Accident Prevention Health and Safety Committee Clause Samples
The Accident Prevention Health and Safety Committee clause establishes a dedicated group responsible for overseeing workplace safety and accident prevention measures. This committee typically includes representatives from both management and employees, who meet regularly to review safety policies, investigate incidents, and recommend improvements. Its core function is to foster a collaborative approach to identifying hazards and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, thereby reducing workplace accidents and promoting a safer working environment.
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Accident Prevention Health and Safety Committee. (a) The Company and the Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of safety and health in the Company in order to prevent accidents, injury and illness.
(b) Recognizing its responsibilities under the applicable legislation, the Company agrees to accept as a member of its Accident Prevention Health and Safety Committee at least one representative selected or appointed by the Union from amongst bargaining unit employees.
(c) Such Committee shall identify potential dangers and hazards, institute means of improving health and safety programs and recommend actions to be taken to improve conditions related to safety and health.
(d) The Company agrees to cooperate reasonably in providing necessary information to enable the Committee to fulfil its functions.
(e) Meetings shall be held every second month or more frequently at the call of the chair if required. The Committee shall maintain minutes of all meetings and make the same available for review.
(f) Any representative appointed or selected in accordance with (b) hereof shall serve for a term of one calendar year from the date of appointment which may be renewed for further periods of one year. Time off for such representative(s) to attend meetings of the Accident Prevention Health and Safety Committee in accordance with the foregoing shall be granted and time so spent attending such meetings shall be deemed to be work time for which the representative(s) shall be paid by the Company at his regular or premium rate as may be applicable.
(g) The Union agrees to endeavour to obtain the full cooperation of its membership in the observation of all safety rules and practices.
(h) Pregnant employees may request to be transferred from their current duties if, in the professional opinion of the employee's physician, the pregnancy may be at risk. If such a transfer is not feasible, the pregnant employee, if she so requests, will be granted an unpaid leave of absence before commencement of the maternity leave referred to in Article 15.04.
(i) Where the Company identifies high-risk areas where employees are exposed to Hepatitis B, the Company will provide, at no cost to the employees, a Hepatitis B vaccine.
(j) The Company will recognize April 28 as the annual day of remembrance for workers killed, injured or have contracted a work related disease on the job. Subject to the requirements of patient care, the Company agrees to stop work and provide a minute of silence for all employees at 11:00 A.M. April ...
Accident Prevention Health and Safety Committee. 9.01 Definition
Accident Prevention Health and Safety Committee. The Hospital and the Association agree that they mutually desire to maintainstandards of safelyand health in the hospital in order to prevent accidents, injury and illness. Recognizing its responsibilities under the applicable legislation, the of its Accident Prevention-Health and Safety Committee,at least one )representativeselected or appointed by the Association from amongst bargaining unit employees. Such Committee shall identify potential dangers and hazards, institute means of improving healthand safely programs and recommendactions to be taken to improve conditions related to safety and health. The Hospital agrees to cooperate reasonably in providing necessary information to enable the Committee to fulfill its functions. In addition, the Hospital will provide the Committee with reasonable access to accident reports, health and safety records and any other pertinent information in its possession.
Accident Prevention Health and Safety Committee. The Employer and the Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of safety and health in the Hospital in order to prevent accidents, injury and illness.
Accident Prevention Health and Safety Committee. 32.01 (a) The Employer and the Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of safety and health in the Facility in order to prevent accidents, injury and illness.
Accident Prevention Health and Safety Committee. (a) The Employer and the Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of safety and health in the Hospital in order to prevent accidents, injury and illness.
(b) Recognizing its responsibilities under the applicable legislation, the Hospital agrees to accept as a member of its Accident Prevention-Health & Safety Committee at least one (1) representative selected or appointed by the Union from amongst bargaining unit employees.
(c) Such Committee shall identify potential dangers and hazards, institute means of improving health and safety programs and recommend actions to be taken to improve conditions related to safety and health.
(d) The Hospital agrees to co-operate reasonably in providing necessary information to enable the Committee to fulfill its functions.
(e) Meetings shall be held every second month or more frequently at the call of the Chair, if required. The Committee shall maintain minutes of all meetings and make the same available for review.
(f) Any representative appointed or selected in accordance with (b) hereof shall serve for a term of one (calendar year from the date of appointment which may be renewed for further periods of one (1) year. Time off for such representative(s) to attend meetings of the Accident Prevention-Health & Safety Committee in accordance with the foregoing shall be granted and time so spent attending such meetings shall be deemed to be work time for which the representative(s) shall be paid by the Hospital at his regular or premium rate as may be applicable.
Accident Prevention Health and Safety Committee. 19.01 The Employer and the Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of safety and health in the Home, in order to prevent injury and illness and abide by the Occupational Health and Safety Act as amended from time to time. The Employer shall maintain a comprehensive policy on resident handling and safe work practices. Such policies will be reviewed by the Joint Health and Safety Committee.
19.02 A joint Management and Employee Health and Safety Committee shall be constituted with representation from the various bargaining units and of Employees who are not represented by Unions and who do not exercise managerial functions. They shall identify potential dangers, recommend means of improving the health and safety programs and obtaining information from the Employer or other persons respecting the identification of hazards and standards elsewhere. The Committee shall meet in accordance with OHSA. Scheduled time spent in such meetings is to be considered time worked for which representative(s) shall be paid by the Employer at his or her regular or overtime rate. Minutes shall be taken of all meetings and copies shall be sent to the Committee members. Minutes of the meetings shall be posted on the workplace Health & Safety bulletin board. The Employer shall provide the time from work with pay and all related costs and expenses necessary to certify the worker representative. Where an inspector makes an inspection of a workplace under the powers conferred upon him or her under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, the Employer shall afford a certified Committee member representing workers the opportunity to accompany the inspector during his or her physical inspection of a workplace, or any part or parts thereof. Where a worker certified member is not on-site and available, the Employer shall afford a worker health and safety representative if any, or a worker selected by a Union, because of knowledge, experience and training, to represent it, the opportunity to accompany the inspector during his or her physical inspection of a workplace, or any part or parts thereof.
19.03 Two (2) representatives of the Joint Health and Safety Committee, one (1) from management and one (1) from the Employees, shall make monthly inspections of the work place and shall report to the Health and Safety Committee the results of their inspection. The members of the Committee who represent the workers shall designate a certified member or person who is properly tra...
Accident Prevention Health and Safety Committee. The Employer and the Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of safety and health in the Hospital in order to prevent accidents, injury and illness. Recognizing its responsibilities under the applicable legislation, the Hospital agrees to accept as a member of its Accident Health and Safety Committee at least one representative selected or appointed by the Union from amongst bargaining unit employees. Such Committee shall identify potential dangers and hazards, institute means of improving health and safety programs and recommend actions to be taken to improve conditions related to safety and health. The Hospital agrees to co-operate reasonably in providing necessary information to enable the Committee to fulfil its functions. Meetings shall be held every second month or more frequently at the call of the chair if required. The Committee shall maintain minutes of all meetings and make the same available for review. Any representative appointed or selected in accordance with hereof shall serve for a term of one (1) calendar year from the date of appointment which may be renewed for further periods of one year. Time off for such representative to attend meetings of the Accident Prevention-Health Safety Committee in accordance with the foregoing shall be granted and time so spent attending such meetings shall be deemed to be work time for which the shall be paid by the Hospital at his or her regular or premium rate as may be applicable. The Union agrees to endeavour to obtain the full co-operation of its membership in the observation of all safety rules and practices. Article Where the Hospital identifies high risk areas where employees are exposed to Hepatitis the Hospital will provide at no cost to the employees, a Hepatitis B vaccine.
Accident Prevention Health and Safety Committee. (a) The employer and the Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of safety and health in OPTIONS in order to prevent accidents, injury and illness.
(b) OPTIONS recognizes its responsibilities under the Occupational Health & Safety legislation and will comply accordingly.
(c) In accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act the Employer shall provide a copy of the Act in each workplace. The Act states the parties’ responsibility to establish committees and their guidelines.
(d) The Union agrees to endeavour to obtain the full co-operation of its membership in the observation of all safety rules and practices.
(e) Pregnant employees may request to be transferred from their current duties if, in the professional opinion of the employee’s physician, the pregnancy may be at risk. If such a transfer is not feasible, the pregnant employee, if she so requests, will be granted an unpaid leave of absence before commencement of the maternity leave referred to in Article 15.04.
Accident Prevention Health and Safety Committee. Full-Time and Part-Time