Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee. The Hospital will recognize one (1) ONA bargaining unit member as a representative on the Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee.
Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee. (a) 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 on an ongoing basis, and employees shall attend required health and safety training sessions. Accordingly, the parties fully endorse the responsibilities of Employer and employee under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, making particular reference to the following: • The Employer shall take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 25(2)(h)]. • When faced with occupational health and safety decisions, the Employer will not await full scientific or absolute certainty before taking reasonable actions(s) that reduces risk and protects nurses. • The Employer will make every attempt to ensure adequate stocks of the N95 respirator (or such other personal protective equipment as the parties may in writing agree) to be made available to nurses at short notice in the event there are reasonable indications of the emergence of a pandemic. • When the Employer receives written recommendations from a health and safety representative, that Employer shall respond in writing within twenty-one days. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 8(12)]. • The Employer’s response shall contain a timetable for implementing the recommendations the Employer agrees with and give reasons why the Employer disagrees with any of the recommendations that the Employer does not accept. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 8(13)].
Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee. (a) 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 Nurses on an ongoing basis and Nurses shall attend required health and safety training sessions. Accordingly, the parties fully endorse the responsibilities of Employer and Nurse under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, making particular reference to the following:
Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee. The parties agree that the intent of this Agreement is to ensure that all employees shall have access to the Occupational Health and Safety Committee structure. The Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee will be established and operated as outlined below:
Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee. The Employer and the Union agree to abide by and follow the provisions of the Occupational Health & Safety Act and a member of the Union or an alternate who are nurses of the Employer will be on the Occupational Health & Safety Committee. 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 outmost 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 nurses on an ongoing basis and nurses shall attend required health and safety training sessions. Accordingly, the parties fully endorse the responsibilities of Employer and employee under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, making particular reference to the following:
Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee. (a) The Employer and the Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of safety and health in the Corporation in order to prevent accidents, injury and illness.
Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee. (a) It is the responsibility of the Employer to provide a safe and healthy working environment for all of its employees and it is incumbent upon the Employer and the employees to ensure that such an environment is maintained at all times. The Union and the Employer agree to cooperate in improving rules and practices to ensure a safe working environment.
Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee. 16.01 The Employer and the Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of the safety and health in the workplace in order to prevent accidents, injury and illness.
Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee. (a) It is in the mutual interests of the parties to promote health and safety in the workplace and to prevent and reduce the occurrence of workplace injuries and occupational diseases. The parties agree that employees have the right to a safe and healthy work environment and that health and safety is of the utmost importance. The parties agree to promote health and safety and wellness. The parties further agree that when faced with occupational health and safety decisions, the Hospital will not await full scientific certainty or absolute certainty before taking reasonable action(s) that reduces risk and protects employees. The Hospital shall provide orientation and training in health and safety to new and current employees on an ongoing basis and employees shall attend required health and safety training sessions.
Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee. The Employer agrees to have a union/management safety committee in accordance to WorkSafe BC regulations. Committee members will be allowed time to carry out duties related to such activities. Time to perform such duties must be approved in advance by management.
