara Hewagamage | UWSA | |
Sondos Shabayek | PSAC |
Resource persons for the Health and Safety Committee:
- Kevin Smith, Manager, Safety and Health
- Tabitha Wood, Chair, Science Lab Safety Subcommittee
- Jennifer Trotman, Director of Campus Living
Workplace Safety and Health Committee meetings:
- September 20, 2024
- December 13, 2024
Minutes
- Minutes of the Meeting of June 11, 2024 [PDF, 4P, 625KB]
- Minutes of the Meeting of March 15, 2024 [PDF, 4P, 817KB]
- Minutes of the Meeting of December 18, 2023 [PDF, 3P, 592KB]
- Minutes of the Meeting of September 15, 2023 [PDF, 3P, 956 KB]
- Minutes of the Meeting of June 16, 2023 [PDF, 3P, 1199KB]
- Minutes of the Meeting of March 17, 2023 [PDF, 3P, 622KB]
- Minutes of the Meeting of December 16, 2022 [PDF, 3P, 609KB]
- Minutes of the Meeting of September 16, 2022 [PDF, 2P, 197KB]
- Minutes of the Meeting of June 17, 2022 [PDF, 6P, 228KB]
- Minutes of the Meeting of March 18, 2022[PDF 6P, 304KB]
- Minutes of the Meeting of December 14, 2021 [PDF 6P, 1.4MB]
- Minutes of the Meeting of September 10, 2021 [PDF 6P, 1.3MB]
- Minutes of the Meeting of June 17, 2021 [PDF 9P/2 MB]
- Minutes of the Meeting of March 10, 2021 [PDF 6P/1.77MB]
- Minutes of the Meeting of December 10, 2020 [PDF 4P/445KB]
- Minutes of the Meeting of September 10, 2020 [PDF]
- Minutes of the Meeting of June 11, 2020 [PDF]
- Minutes of the Meeting of May 1, 2020 [PDF]
- Minutes of the Meeting of December 11,2019 [PDF]
- Minutes of the Meeting of September 25, 2019 [PDF]
- Minutes of the Meeting of June 5, 2019 [PDF]
- Minutes of the Meeting of April 15, 2019 [PDF]
- Minutes of the Meeting of December 5, 2018 [PDF]
- Minutes of the Meeting of September 21, 2018[PDF]
- Minutes of the Meeting of June 22, 2018[PDF]
- Minutes of the Meeting of March 21, 2018[PDF]
- Minutes of the Meeting of December 6, 2017[PDF]
- Minutes of the Meeting of October 16, 2017[PDF]
- Minutes of the Meeting of June 22, 2017 [PDF]
- Minutes of the Meeting of March 22, 2017 [PDF]
- Minutes of the Meeting of December 8, 2016 [PDF]
- Minutes of the Meeting of September 30, 2016 [PDF]
- Minutes of the Meeting of June 16, 2016 [PDF]
- Minutes of the Meeting of March 24, 2016 [PDF]
- Minutes of the Meeting of December 9,2015 [PDF]
- Minutes of the Meeting of September 19, 2015 [PDF]
- Minutes of the Meeting of June 9,2015 [PDF]
- Minutes of the Meeting of March 9, 2015 [PDF]
- Minutes of the Meeting of December 17, 2014 [PDF]
- Minutes of the Meeting of September, 2014 [PDF]
- Minutes of the Meeting of June 9, 2014 [PDF]
- Minutes of the Meeting of April 3, 2014 [PDF]
- Minutes of the Meeting of December 5, 2013 [PDF]
- Minutes of the meeting of September 10, 2013 [PDF]
- Minutes of the meeting of June 04, 2013 [PDF]
- Minutes of the meeting of March 06 & March 20, 2013 [PDF]