BLUE CARD, EBA AND ON-GOING TRAINING. (i) The company will promote vocational training, occupational health and safety training, safer work practices, knowledge of this agreement and other industrial entitlements, and other services for the benefit of the workers in the transport and distribution industry. (ii) The company recognises its responsibilities to provide a safe and healthy workplace for its employees and accordingly agrees to train its employees in accordance with this Clause. (iii) Prior to an employee commencing to work with or on behalf of the company the employee shall be trained in: • occupational health and safety • vocational skills; • other professional training; and • industrial rights This will be achieved by providing each employee with Blue Card Training as specified in subclause (iv) of this clause and by facilitating Union inductions and supporting industrial rights education as specified in this agreement. (iv) Blue Card Training (a) Each new employee shall undertake a Blue Card Program, conducted by a licensed Blue Card training provider, in conjunction with the company and the TWU delegate. Note: The Blue Card course is competency based. Therefore although the duration of the training course would usually be of no less than four (4) hours duration, it may be of greater or lesser duration, depending upon the actual time required by each inductee to be trained. (b) In addition to the requirements contained in paragraph (a) above, the company shall arrange for a safety assessment in relation to the workplace of the company and any other site that an employee may visit or perform work at in the course of that employee’s employment. This safety assessment shall be carried out by an appropriately qualified person. The company shall ensure that each employee who works at or in connection with such a workplace receives appropriate training relating to the safety assessment. (v) The following additional training will also be provided as follows:
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Samples: Enterprise Agreement, Enterprise Agreement, Enterprise Agreement
