(1) Every establishment wherein five hundred or more building workers are ordinarily employed, there shall be a Safety Committee constituted by the employer, which shall be represented by equal number of representatives of employer and building workers employed in such establishment. In no case, the number of representatives of the employer shall exceed the representatives of building workers but not less than three from either side.
(2) The main functions of the Safety Committee shall be—
(a) to identify probable areas and causes of accident and unsafe equipment or practices in building or other construction work and to suggest remedial measures;
(b) to stimulate interest of employer and building workers in safety by organising safety weeks, safety competition, talks and film shows on safety, preparing posters or taking similar other measures as and when required or necessary;
(c) to go around the construction site with a view to check unsafe practices and detect unsafe conditions and to recommend remedial measures for their rectification including first-aid, medical and welfare facilities;
(d) to look into the health hazards associated with handling different types of explosives, chemicals and other construction materials and to suggest remedial measures including use of proper personal protective equipment;
(e) to suggest measures for improving welfare amenities at the construction site and other miscellaneous aspect of safety, health and welfare in building and other construction work; and
(f) to bring to the notice of the employer the hazards, associated with the use, handling and maintenance of the equipment used during the course of building and other construction work.
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(3) The safety committee shall meet at regular intervals at least once in a month and it shall be chaired by the senior officer of principal employer, if any, at the construction site.
(4) The agenda and minutes of the meeting shall be circulated to all concerned and it shall be in the language understood by majority of the building workers and shall be produced for inspection to the Inspector on demand.
(5) The decisions and recommendations of the safety committee shall be complied with by the employer within reasonable time limits.