Practising member
This member is in an active professional and non-union occupational health and safety role.
This may include:
- Municipal & regional government
- First Nations council bands
- Utilities
- Conservation authorities
- Publicly funded transportation services
- Agencies
- Library
- School boards
- Commissions
- Other organizations which are funded by a municipal or regional level of government, and comparable levels of public service organizations, as determined by the Executive
Practising membership is based on the fact that the individual spends approximately 50% of their time providing occupational health and safety expertise to the organization.
A membership application should include a copy of a job description or posting.
This member has voting rights within the Association.
Associate Member
By approval/invitation of the Executive only.
This member is in a professional occupational health and safety role from the public sector and is not an employee of a municipal & regional government organization defined as a Practising Member.
Their work meets the membership requirements of a Practising Member.
An invitation will only be extended if ratified by a majority show of hands of all Practising Members in attendance at a general meeting.
An Associate member does not have voting rights with the Association.
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