HEALTH AND SAFETY Section A. General Sample Clauses

HEALTH AND SAFETY Section A. General. The Employer will make every reasonable effort to provide a place of employment free from known health and safety hazards. While the parties recognize that certain health and safety hazards are inherent in a correctional or other custody environment, the Employer shall take steps to eliminate or minimize, and to avoid aggravating, such inherent hazards. Matters pertaining to health and safety conditions may be discussed at the appropriate level Labor-Management meeting in accordance with Article 11 of this Agreement. Any existing Safety/Health Committees shall continue as an alternative to the Labor-Management meeting process, unless terminated by mutual agreement. It is the expressed policy of the Employer to resolve health and safety problems. The Union agrees to cooperate in such efforts to the extent possible. The Department of Corrections Joint Committee on Health and Safety is continued, consisting of three representatives of the Union appointed by the Union and three representatives of the department, appointed by the department. Each party will make a good faith effort to appoint at least one member who has professional training or employment responsibilities in the area of workplace health or safety. The Joint Committee on Health and Safety shall meet at least quarterly at mutually agreeable times and places. An agenda shall be established in advance of each meeting. Minutes will be prepared by the department for each meeting and a copy provided to all members. Meetings shall be open to such other representatives of the parties as the committee members deem appropriate. The charge of this committee shall be to identify and examine health and safety issues which impact upon Bargaining Unit members in the Department of Corrections. In conjunction with its charge, the committee shall be afforded access, when requested, to workplace injury, accident and illness reports involving Bargaining Unit employees, and will work cooperatively with health and safety programs initiated under the authority of the state's Disability Management Program. The committee shall make recommendations to the Department Director on such matters as indoor air quality, first aid and life saving devices, personal protective and communication devices, physical facilities security, training, and any other related matters pertaining to the health and safety of Bargaining Unit members. Committee members appointed by the Union shall be permitted time off the job without loss of pay ...
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HEALTH AND SAFETY Section A. General. The Employer and Union will cooperate in the objective of eliminating safety and health hazards. The Employer will make every reasonable effort to provide a safe and healthful place of employment free from recognizable hazards. It is recognized that emergency circumstances may arise, and the Departmental Employer will make satisfactory arrangements for immediate protection of the affected employees, patients, clients, residents, and the general public in an expeditious manner. When the Union believes that working conditions at any work site have deteriorated to such an extent that the health and safety of employees is threatened, the Local 6000 Health & Safety Representative shall notify the Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) Health & Safety Representative for DTMB operated facilities or the Departmental Health & Safety Representative for Department leased or owned buildings. Upon request they will meet in an attempt to resolve any outstanding issues.
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HEALTH AND SAFETY Section A. General. The Employer shall make every reasonable effort to provide a safe and healthful place of employment free from recognizable hazards and contagious diseases. When the Union and/or the Employer suspects a contagious condition to exist, the County Health Department shall be contacted by the Employer within twenty-four (24) hours excluding Saturday and Sunday to determine if such contagious condition exists. When conditions have been demonstrated to be either unsafe or unhealthy, the Employer shall without undue delay take action to provide a safe and healthful place of employment.
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HEALTH AND SAFETY Section A. General. The Employer will make every reasonable effort to provide a place of employment free from known health and safety hazards. While the parties recognize that certain health and safety hazards are inherent in a correctional or other custody environment, the Employer shall take steps to eliminate or minimize, and to avoid aggravating, such inherent hazards. Matters pertaining to health and safety conditions may be discussed at the appropriate level Labor-Management meeting in accordance with Article 11 of this Agreement. Any existing Safety/Health Committees shall continue as an alternative to the Labor-Management meeting process, unless terminated by mutual agreement. It is the expressed policy of the Employer to resolve health and safety problems. The Union agrees to cooperate in such efforts to the extent possible. The Department of Corrections Joint Committee on Health and Safety is continued, consisting of three representatives of the Union appointed by the Union and three representatives of the department, appointed by the department. Each party will make a good faith effort to appoint at least one member who has professional training or employment responsibilities in the area of workplace health or safety. The Joint Committee on Health and Safety shall meet at least quarterly at mutually agreeable times and places. An agenda shall be established in advance of each meeting. Minutes will be prepared by the department for each meeting and a copy provided to all members. Meetings shall be open to such other representatives of the parties as the committee members deem appropriate. The charge of this committee shall be to identify and examine health and safety issues which impact upon Bargaining Unit members in the Department of Corrections.
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HEALTH AND SAFETY Section A. General. The Employer shall make every reasonable effort to provide a safe and healthful place of employment free from recognizable hazards and contagious diseases. When the Union and/or the Employer suspects a contagious condition to exist, the County Health Department shall be contacted by the Employer within twenty-four
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  • ARTICLE HEALTH AND SAFETY The Employer and the Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of safety and health in the Home, in order to prevent injury and illness and abide by the Occupational Health and Safety Act as amended from time to time. The Employer shall prepare a policy on resident handling and safe work practices within six (6) months of the date of Such policies will be reviewed by the Joint Health and Safety Committee. A joint management and employee health and safety committee shall be constituted, which shall identify potential dangers, recommend means of improving the health and safety programs and obtaining information from the Employer or other persons respecting the identification of hazards and standards elsewhere. The committee shall normally meet every three months or more frequently if the committee decides. Scheduled time spent in such meetings is to be considered time worked for which shall be paid by the Employer at his or her regular rate. Minutes shall be taken of all meetings and copies shall be sent to the Committee members. Minutes of the meetings shall be posted on the workplace health safety bulletin board. The employer shall provide the time from work with pay and all related tuition costs and expenses necessary to certify the worker representative. Where an inspector makes an inspection of the workplace under the powers conferred upon him or her under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, the employer shall afford a certified committee member representing workers the opportunity to accompany the inspector during his or her physical inspection of a workplace, or any part or parts Where a worker certified member is not and available, the Employer shall afford a worker health and safety representative if any, or a worker selected by a Union, because of knowledge, experience and training, to represent it, the opportunity to accompany the inspector during his or her physical inspection of a workplace, or any part or parts Two (2) representatives of the Joint Health and Safety Committee, one (1) from management and one (1) from the employees, shall make monthly inspections of the work place and shall report to the health and safety the results of their inspection. The members of the Committee who represent the workers shall designate a certified member or person who is properly trained to inspect the workplace. The employer shall provide the member with such information and assistance as the member may require for the purpose of carrying out an inspection of the workplace. In the event of accident or injury, such representatives shall be notified immediately and shall investigate and report as soon as possible to the committee and to the Employer on the nature and causes of the accident or injury. Furthermore, such representatives must be notified of the inspection of a government inspector and shall have the right to accompany him on his inspections. Scheduled time spent in all such activities shall be considered as time worked. The Joint Health and Safety Committee and the representatives thereof shall have access to Report Form required in and of the Act and the annual summary of data from the relating to the number of work accident fatalities, the number of lost workday cases, the number of lost workdays, the number of cases that required medical aid without lost workdays, the incidence of occupation injuries, and such other data as the may decide to disclose. It is understood and agreed that no will be provided to the Committee which is confidential. This information shall be a standing item recorded in the minutes of each meeting. The Union will use its best efforts to obtain the full co-operation of its membership in the compliance of all safety rules and practices. The Employer will use its best efforts to make all affected direct care employees aware of residents who have serious infectious diseases. The nature of the disease need not be disclosed. Employees will be made aware of special procedures required of them to deal with these circumstances. The parties agree that all employees are aware of the requirement to practice universal precautions in all circumstances.

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