Health and Safety Commitment. The State is committed to providing a safe and healthy work place for State employees. The Union supports a positive and strong health and safety program and shall cooperate with the State's efforts in this regard.
Health and Safety Commitment. The Union and the Employer recognize the importance of a healthy and safe workforce and are committed to promoting safe work practices.
Health and Safety Commitment. The District agrees to provide a safe and healthy work place for all employees.
Health and Safety Commitment. The Employer is committed to partner with the Hanford Atomic Metal Trades Council (HAMTC) in the area of health and safety. Worker protection is common ground that the Employer and HAMTC agree to work together for the betterment of our shared workforce and workplace. A number of initiatives have been, and continue to be, developed at the Hanford Site which includes participation of the Employer and coordination with other Hanford Contractors to ensure worker involvement in the safety process. This involvement includes worker participation in the development of safety program elements, site wide standards, review of safety issues in the work place, and participation in work activities consistent with the principles of worker involvement, the Voluntary Protection Program and the Integrated Safety Management System. A key to this partnership is worker involvement at a level that inspires ownership of these safety programs. This ownership will be built through active participation in safety- related work groups, work planning, workplace committees, and councils where our workforce and management collaborate to prevent and/or resolve safety issues. HAMTC will provide employee representatives for such working groups, committees and councils to provide valuable field input and worker perspectives. The arrangement for HAMTC participation on all committees and councils will be through the Council President. The Employer recognizes the value of employee-based natural work groups and xxxxxx communication and input processes to address safety-related issues at all levels in the organization. In order to ensure that every employee’s safety concern is heard at the appropriate level in the organization, the Employer will make certain that every employee has an avenue to provide input into safety programs which encourages free communication, without fear of any reprisal, and the ability to partner with management at all levels in employer organizations to identify and resolve safety issues. These avenues, where the bargaining unit representatives participate, include the WRPS Project Manager’s Accident Prevention Council (PAPC), the Employee Accident Prevention Council (EAPC), HAMTC Safety Representatives, HAMTC Health Advocate, HAMTC VPP Coordinator, Site Wide Standards, management’s open door policy, Problem Evaluation Request (PER), Employee Concerns Program, safety logs, and Stop Work Responsibility. Our mutual desire for the safety of our workforce provides multiple ...
Health and Safety Commitment. The Employer and the Union are jointly committed to ensuring all members of the workplace community comply with their respective obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, R.S.O. 1990.
