Good Morning. Call a meeting with all staff tell them why you are taking this route; improved safety culture, compliance with current Management regs etc. Ask for people with responsibility and request Safety rep, Fire Marshal, PPE Manager etc. Give the team time to appoint or coax someone into position. Ensure everybody is certain of their role and level of responsibility. Put a bulletin every month on the notice board informing all staff of what was decided and how. Have a clear agenda and ensure the safety committee has goals and objectives, these should mostly cover continuous improvement, accident/incident reduction, control of welfare facilities, training and competence and better communication. Make sure all information is presented to the Directors, basically this is what your staff team are saying etc. Ask for ideas and suggestions, include a Safety Award scheme and watch the safety culture take off. Good Luck

Shaun Whose idea is this? I thought the safety committee was requested by a worker's representative when there was more than one workers rep? I note it is not union driven. If not coming from senior management or worker rep then you may hit a few snags. Is it really necessary - I mean are there problems or are you trying to fix something that is not broken? Are there employee reps now? If not what will you do if no one comes forward to volunteer to represent the workforce? Sorry to be negative but it does appear to be your idea in the first place.

I's also consider any training they would require - you might get enthusastic volunteer with little formal training and need to put something in place