Common use of ERGONOMIC STANDARDS Clause in Contracts

ERGONOMIC STANDARDS. The Employer shall continue to have a Workplace Ergonomic Program. The Parties agree that computer workstation furnishings and equipment used by YusApuY members, and purchased after July 31, 1996, and their layout and design, must conform to the standards set out by the YusApuY - York University Joint Ergonomics Committee in Ergonomic Standards for Computer Workstations. These standards may be amended or modified only with the mutual agreement of the Parties. The Employer also agrees to provide copies of the standards developed by the Committee to all new Employees at the time of their orientation meeting and to provide information pertaining to relevant Provincial Guidelines, e.g., Computer Ergonomics: Workstation Layout and Lighting, Rest Breaks for Video Display Terminal (VDT) Operators, and Heat Stress on the Department of Occupational Health and Safety Website. The Department of Occupational Health and Safety (DOHS) website will be included in the information provided to new Employees at the orientation meeting. The Joint Ergonomics Committee will include up to three (3) representatives of the Employer and up to three (3) representatives of YusApuY, and a mutually agreed upon Chair. The Committee will meet at least semi-annually to review the established Ergonomic Standards in view of provincial regulations and guidelines and ergonomic issues arising from YusApuY Joint Health and Safety Committee inspection reports and will recommend changes or modifications as appropriate. This applies only to Employees who worked more than twenty-four (24) hours per week