ARTICLE HEALTH AND SAFETY Sample Clauses

ARTICLE HEALTH 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 and abide by the Occupational Health and Safety 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 reviewed by the Joint Health and Safety Committee. A joint management and employee 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 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 committee shall normally meet at least once a month. 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 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 tuition 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. Two (2) representatives of the Joint Health and Safety Committee, one (1) from management and one 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 cer...

ARTICLE HEALTH AND SAFETY. The Union and the Company shall cooperate in maintaining regulations which will afford adequate protection for the employees.

ARTICLE HEALTH AND SAFETY. The Company shall establish healthy and safe working conditions and shall take every possible precaution to protect the health and safety of its Employees, including abiding with all the provisions of the Canada Labour Code. Health and Safety committees Health and Safety Committees, consisting of one member appointed by the Company and one member appointed by the Union as Health and Safety Representative, will be established in accordance with the obligation set out in the Canada Labour Code where Employees are employed. The Committees will meet as required, will monitor all practices needed to enable the health and safety of Employees and will consider, without delay, all situations involving hazardous conditions and practices brought to its attention. A Health and Safety Representative is entitled to such time from their work as is necessary to carry out their functions as a representative and any time spent by while carrying out any of those functions will, for the purposes of calculating wages owing to them, be deemed to have been spent at their work. Protective Devices and Safety ‘Equipment Where the nature of the work or working conditions so require, Employees will be supplied, at Company expense, all necessary protective devices (excluding uniform), which will be maintained and replaced, where necessary, at Company expense. Costs due to loss or damage due to negligence shall be borne by the Employee. Employees are required to use these items where necessary. Failure to do so is a disciplinable offence. Where safety footwear is a requirement of the Company or is legislated, the Company, upon proof of purchase, shall reimburse Employees seventy dollars ($70.00)towards the cost of one ) pair of approved footwear per year. Wearing the safety footwear will be a condition of employment. “Ear-Muff” type noise suppressors will be made available at work locations where necessary. Costs due to loss or damage due to negligence shall be borne by the Employee. Employees who fail to use noise suppressors will be subject to discipline. Hazardous Material The Company shall inform Employees of any hazardous material which they will be required to handle and of any special handling requirements for such material. All applicable Material Safety Data Sheets will be kept current and made available to Employees.

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ARTICLE HEALTH AND SAFETY. The parties agree to cooperate in order to establish and maintain conditions conducive to ensuring proper health and safety at work for all employees. The Company, the Union and the employees collectively undertake to respect the health and safety measures prescribed by applicable laws and regulations in order to ensure the health and safety of all employees.

ARTICLE HEALTH 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. 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 who are not direct care 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 requirement to practice universal precautions in all circumstances. A joint management and employee 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 unions and who do not exercise managerial functions, which shall identify potential dangers, recommend means from the employer or other persons identification of hazards and standards elsewhere. The 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 to the Union. The Union agrees to limit representation from the full-time and part-time bargaining units to one joint representative which may be increased by mutual agreement of the parties. Two 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 by a government inspector and shall have the right to accompany him on his inspection. Scheduled time spent in all such activities shall be considered as time worked. The Joint Health and Safety Committee and the representa- tives thereof shall have reasonable access to the annual summary of data from The Workers' Compensation Board relating to the number of work accident fatalities, the number of lost workday cases, the number of lost work-days, the number of non-fatal cases that required med...

ARTICLE HEALTH AND SAFETY. It is the policy of the company to make reasonable provision for safe and healthful working conditions for all employees and the employee agrees to work in a safe manner. The Union agrees to assist the Company in maintaining proper observation of all health and safety rules.

ARTICLE HEALTH AND SAFETY. The Company shall continue to make reasonable provisions for the safety and health of its employees during the hours of employment. The Union agrees to assist and cooperate with the Company in maintaining proper observation of all safety and health rules and practices and shall have the right to make recommendations to the Company respecting the safety and health of employees. The Company and Union Health and Safety representatives consisting of no less than two individuals from each side shall meet not less than four (4) times per year to discuss Health and Safety matters.

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