Common use of OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY Clause in Contracts

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. 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 36 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.