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Sylvie Châteauvert Director of D safe G
Bruce Christianson Civilian Health and Return to Work Coordinator
Health and Safety Conference
27 February 2009
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Mission
“… to develop, coordinate, promulgate and administer the DND/CF General Safety Program…”
Vision
“… reduce accidents in order to add to the operational effectiveness of DND and the CF, minimize personal suffering… and contribute to the morale and well-being of all personnel.”
D safe G
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• Safety Governance
• National H&S Policy Committee
• Workplace H&S Committee
• National and Local RTW Committees
Overview
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General Safety Program Functional Authority Framework
VCDS
National Safety Policy Committee
DND/CF Safety Council
D Safe G
National Return to Work Committee
General Safety Consultative Framework
Command / Group GSOs
Formation / Base / Wing GSOs
Unit GSOs
Chain of Command
Workplace Committee
1. General Safety Council 2. Workplace Committee 3. Return to Work Ctte.
Workplace Committee
1. General Safety Council 2. Workplace Committee 3. Return to Work Ctte.
CLC Part II
1. Steering Ctte
2. Consultative Group
3. Working Group
LEGEND:
Red: Legislation
Greens: DND Policy / Program & Governance
Blue: Program Delivery
CLC Part II
http://vcds.mil.ca/dsafeg/PolPgms/ImportantDocs/programdocuments/00native/Functionaldirection_e.pdf
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Management representatives• VCDS• ADM (Mat)• ADM (IE)• ADM (S&T)• ADM (HR-Civ)• ADM (HR-Mil)• ADM (IM)• All Environmental COS• Director General Nuclear Safety• Director, General Safety• CF Chief Warrant Officer
Union Representatives• UNDE• IBEW• FGDTLC (E)• FGDTLC (W)• FGDCA• PIPSC• Agriculture Union• APSFA• CMCFA• CMSG
National H&S Policy Committee
Membership
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Mandate“… to maintain oversight over those health and
safety programs regulated by the Canada Labour Code, Part II and/or related policy impacting upon public servants. ” General Safety Program, volume 1, chapter 3, section 8.
Authority“For the purposes of addressing health and safety
matters that apply to the work, undertaking or business of an employer, every employer who normally employs directly three hundred or more employees shall establish a policy committee and, subject to section 135.1, select and appoint its members.” CLC, Part II, Section 134.1 (1).
National H&S Policy Committee
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Resources• Membership
• Travel is centrally funded through D safe G
• Secretariat (D safe G)
Recourse to Resolve Issues• CLC Part II
• Chain of Command
National H&S Policy Committee
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Challenges• Not meeting four times per year
• Lack of productive agenda
• Lack of committee meeting
Successes• Schedule of planned meetings until December 2009
• Better communication through the safety governance
• Awareness sessions given to the Policy Committee 24 February 2009
National H&S Policy Committee
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Workplace H&S Committees
Membership• Fifty percent or more representation chosen by the
bargaining agents and the remainder by the unit CO.
• For public service employees a term of office is two years.
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Mandate
“…addressing health and safety matters that apply to individual work places.” CLC Part II section 135.
Authority
“…a workplace health and safety committee is required where 20 or more Public Service employees normally work.” General Safety Program, volume 1, chapter 3, section 45 a.
Workplace H&S Committees
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Resources• D safe G funds DND/CF training and associated travel
costs for military and civilians.
Recourse to Resolve Issues• CLC Part II
• Chain of Command
Workplace H&S Committees
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Challenges• Inconsistencies in resources at the various levels of command
(people and money)• Occupational Health and Safety expertise• Staff mobility• Training
Successes• Governance• Structure• Training• Visibility
Workplace H&S Committees
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Management Representatives• D safe G (co-chair)
• VCDS
• DGER
• DGRCHRS
• ADM (HR-Civ)
• ADM (S&T)
• ADM (Mat)
• All Environmental COS
• CMP
Union Representatives• UNDE
• IBEW
• FGDTLC (E)
• FGDTLC (W)
• FGDCA
• PIPSC
• Agriculture Union
• APSFA
• CMCFA
• CMSG
National RTW Committee
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Mandate“…providing advice and guidance for those
responsible for administering the Department of National Defence Return to Work Program.” RTWP Manual, chapter 3, annexe A, section 1.
Authority VCDS
National H&S Policy Committee
National RTW Committee
National RTW Committee
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Membership• Management Representative
• Union Representatives
• RTW Program Advisor/GSO
• Human Resource Officer
• Unit’s HR Business Manager
OR Assign RTW Duties:1. Workplace Health and Safety
Committee
2. Injury on Duty Leave Committee
3. Employee Assistance Program
Local RTW Committees
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Mandate“… provide policy, direction, and procedures for the
organization’s Return to Work Program.” RTWP Manual, chapter 3, section 9.
Authority“Each Base, Wing, and major unit with more than 20
civilian employees must establish a committee or assign return to work duties to one of the previous mentioned committees in order to provide resources, policy direction and help the Return to Work Program Advisor manage the Return to Work Program.” RTWP Manual, chapter 3, section 8.
Local RTW Committees
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Resources
D safe G Funded Training• RTW Advisors Course
• RTW Committees Course
• RTW Awareness Course
Locally Funded Training• RTW Employee Awareness Course
RTW Program
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Recourse to Resolve IssuesSupervisor / Employee
Supervisor / Employee / Employee Representative
Supervisor / Employee / Employee Rep / RTWP Advisor
Local RTW Committee
Case Manager
RTW Program
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Challenge
National Lead Absence
Training Needs
Local Committees’ Issues
Action
D safe G Priority
Update and Funding
Union Feedback
RTW Program
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Success
Several Local RTW Programs have established good communication and collaboration between stakeholders, creating effective and efficient RTW strategies for injured/ill workers.
RTW Program
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Vision
Establish departmental RTW best practices, through sharing lessons learned from all Local RTW Programs to
continually improve the National RTW Program.
RTW Program