AND HEALTH. The Council shall continue to make all reasonable provisions for the occupational safety and health of employees. The Council will welcome suggestions on the subject from the Association and the parties undertake to consult with a view to adopting and expeditiously carrying out reasonable procedures and techniques designed or intended to prevent or reduce the risk of employment injury. All employees of the Council shall make every reasonable effort to reduce and obviate risk of employment injury. Where any employee of the Council fails to obey a safety regulation issued by the Council, the employee may be subject to appropriate disciplinary action by the Council.
AND HEALTH. The Company shall institute and maintain all necessary precautions to ensure every worker a safe and healthy workplace and to protect the environment. The company shall comply in a timely manner with the Canada Labour Code, its regulations, codes of practice, and all relevant environmental laws, regulations, and codes of practice in effect. All standards established under these laws shall constitute minimum acceptable practice to be improved upon by agreement of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. The Union will encourage its members to use all safety equipment provided and to follow accident prevention rules and regulations. The Joint Local Health and Safety Committee for Cornwall Headquarters, during the life of the Agreement, will be comprised of a total of four members, two elected or appointed members representing the Union and two members representing Management. Each member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee shall be certified as required. During all absences, both parties shall recognise a substitute member as designated. In accordance with the Canada Labour Code, necessary leave with pay will be granted to every member of the Safety Committee, at his regular or acting rate, to attend meetings of the committee or to carry out any affairs as mandated in the minutes of the Committee. The union members of the Safety Committee shall be afforded the opportunity to meet for one (1) hour prior to the full Committee meeting. Requests for necessary leave under this Article shall be submitted to the employee's supervisor as far in advance as possible and in accordance with meeting schedules arranged by the co-chairpersons to avoid disruption of the Corporation's business activities. Approval by the supervisor will not be unreasonably withheld. Employees required to wear safety footwear because they hold positions designated in the Corporation's Safety Footwear Policy shall be paid an amount of for cost reimbursement of purchasing each year or every two (2) years such safety footwear, as per the applicable footwear payment schedule, thereby wearing at work safety footwear in good condition. Special consideration shall be given to employees with foot deformities. The Corporation will continue its practice of supplying at no cost to the employees concerned the clothing apparel such as coveralls, gloves, uniforms, winter parkas, and the required safety equipment other than safety footwear, as per the Corporation's schedules of replacement. The Corporati...
AND HEALTH. The Employer shall continue to make all reasonable provisions for the occupational safety and health of employees. The Employer will welcome suggestions on the subject from the Institute and the parties undertake to consult with a view to adopting and expeditiously carrying out reasonable procedures and techniques designed or intended to prevent or reduce the risk of employment injury or occupational illness.
AND HEALTH. The Employer shall comply with all applicable federal, territorial, and municipal health and safety legislation and regulations. All standards established under the legislation and regulations shall constitute minimum acceptable practice.
AND HEALTH. The Employer shall ensure that the safety and health at work of every person employed by the employer is protected. Employees will cooperate with the Safety and Health Committee established for the work place where the employee is employed.
AND HEALTH. Section The Union will appoint four members to a and Health Committee (at least one of which shall be from Manufacturing and one from the Warehouse) to work with Management in the promotion of safety and health of the employees of the Company during their hours of employment. The Company will appoint the same number of representatives to the Committee. The Company will supply reasonably sufficient first aid equipment which shall be kept so that it is reasonably accessible to the employees. Section The function of the Safety and Health Committee will be to promote safety and industrial hygiene in the plant. It shall make monthly inspections of the plant and equipment and hold regular monthly meetings. A report of any recommendations of the Safety and Health Committee to the Management shall be made, a copy of which shall be furnished to the Local Union President by the end of each calendar month. The Company shall furnish to the Safety and Health Committee (in duplicate one copy for Union members, one copy for Management members), by the time of the next monthly inspection by the Committee, a report of action taken with respect to health and safety (or in response to Committee recommendation) since the last such report. Section If any member of the Safety and Health Committee at time during his hours of employment considers any condition dangerous to the safety and health of any employee, such member of the Committee shall notify (in writing) the supervisor most directly concerned that such condition exists. Section SAFETY SHOES Not more often than once a year the Company will reimburse an employee up to the amount of toward the purchase of a pair of safety shoes for himself. Such reimbursement shall be made upon the presentation to the Company of a receipt showing the current purchase of a pair of safety shoes. Section In the event of any accident causing death or critical injury, the Company will notify the Union Safety and Health representative for that area; and the representative will be afforded the opportunity to take part in the inspection of the accident location and investigation of possible causes. The results of these investigations will be reviewed at the monthly Safety and Health Committee meetings. The Union will designate one of its members on the Safety and Health Committee to be notified of less serious accidents. Such notification shall be made as soon as possible, but no later than four days from the date of the accident. Notification sh...
AND HEALTH. The Company, and Union agree to maintain the highest standard of safety, health, sanitationandworking conditionsin an aroundthe Company's premises. Both parties agree to form a Safety Committee. Such a committee shall be composed of two (2) members appointed by the Company and two (2) members appointed by the Union, from the same shift. The Safety Committee shall meet monthly to discuss plant safety issues. Minutes of these to the Plant Managerand bulletinboard. from time to time, rules and regulations to ensure the safety and health of its employees and the which specialequipment and is issued to employees. Such rules and regulations shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this agreement. The Company shall provide at no cost to each employee safety glasses, adequateglove and be maintainedby hearing protectionand other safety equipment requiredby the Company or by any Government Agency. However, employees will be responsible for the maintenance and care of such equipment and will also be responsiblefor them if lost or stolen. Seniority employees who are required to wear prescriptionsafety glasses while performing their duties will be reimbursed Twenty-Five ($25.00) Dollars towards the of such glasses, on time only basis per Agreement. The Company will pay, at the end of each year of the Agreement, to all seniority employees with more than one year of service andhaveworked at least One Thousand (1000) hours during that year, the sum of Thirty-Five ($35.00) dollarsas an allowance for the purchaseof certified steel-toed safety shoes upon the submission of a receipt of such purchase during the first calendar year, Forty ($40.00) dollarsin the year and Forty-Five ($45.00) dollars in the third calendar year. Any medical examination requested by the Company shall be promptly complied with by all employees provided, that the employer shall pay the costs of all such examinations. The Company the right to select their own medicalexaminer or physician, andthe Unionmay, if in their opinion an injustice has been done to an employee, have saidemployeere-examinedat the Union's expense. The Company will provide and maintainclean and sanitary lunchroom and washroom facilities. The Company will provide lockers for all employees. When a medical examination is required by the Company, the following conditions shall apply: If any medii examination is taken during the employee's normal working hours, they shall not suffer any loss of wages, as the result of such examin...
AND HEALTH. The Employer shall continue to make all reasonable provisions for the occupational safety and health of employees. The Employer will welcome suggestions on the subject from the Alliance and the parties undertake to consult with a view to adopting and expeditiously carrying out reasonable procedures and techniques designed or intended to prevent or reduce the risk of employment injury. For the duration of this Collective Agreement a Joint Workplace Health and Safety Committee will be maintained for the National Arts Centre.
AND HEALTH. The Corporation will continue to make adequate provision for the safety and health of employees during the hours of their employment.
AND HEALTH. The Company and the Union realizingthe benefits to be derived from a safe and healthy place of employ- ment, agree that they, together with all employees, the Plant Committee and Stewards, and Supervisors, will cooperate to the fullest extent to promote safe work practices, health conditions, and enforcement of safety rules. Safety equipment, devices, and procedures will be in accordance with all legislation applicable to the work place for matters to Health and Safety and will be followed and promoted by the Company and the Union.
