IL HB3776

Requires all public and private employers with 30 or more employees to establish workplace safety committees at each primary location, with equal representation of management and employee representatives.

Safety committees must hold monthly meetings (or quarterly for low-hazard environments), maintain minutes for 3 years, and conduct workplace inspections to identify and recommend corrections for hazards.

Committees must review injury and illness prevention programs, investigate safety incidents, and provide training to members on hazard identification and accident investigation procedures.

During a pandemic such as COVID-19, employers must post CDC and OSHA prevention information, distribute governor's executive orders, develop mitigation plans based on Illinois Department of Public Health recommendations, and implement outbreak response and contact tracing procedures.

Employee representatives on committees must be compensated at regular hourly wages for meeting attendance and training, with continuous terms of at least one year, and employers must respond in writing to all committee recommendations with timelines for implementation.