Common use of Certified Worker Clause in Contracts

Certified Worker. 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. Training: The CUPE certified worker shall be trained at the employer’s expense. Pre Prep time: CUPE’s Representatives to the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee shall be given one hour of paid preparation time to prepare for each meeting of the Joint Occupational Health and Safety committee. When a certified worker is called in to work to perform his/her duties under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, and/or the Collective Agreement, he/she shall be paid at the applicable rate of pay.