Common use of AND HEALTH Clause in Contracts

AND HEALTH. The Company, Employees and Union agree to maintain the highest standard of safety, health, sanitation and working conditions in and around the Company's premises. The Company and the Union shall maintain a Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee consisting of three (3) members elected or appointed by the Union and three (3) members appointed by the Company. There will be a member on each shift from the three elected or appointed by the Union. In the event that a regular safety son is absent from the plant the Union may appoint and the Company will an employee designated as an alternate safety committeeperson who will act only during the period of absence of the regular safety teeperson. The general duties of the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee shall: (a) Require one worker representative and one management representative to make a monthly inspection of the workplace plant areas for the purpose of determining hazardous conditions and to check unsafe practices. Hold a Joint Health and Safety Committee meeting once a month for discussion of current accidents, their causes, suggested means of preventing their recurrence, reviewing reports of the workplace inspections, and any other matters deemed relevant by the Committee. Keep minutes of meetings. The minutes shall indicate what action has been taken with respect to suggestions or recommendations previously made, and if no action has been taken, the reasons therefore shall be given. Keep records of all investigations and inspections performed by the Committee. A member of the Joint Health and Safety committee representing workers shall have the right to accompany a Ministry of Labour Safety Inspector on a plant inspection or investigation and shall receive copies of any reports sent the Company pertaining to such inspections, Reports required by the Ministry of Labour under the Occupational Health and Act shall be available to the Safety Committee. The Company also agrees to make available to the Committee upon request, the trade name and or technical description, (including chemical analysis, if available) of any compounds and substances used in the plant. (a) The Company shall provide time off without loss of pay for one (1) Union member of the Joint Health and Safety committee to participate in training authorized by the Workers' Health and Safety Centre. Such training must be approved by the Ministry of Labour as meeting their training requirements for certifying a Joint Health and Safety Committee member representing workers (certified member.) Such training must be done in the Windsor area. The time spent by the Certified Member in the performance of duties as a member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee shall be recognized by the Company as work time, and shall be paid at the applicable hourly rate The Company agrees to keep posted in a conspicuous place in the Plant a copy of the Occupational Health and Safety Act for employee review. No employee shall be disciplined because the employee has acted in compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Any new substance, material, agent, or chemical shall be introduced into the workplace with an up-to-date Material Safety Data Sheet supplied to the Joint Health and Safety Committee. Employ. will be trained according to the requirements The Company has the right to formulate and publish from time to time, rules and regulations to ensure the safety and health of its employees the terms and conditions upon which special equipment and clothing is issued to employees. Such and regulations shall not be inconsis- The Company shall provide at no cost to each employee safety glasses, adequate glove and arm guards (to be maintained by the Company), hearing protection and other safety equipment required by the Company or by any Government Agency. However, employees will be responsible for the maintenance and care of such equipment and will also be responsible for them if lost or stolen.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

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AND HEALTH. The Company, Company agrees to continue to make every reasonable effort to provide safe and healthful conditions of work for its Employees. It will also continue to make available to its Employees protec- tive equipment and protective clothing when neces- sary and required by the conditions peculiar to the job and without cost to the Employees. The Union agree agrees to maintain co-operate with the highest standard of safety, health, sanitation Company in its Employees to observe such safety and working conditions in and around the Company's premiseshealth regulations as from time to time may be prescribed. The Company and the Union shall maintain main- tain a Joint Occupational Safety and Health and Safety Committee consisting of three (3) members elected or appointed by the Union and three (3) members appointed by the Company. There will be a member on each shift from the three elected or appointed by the Union. In the event that a regular safety son is absent , with equal representation from the plant Company in the Union may appoint and the Company will an employee designated as an alternate safety committeeperson who will act only during the period of absence of the regular safety teepersonXxxxxxxx Plant. The general duties purpose of the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee shall: (a) Require one worker representative and one management representative shall be to make a monthly inspection recommendations to the Manufacturing Manager for the elimination of unsafe practices and unsafe working conditions. The Committee shall meet once per month, and shall have as its primary purpose, prevention of accidents, and the prompt investigation of the nature and cause of accidents or injury. Minutes of all Meetings shall be kept, and copies posted on the Bulletin Board. Prior to the reg- ular monthly meeting, the Committee may inspect the workplace plant areas for the purpose of determining hazardous identifying haz- ardous conditions and to check or unsafe practices. Hold a Joint Health and Safety Committee meeting once a month for discussion of current accidents, their causes, suggested means of preventing their recurrence, reviewing reports At the conclu- sion of the workplace inspectionsinspection, and any other matters deemed relevant by the Committee. Keep minutes of meetingsa written report will be prepared. The minutes shall indicate what recommendations and suggestions of this report as well as the action has been to be taken with respect to suggestions correct unsafe conditions or recommendations previously made, practices will be discussed at the monthly meeting of the Joint Safety and if no action has been taken, the reasons therefore shall be given. Keep records of all investigations and inspections performed by the Health Committee. A member of the Joint Health and Union Safety committee representing workers shall have the right to accompany a Ministry of Labour Safety Inspector on a plant inspection or investigation and shall receive copies of any reports sent the Company pertaining to such inspections, Reports required by the Ministry of Labour under the Occupational Health and Act shall Committee Member will be available to the Safety Committee. The Company also agrees to make available to the Committee called upon request, the trade name and or technical description, (including chemical analysis, if available) of any compounds and substances used in the plant. (a) The Company shall provide time off without loss of pay for one (1) Union member of the Joint Health and Safety committee to participate in training authorized by the Workers' Health and Safety CentreDept. Such training must be approved by the Ministry of Labour Plant Inspections, inspections of an environ- mental or safety nature within the Plant as meeting their training requirements for certifying a Joint Health and Safety Committee member representing workers (certified member.) Such training must be done in the Windsor areathey occur. The time spent results of such inspections will be reviewed by the Certified Member in the performance of duties as a member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee at the Monthly Meeting. Reports of all inspections performed under Article as well as all records of accidents and occupational illness shall be recognized by the Company as work time, and shall be paid at the applicable hourly rate The Company agrees to keep posted in a conspicuous place in the Plant a copy of the Occupational Health and Safety Act for employee review. No employee shall be disciplined because the employee has acted in compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Any new substance, material, agent, or chemical shall be introduced into the workplace with an up-to-date Material Safety Data Sheet supplied made available to the Joint Health and Safety Committee. Employ. will be trained according to the requirements The Company has the right to formulate and publish from time to time, rules and regulations to ensure the safety and health of its employees the terms and conditions upon which special equipment and clothing is issued to employees. Such and regulations shall not be inconsis- The Company shall provide at no cost to each employee safety glasses, adequate glove and arm guards (to be maintained by the Company), hearing protection and other safety equipment required by the Company or by any Government AgencyFirst Aid for all Employees during their working hours. However, employees The names of trained First Aid Attendants will be responsible for posted on the maintenance and care of such equipment and will also be responsible for them if lost or stolenBulletin Boards.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

AND HEALTH. The Company, Company agrees to continue to make every reasonable effort to provide safe and healthful conditions of work for its Employees. It will also continue to make available to its Employees protec- tive equipment and protective clothing when neces- sary and required by the conditions peculiar to the job and without cost to the Employees. The Union agree agrees to maintain co-operate with the highest standard of safety, health, sanitation Company in encourag- ing its Employees to observe such safety and working conditions in and around the Company's premiseshealth regulations as from time to time may be prescribed. The Company and the Union shall maintain a Joint Occupational Safety and Health and Safety Committee consisting of three (3) members elected or appointed by the Union and three (3) members appointed by the Company. There will be a member on each shift from the three elected or appointed by the Union. In the event that a regular safety son is absent , with equal repre- sentation from the plant Company in the Union may appoint and the Company will an employee designated as an alternate safety committeeperson who will act only during the period of absence of the regular safety teepersonXxxxxxxx Plant. The general duties purpose of the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee shall: (a) Require one worker representative and one management representative shall be to make a monthly inspection recommendations to the Plant Manager for the elimination of unsafe practices and unsafe working conditions. The Committee shall meet once per month, and shall have as its primary purpose, the prevention of accidents, and the prompt investigation of the nature and cause of accidents or injury. Minutes of all Meetings shall be kept, and copies posted on the Bulletin Board. Prior to the regular monthly meeting, the Committee may inspect the workplace plant areas for the purpose of determining identifying hazardous conditions and to check or unsafe practices. Hold a Joint Health and Safety Committee meeting once a month for discussion of current accidents, their causes, suggested means of preventing their recurrence, reviewing reports At the conclusion of the workplace inspectionsinspection, and any other matters deemed relevant by the Committee. Keep minutes of meetingsa written report will be prepared. The minutes shall indicate what recommendations and suggestions of this report as well as the action has been to be taken with respect to suggestions correct unsafe condi- tions or recommendations previously made, and if no action has been taken, practices will be discussed at the reasons therefore shall be given. Keep records of all investigations and inspections performed by the Committee. A member monthly meeting of the Joint Safety and Health Plant Inspections, and Safety committee representing workers shall have the right to accompany a Ministry of Labour Safety Inspector on a plant inspection or investigation and shall receive copies inspections of any reports sent envi- ronmental or safety nature within the Company pertaining to such inspections, Reports required by the Ministry of Labour under the Occupational Health and Act shall be available to the Safety CommitteePlant as they occur. The Company also agrees to make available to the Committee upon request, the trade name and or technical description, (including chemical analysis, if available) results of any compounds and substances used in the plant. (a) The Company shall provide time off without loss of pay for one (1) Union member of the Joint Health and Safety committee to participate in training authorized such inspections will be reviewed by the Workers' Health and Safety Centre. Such training must be approved by the Ministry of Labour as meeting their training requirements for certifying a Joint Health and Safety Committee member representing workers (certified member.) Such training must be done in the Windsor area. The time spent by the Certified Member in the performance of duties as a member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee at the monthly meeting. Reports of all inspections performed under Article as well as all records of accidents and occupational illness shall be recognized by the Company as work time, and shall be paid at the applicable hourly rate The Company agrees to keep posted in a conspicuous place in the Plant a copy of the Occupational Health and Safety Act for employee review. No employee shall be disciplined because the employee has acted in compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Any new substance, material, agent, or chemical shall be introduced into the workplace with an up-to-date Material Safety Data Sheet supplied made available to the Joint Health and Safety Committee. Employ. will be trained according to the requirements The Company has the right to formulate and publish from time to time, rules and regulations to ensure the safety and health of its employees the terms and conditions upon which special equipment and clothing is issued to employees. Such and regulations shall not be inconsis- The Company shall provide at no cost to each employee safety glasses, adequate glove and arm guards (to be maintained by the Company), hearing protection and other safety equipment required by the Company or by any Government AgencyFirst Aid for all Employees during their working hours. However, employees The names of trained First Aid Attendants will be responsible for posted on the maintenance and care of such equipment and will also be responsible for them if lost or stolenBulletin Boards.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

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AND HEALTH. The Company and the Union agree to mutually work towards maintaining high standards of health and safety in the plant in order to prevent industrial injury and illness. It shall also be the objective of the health and safety program to reduce the likelihood of workplace accidents and health hazards. The Company, Employees the Union and Union agree to maintain the highest standard of safety, health, sanitation its employees shall comply with all applicable health and working conditions in safety legislation and around the Company's premisesregulations. The Company and the Union shall maintain a Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee consisting of not more than three (3) members elected or appointed by the Union (who have acquired seniority) and not more than three (3) members appointed by the Company. There will be a member on each shift from the three elected or appointed by the Union. In the event that a regular safety son is absent from the plant the Union may appoint and the Company will an employee designated as an alternate safety committeeperson who will act only during the period of absence of a committee member, the regular safety teepersonCompany or Union, as applicable, may use an alternate employee. The general duties of the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee shall: (a) Require one worker representative and one management representative to shall be: To make a monthly inspection of the workplace plant areas or place of employment for the purpose of determining hazardous conditions and conditions, to check unsafe practicespractices and to receive complaints and recommendations with respect to these matters. Hold To investigate promptly all accidents and any unsafe conditions or practices which may be reported to it. Such investigation shall include accidents which might have caused injury to a Joint Health and Safety Committee meeting once a month worker, whether or not such injury occurred. To hold regular meetings, at least monthly, for the discussion of current accidents, their causes, suggested means of preventing their recurrence, reviewing and reports of investigations and inspections. The Committee may make recommendations to Management for the workplace improvement of the health and safety of workers. To make recommendations regarding worker education and training programs, including with respect to their implementation and improvement. To keep records of all investigations, inspections, complaints, and any other matters deemed relevant by the Committee. Keep recommendations, together with minutes of meetings. The minutes shall indicate what action has been taken with respect to suggestions or recommendations previously mademade and, and if no action has been taken, the reasons therefore shall be given. Keep records of all investigations and inspections performed given by the Committee. A member Company The Union Co-chair of the Joint Health and Safety committee representing workers Committee shall have the right to accompany a all Ministry Safety Inspectors on tours of Labour Safety Inspector on a the plant inspection or investigation and shall receive copies of any reports sent to the Company pertaining to such inspections. Accident, Reports injury, and occupational illness records, as required by the Occupational Health and Safety Act or as directed by the Ministry of Labour under the Occupational Health and Act Labour, shall be kept by the Company, and shall be made available to the Safety Committee. The Company also agrees to make available to the Committee , upon request, the trade name and or technical description, description (including chemical analysis, if available) of any compounds and substances used in the plant. (a) The Company shall provide time off without loss information, instruction, training and supervision to employees, including newly-hired employees, to reasonably protect the health and safety of pay for one (1) Union member of the employees. The Joint Health and Safety committee to participate in training authorized by the Workers' Health and Safety Centre. Such training must be approved by the Ministry of Labour as meeting their training requirements for certifying a Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee member representing workers (certified member.) Such training must be done in the Windsor area. The time spent by the Certified Member in the performance of duties as a member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee shall be recognized by may make recommendations to the Company as work timeregarding any programs, measures and procedures respecting the health and safety of employees the Company shall be paid at the applicable hourly rate The Company agrees supply all protective clothing and other devices (excludingsafety shoes) it deems reasonably necessary to keep posted in a conspicuous place in the Plant a copy of the Occupational Health and Safety Act for employee review. No employee shall be disciplined because the employee has acted in compliance protect employees from injuries arising from their employment with the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Any new substance, material, agent, or chemical shall be introduced into the workplace with an up-to-date Material Safety Data Sheet supplied to the Joint Health and Safety Committee. Employ. will be trained according to the requirements The Company has the right to formulate and publish from time to time, rules and regulations to ensure the safety and health of its employees the terms and conditions upon which special equipment and clothing is issued to employees. Such and regulations shall not be inconsis- The Company shall provide at no cost to each employee safety glasses, adequate glove and arm guards (to be maintained by the Company), hearing protection and other safety equipment required by the Company or by any Government Agency. However, employees will be responsible for the maintenance and care of such equipment and will also be responsible for them if lost or stolen.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

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