Needle Stick and Sharp Injuries Sample Clauses

Needle Stick and Sharp Injuries. The Hospital, in conjunction with the joint Health and Safety Committee, shall develop, implement and monitor a program for the prevention of needle stick and sharp injuries and the treatment of such injuries should they occur. The program should include and address employee training and education with respect to needle stick and sharp injury prevention, and provide for the maintenance of a needle stick/ sharp injuries log to detail incidents. The program shall be evaluated annually by the Hospital in consultation with the joint Health and Safety Committee.
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Needle Stick and Sharp Injuries. The hospital shall continue to ensure that the hospitals’ “Needle & Sharps” program is maintained and reviewed/revised as necessary. Such program contains the following elements: education/training on safe handling, prevention of injury and response in the event of injury, monitoring and evaluation. The Union shall, through its representative on the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee, ensure periodic review of “Needle and Sharps” staff incidents. M-6 Violence in the Workplace The hospital shall continue to ensure that the Violence in the Workplace Policy (#V-121) is maintained and reviewed/revised as necessary. Such policy provides for education and training (including prevention of injury and response in the event of injury), monitoring and evaluation. The Union shall, through its representation on the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee, ensure periodic review of staff incidents involving violence. The Hospital will provide the Union Occupational Health and Safety Committee representative with copies of all incident reports within three days of receipt by Occupational Health. Dated at Hamilton, Ontario, this 23rd day of August , 2007. FOR THE HOSPITAL FOR THE UNION Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Jo Xxxx Xxxxxxx Labour Relations Officer Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Bargaining Unit President Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx #1 LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING Between: And: ST. PETER’S HOSPITAL ONTARIO NURSES’ ASSOCIATION
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