OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY. (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:
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY. The parties acknowledge and agree that a safe and secure workplace is important, and that employees will:
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY. (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 Hospital will not await full scientific or absolute certainty before taking reasonable actions(s) that reduces risk and protects employees. • Hospitals will 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. 9(20)]. • 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.9 (21)].
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY. 34.01 The parties recognize the need for a safe and healthy workplace. The Employer shall be responsible for providing safe and healthy working conditions. The Employer and Employees will take all reasonable steps to eliminate, reduce or minimize all workplace safety hazards. Occupational health and safety education, training and instruction provided by the Employer, shall be paid at the Basic Rate of Pay, to fulfill the requirements for training, instruction or education set out in the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Regulation or Code.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY a) The employer is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy work environment and, so far as is reasonably practical, shall ensure that employees are safe from injury and risks to health while they are at work.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY. The parties agree that the health and safety of Employees is an important mutual concern. The parties agree that they shall cooperate in promoting the health and safety of Employees at the University and in effecting compliance with the Nova Scotia Occupational Health and Safety Act.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY. The parties are committed to preventing injury and illness through providing a safe and healthy working environment. Responsibility for prevention of injuries falls on both the employer and employees. The employer is responsible for the equipment used, training of its staff in the prevention of workplace injury, the procedure for identification and review of the causes of injury. Employees are responsible for complying with company safety policies and procedures and ensuring that safe housekeeping takes place and that unsafe practices are reported to OH&S Representatives and/or the manager. The employer recognises the important role and the need to have a safety committee and health and safety representatives in ensuring a safe, healthy environment. The parties agree to establish a safety committee and OH&S representatives will be involved in identifying and reviewing the causes of injury, work hazards and the developing of an appropriate health and safety policy. Where the inside temperature of the factory exceeds 35 degrees Celsius and relocation is not possible, employees will be entitled to cease work and finish without deduction of pay. The parties to this agreement will agree to the method of monitoring the temperature. In advance this may include altering the usual spread of work hours.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY a) We, the employer, and you, the employee, agree that a safe and secure workplace is important and we will comply with occupational health and safety laws. You will take all practicable steps to ensure your own safety while at work, and to ensure that no action or inaction by you while at work causes harm to any other person. You will ensure safety procedures are followed at all times.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY. The Union and the College agree that safety and health shall be in accordance with the Worker's Compensation Act and all its regulations. There shall continue to be an Occupational Health & Safety Committee with member(s) from Management, two (2) members from CUPE Local 2773, with optional membership from the Faculty Association and from the Student Association. The Committee shall hold monthly meetings for jointly considering, monitoring, inspecting, investigating, and reviewing health and safety conditions and practices, and to improve existing health and safety conditions and practices. Minutes shall be taken of all meetings and copies shall be made available to the Employer, the Union, and the Workers' Compensation Board.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY. Ensure that work and services are provided in a safe manner at all times by regularly reviewing work practices and environment and by participating in OH&S training where required.
