Common use of Health and Safety Committees Clause in Contracts

Health and Safety Committees. The Agencies and the Union shall establish Labor/Management Health and Safety Committees. Each Agency shall have a Health and Safety Committee. This committee may be combined with the Agency Labor/Management Committee upon mutual agreement of Agency Management and the Union. In each Agency that operates with institutions/geographic districts or regions, there shall be a Health and Safety Committee per institution/geographic district or region, unless otherwise mutually agreed upon. Unless mutually agreed otherwise each committee shall be composed of no more than three (3) representatives appointed by the Employer and three (3) employees appointed by the Union and shall be co-chaired by a Union and an Employer representative. Each facility operated by Agencies required to meet health and safety standards established by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHCO) or the Accreditations Council for Services for MRDD (AC MRDD) and/or the Medicaid/Medicare reimbursement programs shall have one (1) Health and Safety Committee. The committees shall be chaired by the Agency designee. In addition to the Health and Safety Committee membership required by the JCAHCO or the AC MRDD and/or Medicaid/Medicare, the Union shall appoint two (2) representatives to serve on the committee within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this Agreement. The general responsibility of all the committees will be to provide a safe and healthful workplace by recognizing hazards and recommending abatement of hazards and recommending education programs. To fulfill this responsibility the committees shall:

Health and Safety Committees. The Agencies and the Union shall establish Labor/Management Health and Safety Committees. Each Agency agency shall have a Health and Safety Committee. This committee may be combined with the Agency Laboragency labor/Management Committee management committee upon mutual agreement of Agency agency Management and the Union. In each Agency that operates with institutions/geographic districts or regions, there shall be a Health and Safety Committee per institution/geographic district or region, unless otherwise mutually agreed upon. Unless mutually agreed otherwise each committee shall be composed of no more than three (3) representatives appointed by the Employer and three (3) employees appointed by the Union and shall be co-chaired by a Union and an Employer representative. Each facility operated by Agencies agencies required to meet health and safety standards established by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHCO) or the Accreditations Council for Services for MRDD MR/DD (AC MRDD) and/or the Medicaid/Medicare reimbursement programs shall have one (1) Health and Safety Committee. The committees Committees shall be chaired by the Agency designee. In addition to the Health and Safety Committee membership required by the JCAHCO or the AC MRDD and/or Medicaid/Medicare, the Union shall appoint two (2) representatives to serve on the committee Committee within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this Agreement. The general responsibility of all the committees Committees will be to provide a safe and healthful workplace by recognizing hazards and recommending abatement of hazards and recommending education programs. To fulfill this responsibility the committees Committees shall: