Employee Workplace Safety Sample Clauses

Employee Workplace Safety. The City shall make reasonable efforts to provide an environment free from violence, harassment and other hazardous conditions When the Union or employee(s) report a hazardous conditions in the City operated workplace, the City shall conduct a risk assessment to identify potential hazards and make efforts to mitigate any findings. Both the risk assessment and mitigation plan will be shared with the impacted labor Unions.
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Employee Workplace Safety. The City shall make reasonable efforts to provide an environment free from violence, harassment and other hazardous conditions When the Union or employee(s) report a hazardous conditions in the City operated workplace, the City shall conduct a risk assessment to identify potential hazards and make efforts to mitigate any findings. Both the risk assessment and mitigation plan will be shared with the impacted labor Unions. Recognizing the health and safety impacts of climate change to workers and the community, City Departments shall follow OSHA/WISHA guidelines and recommendations in order to create written worksite safety plans to prevent heat-related illness and ensure emergency preparedness for employees in the event of extreme outdoor heat. Ergonomic Assessments At the request of an employee, the Employer will ensure that an ergonomic assessment of the employee’s workplace is completed in City facilities. Solutions to identified issues/concerns will be implemented within available resources. Air Quality Assessments Air quality concerns brought to the Safety Committee will be evaluated and processed in accordance with the safety committee section above. Pandemic Health and Safety The City will follow guidelines as set by the CDC and local Public Health entities with regard to any pandemic or disease outbreak.
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Employee Workplace Safety. The City shall make reasonable efforts to provide an environment free from violence, harassment and other hazardous conditions When the Union or employee(s) report a hazardous conditions in the City operated workplace, the City shall conduct a risk assessment to identify potential hazards and make efforts to mitigate any findings. Both the risk assessment and mitigation plan will be shared with the impacted labor Unions. 14.6.7 Recognizing the Health and Safety Impacts of Climate Change to Workers and Community - City Departments shall follow OSHA/WISHA guidelines and recommendations in order to create written worksite safety plans to prevent heat-related illness and ensure emergency preparedness for employees in the event of extreme outdoor heat.
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Employee Workplace Safety. If an employee deems a work duty to be harmful or a threat to their personal safety, or the safety of others, shall immediately report the situation to their Supervisor. No employee shall be discharged, penalized or disciplined for refusing to work on a job or in any workplace or to operate any equipment that believes would create an undue hazard to health and safety the safety of others; or where it would be contrary to the Workers' Act, legislation, or regulations. There shall be no loss of pay or seniority during the period of refusal. No employee shall be ordered to or permitted to work on a job that another worker has refused until the matter is investigatedand deemed to be safe.
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Employee Workplace Safety. If an employee deems a work duty to be harmful or a threat to their personal safety, or the safety of others, he/she shall immediately report the situation to their Supervisor. No employee shall be discharged, penalized or disciplined for refusing to work on a job or in any workplace or to operate any equipment that he/she believes would create an undue hazard to his/her health and safety and/or the safety of others; or where it would be contrary to the Workers’ Compensation Act, legislation, or regulations. There shall be no loss of pay or seniority during the period of refusal. No employee shall be ordered to or permitted to work on a job that another worker has refused until the matter is investigated and deemed to be safe.
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Related to Employee Workplace Safety

  • Workplace Safety The parties to this Agreement commit themselves to achieving the highest possible standards of occupational health and safety including adherence to the consultative and issue resolution processes included herein. Participation in and support for building and construction industry initiatives to improve construction industry standards in occupational health and safety will form an important part of this commitment. Observance of relevant Acts, Regulations, and Codes of Practice are the minimum level acceptable to enable employers and employees to meet their responsibilities and to work safely and follow health and safety rules in their workplace. On all sites there will be developed a site safety plan and job specific ‘job safety analysis’ to identify and manage the risks associated with work on each particular site. Such safety plan will include suitable procedures for personnel/material access, and site evacuation procedures. The Incolink Safety Handbook ‘SAFE’ (as amended) is endorsed by this Agreement as a proper guide and reference source for safety management and control of risks.

  • Workplace Harassment The Hospital and the Union are committed to ensuring a work environment that is free from harassment. Harassment is defined as a “course of vexatious comment or conduct that is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome”, that denies individual dignity and respect on the basis of the grounds such as gender, disability, race, colour, sexual orientation or other prohibited grounds, as stated in the Ontario Human Rights Code. All employees are expected to treat others with courtesy and consideration and to discourage harassment. ref. Ontario Human Rights Code, Sec. 10(1). Harassment may take many forms including verbal, physical or visual. It may involve a threat, an implied threat or be perceived as a condition of employment. The Parties agree that harassment is in no way to be construed as properly discharged supervisory responsibilities, including the delegation of work assignments and/or the assessment of discipline. If an employee believes that she/he has been harassed and/or discriminated against on the basis of any prohibited ground of discrimination, there are specific actions that may be undertaken. The employee should request the harasser to stop the unwanted behaviour by informing the harassing individual(s) that the behaviour is unwanted and unwelcome. Should the employee not feel comfortable addressing the harasser directly, she/he may request the assistance of the manager or a Union representative. If the unwelcome behaviour was to continue, the employee will consult the Hospital policy on harassment and will be free to pursue all avenues including the complaint investigation and resolution. The Parties agree that an employee may have a representative of the Union with her/him throughout the process, if requested.

  • Employee Safety A. Any employee who is injured or who is involved in an accident during the course of his/her employment, no matter how slight the injury, shall file an accident report with the designated supervisor, as soon as possible after the injury and prior to the conclusion of the employee's work day, whenever possible. While the initial report may be given orally, it must be followed up within 48 hours with a written report on the First Report of Injury form which shall be submitted to the appropriate administrator/supervisor who shall then submit it to the appropriate Human Resources Department.

  • WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY The parties to this Agreement are committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace and work practices. The parties recognise that illness or injury at the workplace is costly to the employer and the employees and also disruptive to the respective parties. To facilitate healthy and safe work practices, the parties to the Agreement are committed to discussing health and safety issues as they apply to the operations of the employer as part of the consultative measures under this Agreement. The employer and employees under this agreement may refer to their respective industrial representatives for appropriate advice or expertise in enhancing performance with due regard to health and safety initiatives. The parties also recognise the importance of conducting regular audits of the employer's operations, policies and procedures including the employees' skills, knowledge, qualifications and application of healthy and safe work practices.

  • Drug-Free Workplace Policy Consultant shall provide a drug-free workplace by complying with all provisions set forth in City’s Council Policy 100-5, attached hereto as Exhibit “D” and incorporated herein by reference. Consultant’s failure to conform to the requirements set forth in Council Policy 100-5 shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement and shall be cause for immediate termination of this Agreement by City.

  • DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE REQUIREMENTS Contractor will comply with the requirements of the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1990 and will provide a drug-free workplace by taking the following actions:

  • Employee Workload ‌ The Employer shall ensure that an employee’s workload is not unsafe as a result of employee absence(s). Employees may refer safety related workload concerns to the Occupational Health and Safety Committee for investigation under Article 22.3 (Occupational Health and Safety Committee).

  • Employee Orientation Each and every person working for a contractor, including sub- contractors, will be given an orientation to familiarize them with the site safety program. Unless otherwise specified, each sub-contractor is responsible for the orientation of their workers.

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