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Field Federal Safety and Health Councils |
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| About the Councils |
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Most federal agencies are reliant on outside sources for the training, education, and new ideas necessary for maintaining optimum efficiency, and well-being of employees, volunteers, contractors, and the public. The non-profit Field Federal Safety and Health Councils (FFSHCs) can often leverage scarce resources by sponsoring training seminars locally, and coordinating shared occupational safety and health (OSH) resources and expertise to aid agencies with inadequate or limited resources.
Each FFSHC chapter is composed of representatives officially designated by local federal field activities, who design and deliver OSH programs and services of value to the federal community. The ranks of agency designated representatives include OSH and related professionals, collateral duty personnel, managers and supervisors. An equal number of management and non-management employees must be designated by each field activity. Service in a FFSHC chapter can be both personally and professionally rewarding, especially when positive and measurable improvements in workplace safety and health are collectively achieved.
There are no fees for membership in the FFSHC. Federal field organizations appointing representatives and alternates to a FFSHC chapter are considered to be members of the FFSHC. Where OSHA-certified committees or collective bargaining units exist, non-management representatives shall be appointed from among those employees, pursuant to 29 CFR 1960.88. Representatives from non-federal organizations are eligible for associate membership. There are no limits as to the number of representatives and alternates designated by a member organization or other employees authorized to participate in scheduled activities, or enroll in FFSHC training seminars at discounted rates. |
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