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AND SAFETY. The Company and Union will work jointly to improve health and safety for all employees. Production and safety share an equal priority, and established safety standards will not be compromised to improve productivity or reduce costs. The Dome Mine will reduce accident frequencies from year to year and become an industry leader in Health and Safety. The Company the Union as a valuable resource in attaining these objectives. Every employee has the responsibility to ensure he/she works safely, maintains a safe work environment and participates in all health and safety programs to the fullest possible extent. All employees must report unsafe conditions to their supervisors without delay. In the event of “right to refuse unsafe work” legislation being modified or revoked, the Company, for the life of this Agreement will employees right to refuse to perform work involving unsafe conditions or danger to persons or property. It is agreed that a Joint Health and Safety Committee will be maintained consisting of equal numbers of Company and Bargaining Unit Representatives from the Underground, Plant, Pit, Mill and Human Resources departments, together with a Company Safety and a Worker Health and Safety Representative. The committee will meet at least quarterly and not more frequently than monthly. The mandate of the committee will be to recommend standards/targets and monitor health and safety performance. The committee will also monitor rehabilitation and modified work, and make recommendations concerning these programs. The company member for each department will ensure that an annual health and safety action plan is in place, and will be accountable to the committee for its implementation and success. Each Union committee member shall jointly inspect their department on a monthly basis and jointly investigate critical injuries, fatalities and any other incident he/she feels significant, having full access to all pertinent information. The committee will make recommendations to management concerning new initiatives, and changes in policies, practices, procedures, or equipment. It is agreed to maintain the position of Worker Health and Safety Representative. This employee, paid according to Schedule I of this Agreement, is selected by, and accountable to, the Joint Health and Safety Committee. The Committee co-chairs are responsible for maintaining an updated job description for the Worker Health and Safety Representative. His/her duties will include: workplace inspections and follow up in all departments participation in accident incident complaint investigation intervention to stop work in potentially hazardous situations safety auditing education, training and promotion of health and safety any special assignments The Worker Health and Safety Representative will not undertake any assignments unrelated to Health and Safety, unless otherwise directed by the Joint Health and Safety Committee. Before getting involved in any case the Worker Health and Safety Representative will ensure that all employees have used the correct lines of communication, followed all necessary procedures and attempted to resolve problems to the full extent of their responsibility. When necessary the Worker Health and Safety Representative will maintain the confidentiality of information received from workers or the Company. Although the Worker Health and Safety Representative will be supervised on a day-to-day basis by the Company Safety he/she will be given long term objectives by the Joint Health and Safety Committee. The Worker Health and Safety Representative will present a written report of all activities and work undertaken at meetings of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. The Worker Health and Safety Representative will hold as long as he/she has the confidence of both the Union and Company members of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. Upon termination of the appointment, the Worker Health and Safety Representative will return to his/her former job classification with no loss of seniority.

AND SAFETY. The Company Employer and Union will work jointly to improve health and safety for all employees. Production and safety share an equal priority, and established safety standards will not be compromised to improve productivity or reduce costs. The Dome Mine will reduce accident frequencies from year to year and become an industry leader in Health and Safety. The Company the Union as a valuable resource agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of safety and health in attaining these objectives. Every employee has the responsibility Home, in order to ensure he/she works safely, maintains a safe work environment prevent injury and participates in all health illness and safety programs to abide by the fullest possible extent. All employees must report unsafe conditions to their supervisors without delay. In the event of “right to refuse unsafe work” legislation being modified or revoked, the Company, for the life of this Agreement will employees right to refuse to perform work involving unsafe conditions or danger to persons or property. It is agreed that a Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee Act as amended from time to time. The Employer shall prepare a comprehensive policy on resident handling and safe work practices within six (6) months of the date of Such policies will be maintained consisting of equal numbers of Company and Bargaining Unit Representatives from the Underground, Plant, Pit, Mill and Human Resources departments, together with a Company Safety and a Worker Health and Safety Representative. The committee will meet at least quarterly and not more frequently than monthly. The mandate of the committee will be to recommend standards/targets and monitor health and safety performance. The committee will also monitor rehabilitation and modified work, and make recommendations concerning these programs. The company member for each department will ensure that an annual health and safety action plan is in place, and will be accountable to the committee for its implementation and success. Each Union committee member shall jointly inspect their department on a monthly basis and jointly investigate critical injuries, fatalities and any other incident he/she feels significant, having full access to all pertinent information. The committee will make recommendations to management concerning new initiatives, and changes in policies, practices, procedures, or equipment. It is agreed to maintain the position of Worker Health and Safety Representative. This employee, paid according to Schedule I of this Agreement, is selected by, and accountable to, the Joint Health and Safety Committee. The Committee co-chairs are responsible for maintaining an updated job description for the Worker Health and Safety Representative. His/her duties will include: workplace inspections and follow up in all departments participation in accident incident complaint investigation intervention to stop work in potentially hazardous situations safety auditing education, training and promotion of health and safety any special assignments The Worker Health and Safety Representative will not undertake any assignments unrelated to Health and Safety, unless otherwise directed reviewed by the Joint Health and Safety Committee. Before getting involved in any case the Worker A joint management and employees Health and Safety Representative will ensure that 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 Unions and who do not exercise managerial functions, which 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 Union agrees to limit representation from the full-time and part-time bargaining units to one (1) joint representative which may be increased by mutual agreement of the parties. Scheduled time spent in such meetings is to be considered time worked for which shall be paid by the Employer at his or her regular or overtime rate. Minutes shall be taken of all employees have used meetings and copies shall be sent to Committee members. Minutes of the correct lines meetings shall be posted on the workplace health and safety bulletin board. The Employer shall provide the time from work with pay and all related tuition costs and expenses necessary to certify the worker representative. Where an inspector makes an inspection of communication, followed all necessary procedures and attempted to resolve problems to a workplace under the full extent of their responsibility. When necessary powers conferred upon him or her under the Worker Occupational Health and Safety Representative will maintain Act, the confidentiality employer shall afford a certified committee member representing workers the opportunity to accompany the inspector during his or her physical inspection of information received from workers a workplace, or any part or parts thereof. Where a worker certified member is not site and available, the CompanyEmployer 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. Although the Worker Health and Safety Representative will be supervised on a day-to-day basis by the Company Safety he/she will be given long term objectives by the Joint Health and Safety Committee. The Worker Health and Safety Representative will present a written report of all activities and work undertaken at meetings Two (2) representatives of the Joint Health and Safety Committee, one from management and one from the employees, shall make monthly the work place and shall report to the health and safety committee the results of their inspection. The Worker Health and Safety Representative will hold as long as he/she has the confidence of both the Union and Company members of the Committee who represent the workers shall designate a certified member or person who is properly trained to inspect the workplace. The employer shall provide the member with such information and assistance as the member may require for the purpose of carrying out an inspection of the 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 government 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. Upon termination Committee and the representatives thereof shall have access to Report Form required in and of the appointmentAct and the annual summary of data from the relating to the number of work accident fatalities, the Worker Health 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 occupation injuries, and Safety Representative such other data as the may decide to disclose. It is understood and agreed that no information will return be provided to his/her former job classification the Committee which is confidential. This information shall be a standing item recorded in the minutes of each meeting. The Union will use its best efforts to obtain the full co-operation of its membership in the compliance of all safety rules and practices. The Employer will use its best efforts to make all affected direct care employees aware of residents who have serious infectious diseases. The nature of the disease need not be disclosed. Employees will be made aware of special procedures required of them to deal with no loss these circumstances. The parties agree that all employees are aware of seniority.the requirement to practice universal precautions in all circumstances. The Employer shall:

AND SAFETY. The Company and the Union recognize the necessity to train all employees in safe and healthy work practices. All employees will work jointly be provided up to improve two (2) paid hours of health and safety for all 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. Production and safety share an equal priority, and established safety standards will not be compromised to improve productivity or reduce costs. The Dome Mine will reduce accident frequencies from year to year and become an industry leader in Health and Safety. The Company All members of the Union as a valuable resource in attaining these objectives. Every employee has the responsibility to ensure he/she works safely, maintains a safe work environment and participates in all health and safety programs to the fullest possible extent. All employees must report unsafe conditions to their supervisors without delay. In the event of “right to refuse unsafe work” legislation being modified or revoked, the Company, for the life of this Agreement will employees right to refuse to perform work involving unsafe conditions or danger to persons or property. It is agreed that a Joint Health and Safety Committee will be maintained consisting of equal numbers of Company and Bargaining Unit Representatives from certified at the Underground, Plant, Pit, Mill and Human Resources departments, together with a Company Company's expense by the Workers' Health Safety and a Worker Health and Safety RepresentativeCentre. The committee will meet at least quarterly and not more frequently than monthly. The mandate of the committee will be In addition to recommend standards/targets and monitor duties under health and safety performance. The committee will also monitor rehabilitation and modified worklegislation, and make recommendations concerning these programs. The company member for each department will ensure that an annual health and safety action plan is in place, and will be accountable to the committee for its implementation and success. Each Union committee member shall jointly inspect their department on a monthly basis and jointly investigate critical injuries, fatalities and any other incident he/she feels significant, having full access to all pertinent information. The committee will make recommendations to management concerning new initiatives, and changes in policies, practices, procedures, or equipment. It is agreed to maintain the position duties of Worker Health and Safety Representative. This employee, paid according to Schedule I of this Agreement, is selected by, and accountable to, the Joint Health and Safety CommitteeCommittee 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. The Committee co-chairs are responsible It is agreed that emergency meetings will be conducted as necessary and employees will be paid their applicable rate of pay for maintaining an updated job description 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 Worker employee to their supervisor whereupon two (2) members, one (1) from Management and one (1) from the Union, of the Joint Health and Safety RepresentativeCommittee will investigate. His/her The union representative will be permitted to leave their regular duties will include: workplace inspections and follow up in all departments participation in accident incident complaint investigation intervention for a reasonable period of time to stop work in potentially hazardous situations safety auditing education, training and promotion perform duties under this article upon notifying a supervisor. The Union co-chair or “designee” of health and safety any special assignments The Worker the Health and Safety Representative 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 undertake any assignments unrelated to be unreasonably denied by the Company. The Company will provide the Joint Health and Safety, unless otherwise directed 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. Before getting involved Not fewer than two (2) employees shall work in the plant at any case one time. Every employee shall have the Worker right to refuse to perform unsafe work. “Unsafe”,shall carry the meaning defined in the Occupational Health and Safety Representative will ensure that all employees have used the correct lines of communication, followed all necessary procedures and attempted to resolve problems to the full extent of their responsibilityAct. When necessary the Worker Local or National Union Health and Safety Representative staff shall be permitted to visit the workplace upon prior notification. The Company will maintain cover of the confidentiality cost of information received from workers prescription safety lenses and of the cost for a basic frame. Any costs above the basic frame costs will be at the expense of the employee. Replacement costs will only apply in the event the employees prescription changes or the Companyglasses are damaged beyond repair as a result of work. Although The Company shall take reasonable steps to provide every worker with a safe and healthy workplace. The Company shall comply with the Worker Occupational Health and Safety Representative Act, and its regulations in effect as of the date of ratification of this agreement, as minimum standards. The Company will be supervised on inform all employees that they have the right to refuse unsafe work which may harm them or any person and that signs are posted in the workplace advising them of this right. When a dayworker exercises his or her right to refuse unsafe work, the worker shall notify the supervisor. The supervisor shall promptly notify the union co-to-day basis by the Company Safety he/she will be given long term objectives by chair of the Joint Occupational Health and Safety CommitteeCommittee (or designate) so that this individual can participate in all stages of the investigation. The Worker worker shall remain in a safe place and co- operate fully in the investigation of the work refusal. The Company shall ensure that no other worker is asked or permitted to perform the work of the worker who refused the work unless the second worker is advised of the reasons for the work in the presence of the union co-chair (or designate). If the union co-chair and the supervisor cannot agree on a remedy to the work refusal, the Ministry of Labour Occupational Health and Safety Representative will present a written report of all activities Inspector shall be called in and work undertaken at meetings advised of the Joint situation. No employee shall be discharged, penalized, coerced, intimidated or disciplined for refusing unsafe work, or for acting in compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety CommitteeAct, or the regulations thereto. The Worker Health and Safety Representative Company will hold as long as he/she has the confidence recognize a minute of both the Union and Company members of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. Upon termination of the appointment, the Worker Health and Safety Representative will return to his/her former job classification with no loss of seniority.silence at

AND SAFETY. The Company Employer, the Union and the employees understand and agree that they all have rights and obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The Employer, the Union and the employees understand and agree that they must take reasonable precautions to ensure the safety of all employees at work. Modified Work The Employer, the Union and any affected employee have obligations to participate in developing a modified work plan based on medical limitations to ensure the earliest possible safe return to work following a workplace injury, accident or other medical problem giving rise to a need for accommodation. Employees with a medical problem giving rise to a need for accommodation must disclose that need, provide medical evidence and request accommodation at the earliest possible time. The Employer and the Union will work jointly to improve health and safety for all employees. Production and safety share an equal priority, and established safety standards will not be compromised to improve productivity or reduce costs. The Dome Mine will reduce accident frequencies from year to year and become an industry leader in Health and Safety. The Company the Union as a valuable resource in attaining these objectives. Every employee has the responsibility to ensure he/she works safely, maintains a safe work environment and participates in all health and safety programs to the fullest possible extent. All employees must report unsafe conditions to their supervisors without delay. In the event of “right to refuse unsafe work” legislation being modified or revoked, the Company, for the life of this Agreement will employees right to refuse to perform work involving unsafe conditions or danger to persons or property. It is agreed that have a Joint Health and Safety Committee will with equal membership appointed by the Union (one of whom shall be maintained consisting the health and safety Committee Person) and the Employer. The Employer and the employees shall jointly share the responsibility for chairing such meetings. All Minutes and Reports of equal numbers the and Form under the shall be provided to the Union. The shall create terms and references and duties including establishing a schedule for joint workplace inspections under section of Company and Bargaining Unit Representatives from the Underground, Plant, Pit, Mill and Human Resources departments, together with a Company Safety and a Worker Occupational Health and Safety RepresentativeAct. One (1) employee member of the shall, if available, be entitled to accompany any Ministry of Labour Representative on a workplace inspection. Time spent on inspections and at meetings shall be considered time worked and members shall be compensated at their regular rate of pay for this time and also for up to one (1) hour of caucus time in advance of meetings. All employee members of the shall attend the regularly scheduled meetings and shall caucus prior to the meetings. In working to create a safe and healthy workplace, the shall review all lost time accidents and incident reports, will review regulations and substances introduced into the workplace, will review air quality results, noise testing results and ergonomic reports and tests. The committee will meet at least quarterly and not more frequently than monthly. The mandate of the committee will be to recommend standards/targets and monitor health and safety performance. The committee will also monitor rehabilitation and modified work, and make recommendations concerning these programs. The company member for each department will ensure that an annual health and safety action plan is in place, and will be accountable to the committee for its implementation and success. Each Union committee member shall jointly inspect their department on a monthly basis and jointly investigate critical injuries, fatalities and any other incident he/she feels significant, having full access to all pertinent information. The committee will make recommendations to management concerning new initiatives, and changes in policies, practices, procedures, or equipment. It is agreed to maintain the position of Worker Health and Safety Representative. This employee, paid according to Schedule I of this Agreement, is selected by, and accountable to, the Joint Health and Safety CommitteeCommittee will review and support the maintenance and development of policies on the following issues; (a) Program; Guarding and training for New, Rebuilt or Relocated Equipment; Departmental Noise Abatement Hazardous Material Permit System and Hazardous Communication Sheets; (e) Indoor Air Quality; and (9 Infectious and Communicable Disease Training. The Committee co-chairs are responsible for maintaining an updated job description for With proper advance notice to the Worker Health and Safety Representative. His/her duties will include: workplace inspections and follow up in all departments participation in accident incident complaint investigation intervention to stop work in potentially hazardous situations safety auditing educationEmployer, training and promotion of health and safety any special assignments The Worker a CAW National Health and Safety Representative will not undertake any assignments unrelated to Health may be present and Safety, unless otherwise directed by the Joint Health and Safety Committee. Before getting involved participate in any case the Worker Health and Safety Representative will ensure that all employees have used the correct lines of communication, followed all necessary procedures and attempted to resolve problems to the full extent of their responsibility. When necessary the Worker Health and Safety Representative will maintain the confidentiality of information received from workers or the Company. Although the Worker Health and Safety Representative will be supervised on a day-to-day basis by the Company Safety he/she will be given long term objectives by the Joint Health and Safety Committee. The Worker Health and Safety Representative will present a written report of all activities and work undertaken at meetings of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. The Worker Health Representative may also investigate any critical injury or fatality, where this investigation is done openly and Safety Representative will hold as long as he/she has in conjunction with the confidence of both Employer and the In negotiations, the and the Union discussed their joint commitments to efforts, where feasible, to improve the interface of employees with the workplace through ergonomics. The may establish a Joint Ergonomic with the objective of exploring and Company members introducing ways to reduce injuries and illnesses through the application of ergonomics. The Employer has implemented a reporting system created in conjunction with the Joint Health and Safety CommitteeCommittee and will maintain that to provide employees with a venue for submitting written health and safety complaints. Upon termination The Employer will provide a summary report of complaints to the appointment, the Worker Health and Safety Representative will return to his/her former job classification with no loss of seniorityon a monthly basis.

AND SAFETY. The Company parties shall cooperate in promoting a work environment that enhances employee occupational health safety and meets or exceeds the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, as amended by Xxxx in and any subsequent health safety legislation. In the interests of promoting occupational health in the workplace, the Board will continue the system-wide Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee composed of four Union will work jointly representatives (two from Local and two from Local and not more than four Board representatives. The Committee shall hold meetings at least once every two months, or more frequently if necessary, to improve consider, review and recommend improvements in occupational health and safety for all employees. Production conditions and safety share an equal priority, and established safety standards will not be compromised to improve productivity or reduce costspractices. The Dome Mine will reduce accident frequencies from year Board and the Union each designate their respective Chairperson. The Chair shall operate on a rotating basis. The Board shall provide a Secretary to year the Committee who shall record the minutes, correspondence, recommendations and become an industry leader in actions. Minutes shall be taken of all meetings and copies of minutes and all correspondence shall be sent to the Board and the Union Chairpersons. The responsibilities of the Joint Occupational Health and SafetySafety Committee include participation in the selection of new equipment. The Company representatives on the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee shall be entitled to time off from work with no loss of seniority or earnings to attend educational courses and seminars sponsored by the Union as a valuable resource in attaining these objectives. Every employee has the responsibility to ensure he/she works safely, maintains a safe work environment for instruction and participates in all upgrading on health and safety programs matters. Any leaves of absence to attend such courses or seminars shall be in accordance with Article Time spent by representatives on the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee meetings or Committee investigations shall be considered as time worked and shall be paid for in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The that employees should receive proper training and instruction regarding the safe operation of equipment before being required to operate such equipment. The Board will not discharge, discipline, or intimidate an employee wh-o h-as - - - certain work because has reason to the fullest possible extentwork is likely to endanger herself or another employee, provided that the employee has complied with the procedures set out in the Occupational Health and Safety Act regarding work refusals. All employees must report unsafe conditions One Union representative and one representative of the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee shall conduct an annual inspection of the workplaces. The Committee shall the locations to their supervisors without delaybe inspected during each quarter. In the event of “right an accident at the workplace, one Union representative and one Board Representative of the shall be allowed to refuse unsafe work” legislation being modified complete an investigation of the occurrence. Representatives of the Canadian Union of Public Employees may be invited to attend Committee meetings or revoked, the Company, other related activity pursuant to Article An employee injured at work during working hours and required to leave for medical treatment shall receive payment for the life remainder of this Agreement will employees right the day at her regular rate of pay, without deduction from sick leave, unless a physician states that the employee is fit for further work on that day. The Board shall compensate the employee for transportation to refuse to perform work involving unsafe conditions the nearest physician or danger to persons or propertyhospital for the medical treatment. It is agreed that a The shall provide the representatives on the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee with details of every occupational accident or occupational disease that occurred at the which has been brought to the Board’s attention. Recommendations of the Committee shall be forwarded to the Chief Librarian. ‘The response will be maintained consisting of equal numbers of Company and Bargaining Unit Representatives from provided at the Underground, Plant, Pit, Mill and Human Resources departments, together with a Company Safety and a Worker Health and Safety Representative. The committee will meet at least quarterly and not more frequently than monthly. The mandate next meeting of the committee will be to recommend standards/targets and monitor health and safety performance. The committee will also monitor rehabilitation and modified work, and make recommendations concerning these programs. The company member for each department will ensure that an annual health and safety action plan is in place, and will be accountable to the committee for its implementation and success. Each Union committee member shall jointly inspect their department on a monthly basis and jointly investigate critical injuries, fatalities and any other incident he/she feels significant, having full access to all pertinent information. The committee will make recommendations to management concerning new initiatives, and changes in policies, practices, procedures, or equipment. It is agreed to maintain the position of Worker Health and Safety Representative. This employee, paid according to Schedule I of this Agreement, is selected by, and accountable to, the Joint Health and Safety Committee. The Committee co-chairs are responsible for maintaining an updated job description for the Worker Health and Safety Representative. His/her Any employee engaged in continuous work shall be entitled to spend ten minutes on duties will include: workplace inspections and follow up in all departments participation in accident incident complaint investigation intervention to stop work in potentially hazardous situations safety auditing education, training and promotion within every hour of health and safety any special assignments The Worker Health and Safety Representative will not undertake any assignments unrelated to Health and Safety, unless otherwise directed by the Joint Health and Safety Committee. Before getting involved in any case the Worker Health and Safety Representative will ensure that all employees have used the correct lines of communication, followed all necessary procedures and attempted to resolve problems to the full extent of their responsibility. When necessary the Worker Health and Safety Representative will maintain the confidentiality of information received from workers or the Company. Although the Worker Health and Safety Representative will be supervised on a day-to-day basis by the Company Safety he/she will be given long term objectives by the Joint Health and Safety Committee. The Worker Health and Safety Representative will present a written report of all activities and work undertaken at meetings of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. The Worker Health and Safety Representative will hold as long as he/she has the confidence of both the Union and Company members of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. Upon termination of the appointment, the Worker Health and Safety Representative will return to his/her former job classification with no loss of senioritysuch work.

AND SAFETY. The Company shall make all reasonable provisions for the Health and Union will work jointly to improve health and safety for Safety of all employees. Production and safety share an equal priority, and established safety standards will not be compromised to improve productivity or reduce costsemployees during the hours of their employment. The Dome Mine will reduce accident frequencies from year to year and become an industry leader in Joint Health and Safety. The Company Safety shall determine the Union as a valuable resource in attaining these objectives. Every employee has the responsibility to ensure he/she works safely, maintains a safe work environment and participates in all health and safety programs to the fullest possible extent. All employees must report unsafe conditions to their supervisors without delay. In the event Health Centre’s hours of “right to refuse unsafe work” legislation being modified or revokedoperations, the Company, for existing number of care staff. If the life of this Agreement will employees right to refuse to perform work involving unsafe conditions or danger to persons or property. It is agreed that a 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 maintained consisting 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 equal numbers 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 Bargaining Unit Representatives 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 Underground, Plant, Pit, Mill Union for instruction and Human Resources departments, 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 a Company Safety and a Worker 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. The committee will meet at least quarterly and not more frequently than monthly. The mandate of /Certified worker for the committee will Union shall be provided with the necessary time required to recommend standards/targets and monitor deal with health and safety performancematters. The committee will also monitor rehabilitation He/she shall be appointed by the Plant Chairperson and modified work, and make recommendations concerning these programs. The company member for each department will ensure that an annual health and safety action plan is in place, and will be accountable assigned to the committee for its implementation and success. Each Union committee member shall jointly inspect their department on a monthly basis and jointly investigate critical injuries, fatalities and any other incident he/she feels significant, having full access to all pertinent information. The committee will make recommendations to management concerning new initiatives, and changes in policies, practices, procedures, or equipmentday shift. It is agreed to maintain the position of Worker Health and by both parties that Safety Representative. This employee, paid according to Schedule I of this Agreement, is selected by, and accountable to, the Joint Health and Safety Committee. issues shall be dealt with as follows: The Committee co-chairs are responsible for maintaining an updated job description for the Worker Health and Safety Representative. His/her duties will include: workplace inspections and follow up in all departments participation in accident incident complaint investigation intervention to stop work in potentially hazardous situations safety auditing education, training and promotion of health and safety any special assignments The Worker 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 undertake any assignments unrelated 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, unless otherwise directed by Safety including hygiene and equipment operation shall be developed in consultation with the Joint Health and Safety Committee. Before getting involved in any case representative/certified worker/member for the Worker Union and reviewed by the Health and Safety Representative Committee prior to being used for the instruction/training of the employees. The Company further agrees that for the purposes of instructing/training hourly paid employees, such training will ensure that be on a joint basis with trained instructors. A Union member of the Joint and Safety Committee shall be notified of all employees have used accidents and known near misses. The company shall allow a Union member of the correct lines of communication, followed all necessary procedures and attempted Safety Committee paid time to resolve problems investigate the site and circumstances. All recommendations resulting from such investigation shall be referred in writing as soon as possible to the full extent of their responsibility. When necessary the Worker Health and Safety Representative will maintain the confidentiality of information received from workers or the Company. Although the Worker Health and Safety Representative will be supervised on a day-to-day basis by the Company Safety he/she will be given long term objectives by the Joint Health and Safety Committee. The Worker Health and Safety Representative will present a written report of all activities and work undertaken at meetings Chairperson of the Joint Health and Safety Committee, Union Plant Chairperson, and the Manager, Industrial Relations. ARTICLE BOARDS The Company will provide Bulletin Boards in mutually satisfactory locations throughout the Plant for the convenience of the Union in posting notices of Union activity, Such notices must be signed by the proper officer of the local Union and submitted to the Company for approval before posting. The Worker Health bulletin boards will be glassed-in and Safety Representative will hold as long as he/she has with locks. Upon approval from the confidence of both Manager, Industrial Relations the Union and Company members will be entitled to make use of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. Upon termination of the appointment, the Worker Health and Safety Representative will return to his/her former job classification with no loss of seniorityElectronic Bulletin Board.

AND SAFETY. The Company Employer and the Union will work jointly agree that they mutually desire to improve maintain standards of safety and health in the Home, in order to prevent injury and safety for all employees. Production illness and safety share an equal priority, and established safety standards will not be compromised to improve productivity or reduce costs. The Dome Mine will reduce accident frequencies from year to year and become an industry leader in abide by the Occupational Health and SafetySafety Act as amended from time to time. The Company A joint management and employees Health and Safety Committee shall be constituted with representation of at least half by employees from the Union as a valuable resource in attaining these objectives. Every employee has various bargaining units and of employees who are not represented by Unions and who do not exercise managerial functions, which shall identify potential dangers, recommend means of improving the responsibility to ensure he/she works safely, maintains a safe work environment and participates in all health and safety programs and obtaining information from the employer or other persons respecting the identification of hazards and standards elsewhere. The Union agrees to limit representation from the fullest possible extentfull-time and part-time bargaining units to one (1)joint representative which may be increased by mutual agreement of the parties. All employees must report unsafe conditions Scheduled time spent in such meetings is to their supervisors without delaybe considered time worked for which shall be paid by the Employer at his or her regular or overtime rate. In Minutes shall be taken of all meetings and copies shall be sent to Committee members. Minutes of the event meetings shall be posted on the workplace health and safety bulletin board. The Employer shall provide the time from work with pay and all related tuition costs and expenses necessary to certify the worker representative. Where an inspector makes an inspection of “right to refuse unsafe work” legislation being modified a workplace under the powers conferred upon him or revoked, her under the Company, for the life of this Agreement will employees right to refuse to perform work involving unsafe conditions or danger to persons or property. It is agreed that a Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee will be maintained consisting Act, the employer shall afford a certified committee member representing workers the opportunity to accompany the inspector during his or her physical inspection of equal numbers of Company a workplace, or any part or parts thereof. Where a worker certified member is not site and Bargaining Unit Representatives from available, the Underground, Plant, Pit, Mill and Human Resources departments, together with Employer shall afford a Company Safety and a Worker Health and Safety Representative. The committee will meet at least quarterly and not more frequently than monthly. The mandate of the committee will be to recommend standards/targets and monitor worker health and safety performance. The committee will also monitor rehabilitation and modified work, and make recommendations concerning these programs. The company member for each department will ensure that an annual health and safety action plan is in place, and will be accountable to the committee for its implementation and success. Each Union committee member shall jointly inspect their department on a monthly basis and jointly investigate critical injuries, fatalities and any other incident he/she feels significant, having full access to all pertinent information. The committee will make recommendations to management concerning new initiatives, and changes in policies, practices, proceduresrepresentative if any, or equipmenta worker selected by a Union, because of knowledge, experience and training, to represent it,the opportunityto accompany the inspector during his or her physical inspection of a workplace, or any part or parts thereof. It is agreed to maintain the position of Worker Health and Safety Representative. This employee, paid according to Schedule I of this Agreement, is selected by, and accountable to, the Joint Health and Safety Committee. The Committee co-chairs are responsible for maintaining an updated job description for the Worker Health and Safety Representative. His/her duties will include: workplace inspections and follow up in all departments participation in accident incident complaint investigation intervention to stop work in potentially hazardous situations safety auditing education, training and promotion of health and safety any special assignments The Worker Health and Safety Representative will not undertake any assignments unrelated to Health and Safety, unless otherwise directed by the Joint Health and Safety Committee. Before getting involved in any case the Worker Health and Safety Representative will ensure that all employees have used the correct lines of communication, followed all necessary procedures and attempted to resolve problems to the full extent of their responsibility. When necessary the Worker Health and Safety Representative will maintain the confidentiality of information received from workers or the Company. Although the Worker Health and Safety Representative will be supervised on a day-to-day basis by the Company Safety he/she will be given long term objectives by the Joint Health and Safety Committee. The Worker Health and Safety Representative will present a written report of all activities and work undertaken at meetings Two (2) representatives of the Joint Health and Safety Committee, one from management and one from the employees, shall make monthly inspectionsof the work place and shall report to the health and safety committee the results of their inspection. The Worker Health and Safety Representative will hold as long as he/she has the confidence of both the Union and Company members of the Committee who represent the workers shall designate a member representing workers to inspect the workplace. Where possible that member shall be a certified member. The employer shall providethe member with such information and assistance as the member may require for the purpose of carrying out an inspection of the workplace. Scheduled time spent in all such activities shall be considered as time worked The Joint Health and Safety CommitteeCommittee and the representatives thereof shall have access to the annual summary of data from the relating to the number of work accident fatalities, the number of lost workday cases, the number of lost workdays, the number of cases that required medical aid without lost workdays, the incidence of occupational injuries, and such other data as the may decide to disclose. Upon termination It is understood and agreed that no information will be provided to the Committee which is confidential. This information shall be a standing item recorded in the minutes of each meeting. The Union will use its best efforts to obtain the full co-operationof its membership in the compliance of all safety rules and practices. The Employer will use its best efforts to make all affected direct care employees aware of residents who have serious infectious diseases. The nature of the appointment, disease need not be disclosed. Employees will be made aware of special procedures required of them to deal with these circumstances. The parties agree that all employees are aware of the Worker requirement to practice universal precautions in all circumstances. The parties further agree that suitable subjects for discussion at the joint Labour Management Committee will include aggressive residents. The Employerwill review with the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Representative Committee written policies to address the managementof violent behaviour. Such policies will return to his/her former job classification with no loss of seniority.include but not be limited to: