Studies have shown that effective safety committees can reduce accidents by as much as 52%. Ineffective safety committees however, can reduce morale, increase the liability of the organization, and waste time and money.

We can assist you in establishing a committee, training the members, and creating an effective process. Further, Pennsylvania companies can certify their committee to obtain a 5% discount on their worker's compensation insurance premium for every year the committee is in place (PA Act 52). HSCSL's consultants are recognized in Pennsylvania as "Qualified Accident and Illness Prevention Providers". We are qualified to provide initial training and on-going training for Certified Committees.

Certified Committees MUST be trained on an annual basis by a qualified provider.

Topics of the training are adjusted to your committee's needs through a needs assessment in the early stages of training.  Topics covered include:

Purpose of a Safety Committee; Committee Organization and Procedures; Interaction with Co-workers; Documentation Requirements; Pitfalls Problem Resolution Process; Inspection Procedures & Specific Hazard Awareness; Accident Investigation Techniques and other specific topics. 

Committee training ranges from 4 to 8 hours.

Trying to improve the effectiveness of your Committee?

Ask us about the safety committee effectiveness index. This simple process involves all committee members and provides scores in a number of different aspects of committee operations. The index results will help the Committee understand their strengths and opportunities for improvement.  It also provides a benchmark against which the committee can measure its progress.