Common use of Certified Worker Clause in Contracts

Certified Worker. (a) When a certified worker is called in to work by the employer to perform his/her duties under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, he/she shall be paid at the applicable rate as indicated in the Collective Agreement. (b) There shall be one Health and Safety representative from CUPE who will be a certified worker as defined under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. This would not preclude the Employer from having more than one certified worker. (c) The CUPE certified worker shall be trained at the Employer’s expense. (d) CUPE’s representatives to the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee shall be given paid preparation time as outlined in the Occupational Health & Safety Act to prepare for each meeting of the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee.

Certified Worker. (a) When a certified worker is called in to work by the employer to perform his/her duties under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, he/she shall be paid at the applicable rate as indicated in the Collective Agreement. (b) There shall be one Health and Safety representative from CUPE who will be a certified worker as defined under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. This would not preclude the Employer from having more than one certified worker. (c) The CUPE certified worker shall be trained at the Employer’s expense. (d) CUPE’s representatives to the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee shall be given paid preparation time as outlined in the Occupational Health & Safety Act to prepare for each meeting of the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee.