Sylvie Châteauvert Director of D safe G

Bruce Christianson Civilian Health and Return to Work Coordinator

Health and Safety Conference

27 February 2009

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

• Safety Governance

• National H&S Policy Committee

• Workplace H&S Committee

• National and Local RTW Committees

Overview

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Resources

D safe G Funded Training• RTW Advisors Course

• RTW Committees Course

• RTW Awareness Course

Locally Funded Training• RTW Employee Awareness Course

RTW Program

Recourse to Resolve IssuesSupervisor / Employee

Supervisor / Employee / Employee Representative

Supervisor / Employee / Employee Rep / RTWP Advisor

Local RTW Committee

Case Manager

RTW Program

Challenge

National Lead Absence

Training Needs

Local Committees’ Issues

Action

D safe G Priority

Update and Funding

Union Feedback

RTW Program

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

Vision

Establish departmental RTW best practices, through sharing lessons learned from all Local RTW Programs to

continually improve the National RTW Program.

RTW Program