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The Right to Participate. A lot of legislation doesn't seem
to consider the unique needs of small workplaces; but you
could say that the right to participate is, well, a "right" they
got "right". You don't have to do all of this alone; in fact,
the law has been set up in such a way that you can't. Be
clear — the role of the Health & Safety Representative or
Joint Health & Safety Committee is not to "do" health and
safety for your workplace. Their role is to support and make
recommendations for the maintenance of a safe and healthy
workplace. It's a partnership, it's a dialogue; it means that
every day, everyone is working toward the same goal.
step 5:
The Internal
Responsibility
System in Action
