Human Resources committee  I don't have that number in front of me. I'd have to get back to you.

Human Resources committee  There isn't anything in the legislation with respect to reporting to Parliament, but there would be reporting to the labour program. Right now employers are required to report, on an annual basis, issues of serious injuries and fatalities in the workplace. The legislation envis

Human Resources committee  That's something we'll have to determine through the regulatory process.

Human Resources committee  Currently, in terms of the reporting with regard to the information the labour program receives now on incidents of injuries and fatalities, a report is rolled up and made available on the labour program's website.

Human Resources committee  Employers would be required to potentially pay for a competent person if it was an outside third party and if there was an associated cost.

Human Resources committee  I don't know what the rationale for the government was, but at the time, the introduction of the ability for the minister to determine that a complaint would be frivolous, vexatious, or in bad faith was associated with the changes regarding the refusal-to-work process. If a refus

Human Resources committee  Are you speaking about the change from a designation model to a delegation model?

Human Resources committee  Yes, that was brought in at that time.

Human Resources committee  The officers that are put in place are delegated by the minister. Those officers are trained to make sure they consider facts, make impartial decisions, and ensure that those decisions are put in place. That's the approach that's taken currently with the cadre of officers with re

Human Resources committee  Yes.

Human Resources committee  Currently under part II of the Canada Labour Code, on occupational health and safety, we have 97 health and safety officers across the country.

Health committee  I did want to say that through the jurisprudence they actually have somewhat defined what a safety sensitive position is. It's: A safety-sensitive job can be characterized as one in which incapacity due to drug or alcohol impairment could result in direct and significant risk o

Health committee  I agree that the intention of the Non-smokers' Health Act is to protect non-smokers from second-hand smoke, and the focus has been within the confines of the building or in various modes of—

Health committee  There is not in the Non-smokers' Health Act. There are other pieces of regulation, municipal and provincial regulation, that would dictate what's required in public places.

Health committee  As I mentioned, the Non-smokers' Health Act does look at enclosed spaces, so what you're proposing is outside of that. I think that is something the committee could look at. The question would be—