AND HEALTH. The Employer shall comply with all applicable federal, territorial, and municipal health and safety legislation and regulations. All standards established under the legislation and regulations shall constitute minimum acceptable practice.
AND HEALTH. The Company shall institute and maintain all necessary precautions to ensure every worker a safe and healthy workplace and to protect the environment. The company shall comply in a timely manner with the Canada Labour Code, its regulations, codes of practice, and all relevant environmental laws, regulations, and codes of practice in effect. All standards established under these laws shall constitute minimum acceptable practice to be improved upon by agreement of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. The Union will encourage its members to use all safety equipment provided and to follow accident prevention rules and regulations. The Joint Local Health and Safety Committee for Cornwall Headquarters, during the life of the Agreement, will be comprised of a total of four members, two elected or appointed members representing the Union and two members representing Management. Each member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee shall be certified as required. During all absences, both parties shall recognise a substitute member as designated. In accordance with the Canada Labour Code, necessary leave with pay will be granted to every member of the Safety Committee, at his regular or acting rate, to attend meetings of the committee or to carry out any affairs as mandated in the minutes of the Committee. The union members of the Safety Committee shall be afforded the opportunity to meet for one (1) hour prior to the full Committee meeting. Requests for necessary leave under this Article shall be submitted to the employee's supervisor as far in advance as possible and in accordance with meeting schedules arranged by the co-chairpersons to avoid disruption of the Corporation's business activities. Approval by the supervisor will not be unreasonably withheld. Employees required to wear safety footwear because they hold positions designated in the Corporation's Safety Footwear Policy shall be paid an amount of for cost reimbursement of purchasing each year or every two (2) years such safety footwear, as per the applicable footwear payment schedule, thereby wearing at work safety footwear in good condition. Special consideration shall be given to employees with foot deformities. The Corporation will continue its practice of supplying at no cost to the employees concerned the clothing apparel such as coveralls, gloves, uniforms, winter parkas, and the required safety equipment other than safety footwear, as per the Corporation's schedules of replacement. The Corporati...
AND HEALTH. The Council shall continue to make all reasonable provisions for the occupational safety and health of employees. The Council will welcome suggestions on the subject from the Association and the parties undertake to consult with a view to adopting and expeditiously carrying out reasonable procedures and techniques designed or intended to prevent or reduce the risk of employment injury. All employees of the Council shall make every reasonable effort to reduce and obviate risk of employment injury. Where any employee of the Council fails to obey a safety regulation issued by the Council, the employee may be subject to appropriate disciplinary action by the Council.
AND HEALTH. The Company shall make reasonable provisions for the safety and health of employees during the hours of their employment. Protective devices on machinery or the devices deemed necessary to properly protect employees from injury shall be provided by the Company. However, this shall not be construed to include such per- xxxxx necessities as safety boots, gloves, coveralls, or any article which becomes the personal property of the employee. The Occupational Health and Safety Committee shall consist of at least two (2) members of the Union and two (2) representatives of the Company, and the Minutes of all safety meetings will be sent to the Occupational Health and Safety Division of the Department of Environment and Labour. All employees, on their anniversary date, must undergo a yearly medical examination as required by the Company and consisting of a chest x-ray and blood test to he provided at no cost to the employ- ee. An employee who is a regular member on the Occupational Health and Safety Committee, as per Clause shall be granted leave of absence, depending on operational requirements, with pay not to exceed two (2) days per annum to attend Provincial and Union Occupational Health and Safety Conferences. The total maximum days for Safety Committee shall not exceed four (4)days in any one year. ARTICLE TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT When an employee is temporarily assigned to fill a classification for which he is paid a higher rate than his own, he shall be paid for the higher rated classification. When an employee is temporarily assigned to fill a classification for which he is paid a lower rate than his own, he shall retain his own rate. The provisions of this Clause shall not apply in respect of a pro- motion or demotion. Temporary assignments inside the bargaining unit shall be on the basis of seniority, provided that the senior employee meets the required standards for the position and is capable of performing the work. Temporary assignments to lower positions will not be done in an unreasonable manner.
AND HEALTH. The Company and the Union agree on the importance of estab- lishing and maintaining a healthy and safe work environment for all of their employees and agree to comply with the provi- sions of the Canada Labour Code, Part Canada Labour Code A copy of the current Canada Labour Code will be posted in the workplace.
AND HEALTH. The Employer shall continue to make all reasonable provisions for the occupational safety and health of employees. The Employer will welcome suggestions on the subject from the Association and the parties undertake to consult with a to adopting and expeditiously carrying out reasonable procedures and techniques designed or intended to prevent or reduce the risk of employment injury. ARTICLE
AND HEALTH. The Employer shall ensure that the safety and health at work of every person employed by the employer is protected. Employees will cooperate with the Safety and Health Committee established for the work place where the employee is employed.
AND HEALTH. The Employer shall continue to make all reasonable provisions for the occupational safety and health of employees. The Employer will welcome suggestions on the subject from the Alliance and the parties undertake to consult with a view to adopting and expeditiously carrying out reasonable procedures and techniques designed or intended to prevent or reduce the risk of employment injury. For the duration of this Collective Agreement a Joint Workplace Health and Safety Committee will be maintained for the National Arts Centre.
AND HEALTH. The Company and Union agree that they will mutually continue to cooperate to maintain high standards of safety and health in plant operations. The Company will continue to provide protective devices in accordance with practices established in the plant. The Union will assist management in securing the cooperation and compliance of the employees in utilizing the protective devices. The Company agrees recognize a Safety and Health Committee elected or appointed by the Union. This Committee will meet with management at least once a month to conduct plant safety inspections and discuss safety and health conditions. The Safety Committee will be notified of all lost time accidents and will be provided with copies of Department of Labour safety inspection reports. The Company agrees that ten (10) days leave of absence in a calendar year shall be available to one employee (or several employees) with pay at the employee's regular hourly rate up to eight (8) hours per day for the purpose of attending union sponsored seminars. An employee hurt in an industrial accident shall be paid for time lost on the day was injured at regular daily earnings including any overtime premium and applicable shift differential. The Company shall provide transportation on the day of the injury to and from the treatment location. It is not the intent of this provision to make the Company responsible for the payment of such time and transportation which is compensated for by the Workplace Safety Insurance Board. In the event of employees sustaining injuries at work or becoming affected by occupational diseases during the course of their employment, and becoming physically handicapped as a result thereof, every effort will be made by the Company to give the handicapped employee such suitable employment as is available. I A reimbursement of for extrusion employees, and for remelt and maintenance employees will be made per contract year to each employee for the purchase of safety boots. Employee purchases that do not exceed the maximums will be entitled to a further reimbursement of the outstanding amounts for any subsequent safety boot purchases. Safety boots will be of a style prescribed by the Company and must be worn as a condition of employment. After their probationary period, new employees will commence to be compensated at the beginning of the following year. Each new employee will be provided with one pair of safety glasses with side xxxxxxx, either plain or prescription, by the Com...
AND HEALTH. The Employer shall make reasonable provision for the safety and health of its employees during the hours of their employment. Protective devices on machinery and other devices deemed necessary to properly protect employees injury shall be provided by the Employer. All such protective devices shall remain the property of the Employer. It is the responsibility of all employees to wear safety equipment which is supplied and or required, to observe safe working practices and to report any unsafe conditions to management. The Employer and the Union will each appoint up to nine (9) respective members to a safety committee. The employee members will be selected as follows:
