Occupational Health Committee. An Occupational Health Committee, as provided by Saskatchewan Employment Act and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations made thereunder, shall be implemented.
Occupational Health Committee a) The Occupational Health and Safety Committees shall have a continuing concern with respect to the health and safety at the work place. The committees shall meet no less than quarterly. The committees shall receive, consider and recommend solutions respecting health and safety concerns at the work place. Committee members shall be given reasonable opportunity during regular hours to deal with such concerns.
Occupational Health Committee. The Employer and the Association agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of health and safety in the Centre, in order to prevent accidents, injury and illness. Recognizing its responsibilities under the applicable legislation, the Employer agrees to accept as a member of its Occupational Health and Safety Committee, one (1) representative selected or appointed by the Association from the bargaining unit. Such Committee shall identify potential dangers and hazards, institute means of improving Health and Safety and recommend actions to be taken to improve conditions relating to Occupational Health and Safety. The Centre and the Association agree to co-operate reasonably in providing each other the necessary information to enable the Committee to fulfil its functions. All time spent by a of the Occupational Health and Safety Committee attending meetings of the Committee and carrying out the duties of a member, shall be deemed to be work time for which she shall be paid by the Centre at her regular rate and she shall be entitled to such time from work as necessary to attend scheduled meetings. Meetings shall be held every second month or more frequently at the call of the chair, if required. The Committee shall maintain minutes of all meetings and make the same available for review. The Association agrees to endeavour to obtain the full co-operation of its membership in the observation of all safety rules and practices. Pregnant nurses may request to be transferred from their current duties, if, the professional opinion of the employee's physician, the pregnancy may be at risk. If such a transfer is not feasible, the pregnant employee, if she so requests, will be granted an unpaid leave of absence before commencement of the current contractual maternity leave. Where the Centre identifies high risk areas where nurses are exposed to infectious or communicable diseases for which there are available protective medications, such medications shall be provided at no cost to the nurses. The Employer shall deduct from the pay to each nurse who covered by this Agreement a sum equal to the monthly Association dues of each nurse. The Association shall notify the Employer, in writing, of the amount of such dues from time to time. The Employer will send to the Ontario Association monthly, following such deductions, its cheque for the dues so deducted, along with a list of the names and the amount of such deduction for each nurse. The list shall show the socia...
Occupational Health Committee. The Occupational Health Committee shall have a continuing concern with respect to the health and safety of workers at the workplace. The committee shall meet not less than quarterly. The committee shall receive, consider and recommend solutions respecting health and safety concerns at the workplace. Committee members shall be given reasonable opportunity during regular working hours to deal with such concerns. Quorum at each committee meeting will be satisfied if at least half of its members are present, and if at least half of those members present are worker representatives. The Employer will consider as hours worked, all time spent by committee members at committee meetings, conducting business authorized by the committee, and reporting to employees on the progress of the committee's work. Such hours worked will be subject to the hours of work provisions of Article 10 (Hours of Work and Overtime).
Occupational Health Committee. The Occupational Health and Safety Committee shall have a continuing responsibility with respect to the health and safety at the work place. The Committee shall meet not less than quarterly. If the Committee determines that less frequent meetings are required, they will apply for this as per regulations. The Committee shall receive, consider and recommend solutions respecting health and safety concerns at the work place. Committee members shall be given reasonable opportunity during regular hours to deal with such concerns.
