Joint Health and Safety Committee Clause Samples

Joint Health and Safety Committee. (The following clauses will appear in all collective agreements replacing any provisions related to Accident Prevention - Health and Safety Committee and to Hospital provision of vaccines to Hepatitis B surface Antigen that existed in the Hospital's expiring collective agreement:) 7.01 It is a mutual interest of the parties to promote health and safety in workplaces and to prevent and reduce the occurrence of workplace injuries and occupational diseases. The parties agree that health and safety is of the utmost importance and agree to promote health and safety and wellness throughout the organization. The employer shall provide orientation and training in health and safety to new and current employees, and employees shall attend required health and safety training sessions. 7.02 Recognizing its responsibilities under the applicable legislation, the Hospital agrees to accept as a member of its Joint Health and Safety Committee, at least one (1) representative selected or appointed by the Union from amongst bargaining unit employees. NOTE: Where there are multiple sites, the Local Parties are referred to Article 27 (Multi-site Language) to determine Local Applicability of Health & Safety Committee structure. 7.03 Such Committee shall identify potential dangers and hazards, institute means of improving health and safety programmes and recommend actions to be taken to improve conditions related to safety and health. 7.04 It is understood that consultation on issues of mutual concern will occur between the Joint Health and Safety Committee and Infection Control. 7.05 The Hospital agrees to co-operate in providing necessary information to enable the Committee to fulfil its functions. 7.06 Meetings shall be held every second month or more frequently at the call of a co-chair, when requested. The Committee shall maintain minutes of all meetings and make the same available for review. 7.07 Any representative appointed or selected in accordance with 7.02 hereof, shall serve for a term of at least one (1) calendar year from the date of appointment. Time off for such representative(s) to attend meetings of the Joint Health and Safety Committee in accordance with the foregoing, shall be granted. A member of a committee is entitled to: a) one (1) hour or such longer period of time as the committee determines is necessary to prepare for each committee meeting; b) such time as is necessary to attend meetings of the committee; and c) such time as is necessary to carry out ...

Joint Health and Safety Committee. The Company and the Union agree to a joint Health and Safety Committee consisting of not less than five (5) employees, preferably from different departments of the hotel, selected by the Union and not less than five (5) from the Company who shall meet on a regular monthly basis. It is agreed that a primary function of this Committee is to review the previous minutes, discuss accidents & incidents, potential hazards, initiatives to increase awareness and overall health & safety of all members and required action where necessary. Additionally, all members of the Health & Safety Committee will participate in completing regularly scheduled site inspections. Minutes of these meetings shall be kept, posted on all departmental bulletin boards with copies forwarded to the Union.

Joint Health and Safety Committee i) Recognizing its responsibilities under the applicable legislation, the Hospital agrees to accept as a member of its Joint Health and Safety Committee, at least one (1) representative selected or appointed by the Association from amongst bargaining unit employees from each Hospital site. Hospitals will choose either to include a representative from the bargaining unit from each Hospital site, or to have a separate Joint Health and Safety Committee at each Hospital site, unless the parties agree otherwise. ii) Such Committee shall identify potential dangers and hazards, institute means of improving health and safety programs and recommend actions to be taken to improve conditions related to safety and health. iii) The Hospital agrees to cooperate in providing necessary information and management support to enable the Committee to fulfil its functions. In addition, the Hospital will provide the Committee with access to all accident reports, health and safety records and any other pertinent information in its possession. The Committee shall respect the confidentiality of the information. iv) Meetings shall be held every second month or more frequently at the call of the co-Chairs, if required. The Committee shall maintain minutes of all meetings and make the same available for review. The Joint Health and Safety Committee will determine the appropriate mechanism to communicate the minutes of the proceedings of the Committee to the organization. v) Any representative appointed or selected in accordance with (d) (i) hereof, shall serve for a term of at least two (2) calendar years from the date of appointment. Time off for representatives to perform these duties shall be granted. A) one hour or such longer period of time as the committee determines is necessary to prepare for each committee meeting.

Joint Health and Safety Committee a) A Joint Health and Safety Committee shall be established which is composed of a minimum of two Union members chosen by the Union all of whom shall be certified b) Two co-chairpersons shall be elected by and from the members of the committee. One co-chair shall be a Union member, the other shall be a Company member. c) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the committee shall: i) Determine that inspections have been carried out at least once a month by the co-chairs or designates. These inspections shall be made of all places of employment, including buildings, structures, grounds, excavations, tools, equipment, machinery and work methods and practices. Such inspections shall be made at intervals that will prevent the development of unsafe working conditions. ii) Recommend measures required to attain compliance with appropriate government regulations and the correction of hazardous conditions. iii) Consider recommendations from the workforce with respect to health and safety matters and recommend implementation where warranted. iv) Hold meetings at least once every two months for the review of:  reports of current accidents and occupational diseases, their causes and means of prevention  remedial action taken or required by the reports of investigations or inspections  any other matters pertaining to health and safety v) Record the minutes of the meetings which shall be signed by the co- chairs, distributed to the committee members, posted on the bulletin boards and sent to the local Union and national Union representative. vi) Have access to and promptly receive copies of all reports, records and documents in the Company’s possession or obtainable by the Company pertaining to health or safety. vii) Time spent by members of the committee in the course of their duties shall be considered as time worked and shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Joint Health and Safety Committee. The parties agree that no subject should receive or deserve higher priority than promoting safe and healthful working conditions in the plant. The parties further agree that an on-going program in which all stakeholders participate and cooperate will aid in achieving this objective. Therefore it is agreed that a Joint Health and Safety Committee (“JHSC”) will be established in each division. The JHSC shall be made up of a representative mix of Employees, supervisors and managers from across the division, who volunteer to participate on the Committee. There shall be a maximum of six (6) JHSC members at any time. The names of members of the JHSC shall be posted on the employee bulletin board. The function of the JHSC shall be to make recommendations for improving safety throughout the plant. The JHSC shall be co-chaired by one management member who will be chosen by the management members of the JHSC and one Employee member who will be chosen by the hourly members of the JHSC. The members of the JHSC will receive specialized training to help them carry out their responsibilities. The duties of the JHSC include: 1. Making monthly systematic inspections of the plant to ensure that there is a safe, healthful and sanitary working environment in the plant. The purpose of this inspection is to make recommendations for the correction of unsafe or harmful conditions. 2. Meeting monthly to review health and safety conditions within the plant and investigate, report and make recommendations as to the correction of conditions affecting the safety and health of employees to the appropriate members of the Company. In the event the members of the JHSC are unable to satisfactorily resolve a health and safety matter, it may be referred to the next step in the Concern Resolution Process, as applicable. 3. The Company will provide the JHSC with all data, safety and accident information, which is necessary to perform their duties. In addition, accurate minutes will be taken of the meeting and distributed to each committee member and posted on plant bulletin boards. 4. Where the JHSC requires support and/or guidance, it may seek the assistance of available resources within Magna and the CAW. When such assistance is requested by the JHSC, such advisors may come into the plant to make such examinations, investigations and recommendations as shall be reasonably connected with the purpose of the JHSC. At their option, the co-chairs of the JHSC may accompany the Magna or CAW safety ...

Joint Health and Safety Committee. The Parties shall establish Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee(s) in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Joint Health and Safety Committee. A Joint Health and Safety Committee of equal representation shall be established. The committee shall give consideration to and make recommendations on such matters as the safeguarding of health and prevention of hazards to life and property. Particular attention will be paid to questions involving alleged hazardous or unsanitary working conditions. Regular meetings will be held and minutes of all meetings will be issued. Two members of the Health and Safety Committee, one member from Management and one member from the Union, shall jointly conduct investigations of all accidents involving members of the bargaining units.

Joint Health and Safety Committee. (a) The parties agree to participate in developing a program to reduce risk of occupational injury or illness. Policies and procedures relating to health and safety will be recommended by the Committee for implementation by the Employer. (b) The Committee will meet at least once per month or at the call of either party to make recommendations on hazardous, dangerous or unsafe conditions including workload. (c) The Committee will carry out all the functions and duties as per Part 3, Division 4, Section 130 of the Workers Compensation Act. Each worksite will have a Joint Health and Safety Committee and membership will be as follows: (1) the Committee will be comprised of a minimum of two worker representatives appointed by the Union and one employer representative appointed by the Employer. In no case will the Employer's members outnumber those of the Union. Worker representative alternates will also be appointed to the Committee by the Union and will be afforded the same rights and responsibilities as a regular member of the Committee. (2) a worker co-chair will be elected from the worker representatives of the Committee and the Employer Co-Chair will be appointed by the Employer. (d) Worker representatives of the Committee shall not suffer any loss of pay for the time spent to prepare for or attend a committee meeting or for carrying out any functions or duties as a committee member in accordance with the Workers Compensation Act. This includes mileage and any other reasonable costs. Worker representatives shall be released from their regular duties to attend committee meetings and perform related duties and functions as set out in Section 130 of the Workers Compensation Act. (e) All minutes of the Committee will be recorded in a mutually agreed format and copies will be forwarded to the worker representatives of the Committee. (f) A worker representative will be entitled to annual employer paid leave to attend union sponsored occupational health and safety training courses. If OHS training falls on the worker representative’s regular time off, the worker representative will be compensated for all hours while attending the training.

Joint Health and Safety Committee a. There shall be a systemwide joint health and safety committee composed of an equal number of representatives appointed by each party. b. The joint committee shall be empowered to hear any health and safety issue brought to its attention by either party. Unit members may bring concerns based on any of the principles listed above or on other health and safety issues. The committee shall make recommendations to correct unsafe and/or unhealthful conditions, including the expenditure of funds to make those corrections. Concerns and complaints, which remain unresolved after committee recommendations have been issued, will be referred directly to the chief operating officer who, within 30 duty days of receiving a complaint, shall investigate and render a final and binding decision. c. Health and safety complaints shall not be subject to the grievance procedure in Article 5. Unit members are not precluded from exercising any rights they may have under federal and state laws to seek outside review of alleged violations, and are encouraged to inform the school system when exercising such rights.