AND SAFETY. 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. A joint management and employees' Health and Safety Committee shall be constituted with representation of at least half by employees from the various Bargaining Units and of employees who are not represented by the Union and who do not exercise managerial functions, which shall identify potential dangers, recommend means of improving the health and safety programs and obtaining informationfrom the Employer or other persons respecting the identification of hazards and standards elsewhere. The Committee shall normally meet at least once a month. Scheduled time spent in such meetings is to be considered time worked. Minutes shall be taken of all meetings and copies shall be sent to the Employer and Union. Two (2) Representatives of the joint Health and Safety Committee, one from management and one from the employees, on a rotating basis designated by the employees, shall make monthly inspections of the work place and equipment and shall report to the Health and Safety Committee the results of their inspection. In the event of accident or injury, such Representatives shall be notified immediately and shall investigate and report as soon as possible to the committee and to the Employer on the nature and causes of the accident or injury. Furthermore, such Representatives must be notified of the inspection of a Department of Labour Inspector and shall have the right to accompany him on his inspections. Scheduled time spent in all such activities shall be considered as time worked. The joint Health and Safety Committee and the Representativesthereof, shall have reasonable access to the annual summary of data from the Workplace Safety Insurance Board relating to the number of work accident fatalities, the number of lost workday cases, the number of lost workdays, the number of non-fatal cases that required medical aid without lost workdays, the incidence of occupational injuries, and such other data, as the Workplace Safety Insurance Board may decide to disclose. The Union agrees to endeavour to obtain the full co-operation of its membership in the observation of all safety rules and practices. It shall be the duty of each employee to identify health or safety hazards and to perform such tasks as may be assigned to correct same.
AND SAFETY. C3.1 The Contractor shall comply with the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and any other acts, orders, regulations and codes of practice relating to health and safety, which may apply to Staff and other persons working on the Premises in the performance of its obligations under the Contract.
AND SAFETY. D6.1 The SERVICE PROVIDER shall promptly notify the AUTHORITY/Contracting AUTHORITY of any health and safety hazards which may arise in connection with the performance of its obligations under the Framework Agreement and any Call-Off Contracts. The AUTHORITY/Contracting AUTHORITY shall promptly notify the SERVICE PROVIDER of any health and safety hazards which may exist or arise at the Premises and which may affect the SERVICE PROVIDER in the performance of its obligations under the Framework Agreement and any Call-Off Contracts.
AND SAFETY. Shipboard Safety Committee, having at least one Union representative on it, shall be established to promote safe and healthy working conditions for the persons employed on vessels of the Company. The Committee shall hold meetings as necessary but no less than once per year. These routine meetings are to coincide with the Labour Management Committee as described in Article and the annual meeting as described in Article Minutes of the meetings will be kept and forwarded to the Company’s designated representative for information and circulation. All safety regulations which are or come into effect by the Company shall be strictly adhered to by each Employee. Failure of an Employee to comply with safety regulations may be cause for dismissal. No animals or pets will be permitted on board a ship.
AND SAFETY. The Hospital and the Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of safety and health in the hospital in order to accidents, injury and illness. Recognizing its responsibilities under the applicable legislation, the Hospital agrees to accept as a member of its Accident Prevention Health Safety at least one representative selected or appointed the Union from amongst bargaining unit employees. Committee shall identify potential dangers and hazards, institute means improving health and safety programs and recommend actions 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 function. Meetings shall be held every second month or more frequently at the of the chair if required- The Committee shall maintain minutes of 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 (1) year. Time off for such 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 shall be paid by the Hospital at his regular or premium rate as may be applicable. The Union agrees to endeavour to obtain the full cooperation of its membership in the observation of all safety rules and practices. Pregnant employees may request to be transferred from their current duties if, in the professional opinion o 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 the commencement of the maternity leave referred to in Article Where the Hospital identifies high risk areas where employees are exposed to Hepatitis the Hospital will provide, at no cost the employees, a Hepatitis B vaccine. The Hospital and the recognize their joint responsibility to provide a Joint Occupational and Safety Program in accordance with applicable provincial legislation. Therefore, the Hospital and the Union agree that a Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee will be maintained and that representation from all hospital groups will participate with equal representation from workers and management. The parties furth...
AND SAFETY. The Gallery agrees to be bound by all the provisions of the Canada Labour Code. The Gallery shall consider suggestions on this subject from the employees or the Alliance through its Joint Workplace Health and Safety Committee. Any report generated by the Committee will be distributed to all committee members, the President of the Union Local and the Director, Human Resources of the Gallery. As a condition of employment, all employees performing hazardous activities in an area defined by the Joint Workplace Health and Safety Committee are required to wear approved protective footwear with steel toe and shank. Upon submission of a receipt for the purchase of the approved protective footwear, the employee will be reimbursed an amount not to exceed every two years, towards the purchase price of the protective footwear. It is recognized that certain employees who work in potentially hazardous environments are required to undergo an medical evaluation. The Gallery will be responsible for scheduling these appointments with its industrial doctor and will assume any related costs. An employee may request that this health evaluation be done by another medical professional and in this case, the employee will have the assessment performed within one month of the request and the Gallery agrees to assume the cost of the evaluation up to the approved provincial standards. The Gallery shall provide the employee with immunization against communicable diseases where there is a risk of incurring such diseases in the performance of their duties. From time to time the Joint Workplace Health and Safety Committee will issue adequate requirements for the safe operation of motor vehicles owned or leased by the Gallery to ensure the safety and health of employees and the public and to avoid property or equipment damage.
AND SAFETY. The Company shall make all reasonable provisions for the Health and Safety of all employees during the hours of their employment. The Joint Health and Safety shall determine the Health Centre’s hours of operations, the existing number of care staff. If the Joint Health and Safety Committee are unable to reach agreement on the hours of operation, the Union Chairperson of the Committee shall file a grievance through the Plant Chairperson commencing at the third stage of the grievance procedure. Protective devices and other equipment not already provided for in the Occupational and Safety Act and deemed necessary by the Company or the Health and Safety Committee shall be provided by the Company. This will include such items as safety boots/shoes where it is a condition of their employment that they be used/worn. Health and Safety Committee The parties agree to a Health and Safety Committee as provided for in the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The Committee shall comprise of members appointed by the Union and five members appointed from Management. Two members of the Committee shall co-chair the meetings, one selected by the Company members and one selected by the Union. The meetings will take place not less than six times per year. is further agreed that the Union members of the Committee shall be allowed time off from work at no loss of earnings to attend approved seminars sponsored by the Union for instruction and upgrading on and Safety matters. Plant Health and Safety The Company shall provide training in first aid and other emergency procedures that may be necessary to teams of employees on each shift. These Emergency Response Teams together with the full-time nurse/attendant shall attend accidents/emergencies prior to the arrival of any outside agencies. (Fire/Police/Ambulance). The Plant Health and Safety Representative/Certified worker for the Union shall be provided with the necessary time required to deal with health and safety matters. He/she shall be appointed by the Plant Chairperson and assigned to the day shift. It is agreed by both parties that Safety issues shall be dealt with as follows: The Union’s Health and Safety Representative will discuss any Health and Safety issue with the Manager, Industrial Relations. In the event the issue can not be resolved immediately he may then notify the Ministry of labour Occupational Health and Safety Branch. The Company agrees that all training programs that may pertain to Health and Safety including...
AND SAFETY. (a) The Employer has the primary responsibility for ensuring that safe conditions prevail within the workplace, to take appropriate and effective measures, both preventive and corrective, to protect the health and safety of employees. Both the Employer and the Union declare their intent to develop and maintain a safe workplace and agree that work practices shall be governed by the Canada Labour Code and its regulations. In addition safe practice regulations may be developed and issued by the Employer, upon consultation with the joint Union- Management Health and Safety Committee. The Committee may also make recommendations to the Employer on safe practice regulations other than those in the Canada Labour Code. The Employer and the Union recognize the need for constructive and meaningful consultations on health and safety matters. Consequently, a joint Health and Safety Committee shall be established consisting of two (2) representatives of the Employer and two (2) employees appointed by the Union. When a pregnant employee expresses concern about the possible ill effects of her work or work location upon her health or the health of her unborn child and is supported in that concern by a medical certificate issued by a qualified medical practitioner, the Employer shall endeavour to find alternate duties for the employee within or outside the bargaining unit after consultation with the Union and in a manner consistent with the Collective Agreement. Duties which are identified in legislation applicable to the Airport as requiring mandatory trade qualifications for their performance, will be assigned to and performed by employees who possess the required qualifications.
AND SAFETY. The Company and the Union recognize the necessity to train all employees in safe and healthy work practices. All employees will be provided up to two (2) paid hours of health and safety training per year. The Joint Health and Safety Committee shall be comprised of three (3) bargaining unit employees and three (3) non- bargaining unit employees. All members of the Joint Health and Safety Committee will be certified at the Company's expense by the Workers' Health Safety Centre. In addition to duties under health and safety legislation, the duties of the Joint Health and Safety Committee are as follows: To inspect the facility on a regular basis (monthly) to identify health and safety concerns and make recommendationsfor improvements and review progress of last months' minutes. It is agreed that emergency meetings will be conducted as necessary and employees will be paid their applicable rate of pay for time spent in these meetings. Receive, investigate and dispose of complaints in a timely manner and prepare necessary reports. Every industrial injury must be immediately reported by the employee to their supervisor whereupon two (2) members, one (1) from Management and one (1) from the Union, of the Joint Health and Safety Committee will investigate. The union representative will be permitted to leave their regular duties for a reasonable period of time to perform duties under this article upon notifying a supervisor. The Union co-chair or “designee” of the Health and Safety Committee will be allowed up to six (6) hours per week without loss of pay for Health and Safety Committee business. The Chairperson may be allowed an additional two (2) hours per week where necessary. Such approval will not be unreasonably denied by the Company. The Company will provide the Joint Health and Safety Committee with complete hazard information and all controlled substances in the workplace. Approved personal protective equipment (by the Joint Health and Safety Committee) designed to protect employees shall be provided by the company at no cost to the employee. Not fewer than two (2) employees shall work in the plant at any one time. Every employee shall have the right to refuse to perform unsafe work. “Unsafe”,shall carry the meaning defined in the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Local or National Union Health and Safety staff shall be permitted to visit the workplace upon prior notification. The Company will cover of the cost of prescription safety lenses and of the cos...
AND SAFETY. The Company make adequate provision for the safety and health of all employeesduring the hours of employment. The Company make every effort to comply with all applicable legislation pertaining to occupational health and Safety all of this shall The Company and the Union jointly agree to promote measures to assure the health and safety of all employees. The parties agree to set up Health and Safety Committee with membership comprised as follows: With a Unit than three hundred there will be four (4) members representing workers selected by the Union and four (4) members representing Management selected by the Company; three there be three workers selected by the Union and three (3)members representing Management selected by the Company. The and will have one (1) elected or appointed by the members representing workers, and another elected or appointed by the members representing Management. The representing workers will be granted the full time of their shift or more employeesand four (4) hours less than to attend to health and safety issues, identifying and co-ordinating safety related training needs, assisting in developing training packages, in-house training where qualified, developing and presenting safety tracking to ensure monthly safety audits are out and accident/ incident investigation. During any absences of the Union the Company will recognize the alternate Union who will be selected by the Union. The alternate must be a member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. The Company will, within a reasonable time, for the necessary training for a minimum of three (3) Union members and two (2) Management members of the Joint Health and Safety Committee to become members. It is expected that the Co-chairs of the will be included as certified members. In addition the Company will send two (2) persons selected by the Union and two (2) persons selected by the Company from plant, to two-week instructor training Level and They shall be selected from the Joint Health and Safety Committee, unless mutually agreed otherwise. The Company is to pay for lost time and registration. Every certified member of each will complete hazard specific training. Where required, each plant will complete a new hazard assessment, to be conducted by the new certified members, if any. Otherwise, the hazard assessmentwill be conducted by existing members. The assessmentwill be done using the original format. This assessment will determine any specific training that is required fo...
