Accident Reports and Records. Upon request of either Party to the Health and Safety Committee the Employer shall provide the members of the Committee with all accident reports and other Health and Safety records, including records, reports, and data provided to and by the Workers' Compensation Board and other government departments and agencies.
Accident Reports and Records. All accidents and incidents however slight, involving a motor coach or other UTA property and including any unusual matters such as passenger disturbance or ejection, or accident or injury in the Maintenance or Parts department, including those resulting in harm to any employee or other person, shall be fully and promptly reported to UTA by the employee or employees involved, in accordance with the rules of UTA. Such reports are to be submitted during the day in which the accident/incident occurs. If the report is to be submitted in writing, UTA shall provide forms. When reports (except those made by employees who were injured) are completed during the non-paid time, the employee shall be entitled to 30 minutes straight-time pay for properly making such reports. UTA shall grade all non-avoidable and non-chargeable accidents. All others will be submitted to a grading committee consisting of two members appointed by the Union and two by UTA, none of whom shall be officers of the Union or persons involved in the investigation, grading or discipline in connection with the accident. Initially, one representative for each party shall be appointed for a one year term and the other for a two year term. Thereafter, each representative shall serve for two years after appointment and may be re-appointed for any number of successive terms. Upon nomination for appointment or re- appointment, the other party may exercise up to two challenges for each appointment. Any name which has been challenged shall be withdrawn and not re-submitted for another opening for a minimum of three years. Mid-term vacancies shall be filled by the appointing party for the remainder of the term, such appointments also being subject to the two challenges. A fifth outside member chosen by these four shall also be designated to resolve cases not resolved by the four by majority vote. All grading of any accidents shall be by secret ballot, without revealing ballot results. The decision of the committee is final and binding. If UTA or the Union discovers new evidence that was not available at the time of the grading, then either party may request to have the accident re-reviewed. The grading committee will determine if there is in fact new evidence that was not available at the time of the first review. If there is such new, previously unavailable evidence, then the accident shall be submitted to the grading committee for re-review on the basis of the new evidence.
