FIRST AID RESPONSIBILITY Clause Samples
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FIRST AID RESPONSIBILITY. The contractor is financially responsible for employee medical expenses and coverage. The Government may provide first aid at the incident at no charge to the contractor. Any other medical expenses incurred will be the responsibility of the contractor. If contractor personnel become ill or are injured and incident transportation is not available, the Government may evacuate or transport the injured/ill person(s) to a medical facility/hospital utilizing a commercial source (e.g. ambulance or air transport such as Life flight). Commercial transport costs will be the responsibility of the Contractor
FIRST AID RESPONSIBILITY. When BC Hydro designates the Contractor as the Prime Contractor, the Contractor will be responsible for meeting the requirements of the Workers Compensation Act (British Columbia), to provide, operate and maintain first aid resources, supplies, equipment and facilities on the Site in accordance with first aid requirements in the OHSR. The Contractor will at all times during the performance of the Work provide Qualified first aid attendants within the Contractor’s Work Area as required by first aid requirements in the OHSR for all Contractor Personnel on Site, including their guests. The Contractor will monitor and manage the adequacy and effectiveness of its first aid program, processes and personnel during the performance of the Work on the Site. The Contractor’s first aid responsibilities include:
(a) completing a first aid Hazard assessment for the Contractor’s Work Area, including an analysis of the length of time it will take to transport a worker to a hospital (the Clinic will not meet the requirements for a hospital or medical treatment facility);
(b) complying with the first aid requirements for total head count for the Contractor’s Work Area;
(c) providing all equipment, safety resources, first aid attendants and certification levels required to comply with the WorkSafeBC requirements for first aid coverage for the Contractor’s Work Area; and
(d) where the Contractor is Prime Contractor, providing any additional equipment, safety resources, first aid attendants and certification levels required to comply with the WorkSafeBC requirements for first aid coverage for the applicable Contractor’s Safety Area in accordance with Section 2.3(l) of this Schedule 10 [Safety]. Notwithstanding the requirements in the OHSR Part 3, Schedule 3-A, the Contractor will provide an on- Site Automated External Defibrillator (AED) at strategic locations throughout the Contractor’s Work Area to provide the recommended response time for AED application to all Contractor Personnel, personnel of Other Contractors and BC Hydro Persons within the Contractor’s Work Area, and an emergency transport vehicle (ETV) or mobile treatment centre (MTC) that complies with WorkSafeBC’s OHS Guidelines and is capable of safely transporting an injured worker on a stretcher. In addition, if evacuation from the Site is expected to take more than an hour, the Contractor will develop a plan to evacuate workers by the fastest reasonable method with a goal of reducing evacuation time to an hour o...
FIRST AID RESPONSIBILITY. This will confirm the commitment made during negotiations to the effect that employees will no longer be responsible for providing First Aid to the general public effective with the signing date of the collective agreement. This letter of understanding shall be deemed to be part of this collective agreement. With respect to the Pay Equity Adjustment for DA and classifications for the period prior to June either as negotiated by the parties or decided by Canadian Human Rights Commission or as determined by the Court with respect to Treasury Board global Pay equity Complaint, the Canadian Museum of Nature will make every effort so that the Treasury Board will provide the necessary funding, if applicable, for the concerned employees. This letter of understanding shall be deemed to be part of this collective agreement.