Common use of HEALTH AND Clause in Contracts

HEALTH AND. The Company shall institute and maintain all precautions to ensure every worker a safe and environmentally healthy workplace. The Company shall com- ply in a forthright manner with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, its Regulations, Codes of Practice and Guidelines as in force on January save and except all sections that become unenforceable such as the Workplace Health and Safety Agency, fines, penalties, etcetera. All standards established under these laws shall constitute the minimum acceptable practice to be enhanced by agreement of the Joint Health and Safety Committee, which shall be known throughout the following articles as Committee”. Joint Health and Safety Committee (a) The Company and the Union agree to maintain the established Joint Health and Safety in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Regulations, Codes of Practice and Guidelines. The Union on the Committee shall be five members selected by the Union, one of whom will be the Health and Safety Benefits representative. At no time must there be an unequal number of members on either side. Two chairpersons shall be selected from the Committee. The Union Chairperson shall be the Health and Safety and Benefits Representative. The other Co-Chairperson will be selected by the Company. The meetings will take place monthly. It is agreed that the union members of the Committee shall be allowed time off from work at no loss of earn- ings to attend approved seminars sponsored by the Union for instruction and upgrading on Health and Safety matters. The Committee shall assist in creating a safe and healthy place to work and shall recommend actions which will improve the effectiveness of the and safety program and shall promote compliance with appropriate laws, codes of practice and guidelines. The Company will consider the recom- mendations of the Committee. The Company shall make all reasonable provisions for the Health and Safety of all employees during the hours of their employment. The Joint Health and Safety Committee shall determine the Health hours of operations, the existing number of health care If the Joint Health and Safety Committee are unable to reach agreement on the hours of operation, the Union Chairperson of the Committee shall file a grievance through the Plant Chairperson commencing at the second stage of the grievance procedure. that they be used/worn. The Company shall provide training in first aid and other emergency pro- cedures that may be necessary to teams of employees on each shift. These teams of employees shall be referred to as Emergency Response Teams who together with the full-time shall attend accidents (emergencies) prior to the arrival of any of the outside agencies, fire, police, ambulance The Plant Health and Safety Representative/Certified Worker for the Union shall be provided with the necessary time required to deal with health and safe- ty matters. He/she shall be appointed by the Plant Chairperson and assigned to the day shift. It is agreed by both parties that safety issues are dealt with as fol- lows: The Union’s Health and Safety Representative will discuss any health and safety issue with the Site Manager. In the event the issue can not be resolved immediately, he may then notify the Plant Chairperson and the Ministry of Labour Occupational Health and Safety Branch. The Company agrees that all training programs that may pertain to Health and Safety including hygiene and equipment operation shall be developed in consultation with the Health and Safety representative/certified worker/member for the Union and reviewed by the Health and Safety prior to being used for the instruction/training of the employees. The Company further agrees that for the purpose of hourly paid employees, such training will be on a joint basis with trained instructors. A Union member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee shall be of all accidents and known near misses. The Company shall allow a Union member of the Health and Safety paid time to investigate the site and circumstances. All recommendations resulting from such investigation shall be referred in as soon as possible to the of the Joint Health and Safety Committee, Union Plant Chairperson, and the Site Manager. The Company agrees to allow a representative(s) of the National and Safety Department access to the plant for the purposes of providing health and safety information to the Joint Health and Safety Committee, or to monitor or inspect a complaint. It is understood that any such request shall be made by the Union Chairperson to the Site Manager prior to access being grant- ed. National Day of Mourning Each year on April at a.m., where appropriate, work will stop and one minute of silence will be observed in memory workers killed or injured on the job.

HEALTH AND. The Company shall institute and maintain all precautions to ensure every worker a safe and environmentally healthy workplace. The Company shall com- ply in a forthright manner with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, its Regulations, Codes of Practice and Guidelines as in force on January save and except all sections that become unenforceable such as the Workplace Health and Safety Agency, fines, penalties, etcetera. All standards established under these laws shall constitute the minimum acceptable practice to be enhanced by agreement of the Joint Health and Safety Committee, which shall be known throughout the following articles as Committee”. Joint Health and Safety Committee (a) The Company and Employer arid the Union agree that mutually to maintain standards of safety and health in the established Joint Health Hospital in order to prevent injury and Safety illness. Recognizing its responsibilities under the applicable Hospital agrees to accept as a of Accident Prevention and Committee at one representative selected or by the from bargaining Such shall potential dangers and institute means of improving health and safely programmes and recommend actions IO be taken improve conditions related to safety and health. The Hospital agrees in providing necessary information to enable the Committee to fulfill functions. Meeting!; shall be held (2nd) or frequently at the call of the if required. Committee shall maintain minutes arid make same available for review. Any representative appointed or in accordance with hereof shall for a of (I) calendar year the date of appointment which renewed periods of one year. off for Prevention be granted such as during regular scheduled working hours shall not lose regular result such attendance. The agrees to endeavour to obtain the full of its membership in the observation of all rules and practices. Employees who attend meetings of the Committee at the time when they are off duty paid their regular straight hourly rate for all time actually spent in the meeting. The Employer will make effort to ensure that exposure is within safetystandards in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Regulations, Codes of Practice and Guidelinesjob requirements. The Union on the Committee shall be five members selected by the Union, one of whom It will be the Health of the Joint and Safety Benefits representativeCommittee to and to recommend that reasonable methods are in place. At no time must there be an unequal number The wage increases shall effective as and from the dates listed Appendix "A" Wages, on basis all employee5 in bargaining for paid hours of members on either side. Two chairpersons Any new employees shall be selected from entitled to pro adjustment to their remuneration the Committee. The Union Chairperson shall be the Health and Safety and Benefits Representative. The other Co-Chairperson will be selected by the Company. The meetings will take place monthly. It is agreed that the union members of the Committee shall be allowed time off from work at no loss of earn- ings to attend approved seminars sponsored by the Union for instruction and upgrading on Health and Safety matters. The Committee shall assist in creating a safe and healthy place to work and shall recommend actions which will improve the effectiveness of the and safety program and shall promote compliance with appropriate laws, codes of practice and guidelines. The Company will consider the recom- mendations of the Committee. The Company shall make all reasonable provisions for the Health and Safety of all employees during the hours of their employment. The Joint Health and Safety Committee shall determine Hospital be responsible to contact, in writing with a copy to the Health hours their last known address, employees who have left employ. to advise them of operations, the existing number of health care If the Joint Health and Safety Committee are unable to reach agreement on the hours of operation, the Union Chairperson of the Committee shall file a grievance through the Plant Chairperson commencing at the second stage of the grievance procedure. that they be used/worn. The Company shall provide training in first aid and other emergency pro- cedures that may be necessary to teams of employees on each shift. These teams of employees shall be referred to as Emergency Response Teams their entitlement any retroactive wage Any employee who together with the full-time shall attend accidents (emergencies) has terminated employment prior to the arrival signing of any this Agreement shall have a period of sixty days only from the outside agencies, fire, police, ambulance The Plant Health and Safety Representative/Certified Worker for the Union shall be provided with the necessary time required to deal with health and safe- ty matters. He/she shall be appointed by the Plant Chairperson and assigned to the day shift. It is agreed by both parties that safety issues are dealt with as fol- lows: The Union’s Health and Safety Representative will discuss any health and safety issue with the Site Manager. In the event the issue can not be resolved immediately, he may then notify the Plant Chairperson and the Ministry date of Labour Occupational Health and Safety Branch. The Company agrees that all training programs that may pertain to Health and Safety including hygiene and equipment operation shall be developed in consultation with the Health and Safety representative/certified worker/member for the Union and reviewed by the Health and Safety prior to being used for the instruction/training of the employees. The Company further agrees that for the purpose of hourly paid employees, such training will be on a joint basis with trained instructors. A Union member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee shall be of all accidents and known near misses. The Company shall allow a Union member of the Health and Safety paid time to investigate the site and circumstances. All recommendations resulting from such investigation shall be referred in as soon as possible to the of the Joint Health and Safety Committee, Union Plant Chairperson, and Collective Agreement in which to from the Site ManagerEmployer any retroactive adjustments. The Company agrees to allow a representative(s) of the National and Safety Department access to the plant for the purposes of providing health and safety information to the Joint Health and Safety Committee, or to monitor or inspect a complaint. It is understood that any such request payments shall be made by cheque to the employees entitled within sixty days from the signing of Collective Agreement. The Hospital to pay and the Union Chairperson agrees to accept for the Site Manager prior this Agreement the rates of wages as forth in Schedule "A" attached hereto. This Agreement shall become and year to access being grant- edyear in writing of or 16th Party notifies the other this Agreement. National Day DATED AT ONTARIO this day of Mourning Each year on April at a.m.CLASSIFICATION Trades Head Cook Pharmacy Unlicensed Trades OR Cook Lead Linen Operaling Therapy Helper Hospice Specimen Tech Maintenance lab Aide Cash Cold Food Prod Nourishment Linen Cook’x Xxx Xxxher Hand positions In the Stores, where appropriatewill receive in to regular of pay. Between: HEALTH SERVICES ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED, AS OF OF The by the employees wishing to work will stop and one minute of silence tours will be observed in memory workers killed governed lours of Work No split shift!; There will not be less than a period consecutive hours worked by an employee and not less than hours scheduled when changing from night tours day tours. No more than three consecutive extended tours shall be scheduled unless A minimum hours off shall scheduled a time. Hours Paid Paid at times regular rate after hours pet shift Lunch and Rest Periods minutes paid unpaid the As per Statutory Holidays Worked hours at regular rate The agree each employee has the right to vote her approval or injured on the jobof lour xxxxxxxxxx.

HEALTH AND. The Company shall institute continue to make reasonable provisions for the safety and maintain all precautions to ensure every worker a safe health of its employees during their hours of employment and environmentally healthy workplacefurnish necessary protective equipment and safety devices required by applicable legislation. The Company and the Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of safety and health in order to prevent accidents, injury and illness. its responsibilities under applicable legislation the Company agrees to continue in effect during the term of the Collective Agreement safety committees in all locations, each comprised respectively of at least six employees, three of whom shall com- ply exercise managerial functions and three of whom shall be representatives selected or appointed by the Union from amongst the bargaining unit employees who have completed their probationary period. Such committees shall identify potential dangers and hazards and recommend action to be taken to improve conditions relating to safety and health. Meetings shall be held monthly or more frequently if required. The committee shall maintain minutes of all the meetings and make the same available for review and there shall be a physical inspection of the work place not more often than once a month in a forthright manner compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Representatives appointed or selected by the Union attending at safety meetings. including the employee conducting the physical inspection referred to in Section above shall, be paid their average hourly earnings as a result of such attendance. The Union agrees to to obtain the full cooperation its Regulationsmembership in the observation of all safety rules and practices. Where an employee is injured at work during the performance of his/her duties and responsibilities as a result of which he/she cannot complete the balance of his/her shift and has reported such injury to the Company, Codes of Practice and Guidelines as in force on January save and except all sections that become unenforceable such as the Workplace Health and Safety Agency, fines, penalties, etcetera. All standards established under these laws shall constitute the minimum acceptable practice to be enhanced by agreement of the Joint Health and Safety Committee, which he/she shall be known throughout paid for the following articles as Committee”balance of his/her shift at his/her average hourly rate. Joint 1 It is strongly recommended that all employees wear approved safety shoes or boots during working hours. a condition of employment, however, safety shoes or boots must be worn by employees in jobs designated by the Company from time to time. To assist employees in this respect the Company will contribute either thirty-five dollars towards the purchase of Xxxxxxx brand safety shoes, eighteen dollars for other brands, or forty dollars towards the purchase of Xxxxxxx brand safety boots, twenty-two dollars for other brands, for personal use only, once every twelve months. These shoes or boots may be purchased from our Retail Outlet or elsewhere. A sales slip/receipt signed by the employee’s supervisor must be submitted to the Personnel Department for payment. Notwithstanding the above, employees in areas designated by the Health and Safety Committee (a) The Company and safety Committee will, instead of procedure be provided with a new pair of Xxxxxxx designated boots every two years of employment provided the Union agree to maintain previously worn boots are returned. In those years where the established Joint Health and Safety employee is not eligible for a new pair of boots, the employee will receive a contribution in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Regulations, Codes of Practice and Guidelines. The Union on the Committee shall be five members selected by the Union, one of whom procedure in Newly hired employees working in designated areas will be the Health and Safety Benefits representative. At no time must there be an unequal number required to provide their own safety footwear upon commencement of members on either side. Two chairpersons shall be selected from the Committee. The Union Chairperson shall be the Health and Safety and Benefits Representative. The other Co-Chairperson will be selected by the Company. The meetings will take place monthly. It is agreed that the union members of the Committee shall be allowed time off from work at no loss of earn- ings to attend approved seminars sponsored by the Union for instruction and upgrading on Health and Safety matters. The Committee shall assist in creating a safe and healthy place to work and shall recommend actions which will improve the effectiveness of the and safety program and shall promote compliance with appropriate laws, codes of practice and guidelines. The Company will consider the recom- mendations of the Committee. The Company shall make all reasonable provisions for the Health and Safety of all employees during the hours of their employment. The Joint Health and Safety Committee shall determine After the Health hours of operationsprobationary period, the existing number of health care If the Joint Health and Safety Committee are unable to reach agreement on the hours of operation, the Union Chairperson of the Committee shall file a grievance through the Plant Chairperson commencing at the second stage of the grievance procedure. that they be used/worn. The Company shall provide training in first aid and other emergency pro- cedures that may be necessary to teams of employees on each shift. These teams of employees shall be referred to as Emergency Response Teams who together with the full-time shall attend accidents (emergencies) prior applies to the arrival date of any of the outside agencies, fire, police, ambulance The Plant Health and Safety Representative/Certified Worker for the Union shall be provided with the necessary time required to deal with health and safe- ty matters. He/she shall be appointed by the Plant Chairperson and assigned to the day shift. It is agreed by both parties that safety issues are dealt with as fol- lows: The Union’s Health and Safety Representative will discuss any health and safety issue with the Site Manager. In the event the issue can not be resolved immediately, he may then notify the Plant Chairperson and the Ministry of Labour Occupational Health and Safety Branch. The Company agrees that all training programs that may pertain to Health and Safety including hygiene and equipment operation shall be developed in consultation with the Health and Safety representative/certified worker/member for the Union and reviewed by the Health and Safety prior to being used for the instruction/training of the employees. The Company further agrees that for the purpose of hourly paid employees, such training will be on a joint basis with trained instructors. A Union member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee shall be of all accidents and known near misses. The Company shall allow a Union member of the Health and Safety paid time to investigate the site and circumstances. All recommendations resulting from such investigation shall be referred in as soon as possible to the of the Joint Health and Safety Committee, Union Plant Chairperson, and the Site Manager. The Company agrees to allow a representative(s) of the National and Safety Department access to the plant for the purposes of providing health and safety information to the Joint Health and Safety Committee, or to monitor or inspect a complaint. It is understood that any such request shall be made by the Union Chairperson to the Site Manager prior to access being grant- ed. National Day of Mourning Each year on April at a.m., where appropriate, work will stop and one minute of silence will be observed in memory workers killed or injured on the jobhire.

HEALTH AND. The Company shall institute Hospital and the union agrees that they mutually desire to maintain all precautions standards of safety and health in the Hospital in order to ensure every worker prevent accidents, injury and illness. its under the applicable legislation, the Hospital agrees to accept as a safe and environmentally healthy workplace. The Company shall com- ply in a forthright manner with the Occupational member of its Accident Prevention Health and Safety ActCommittee one representative selected or appointed by the Union from amongst bargaining unit employees. Such Committee shall identify potential dangers and hazards, its Regulations, Codes institute means of Practice improving health and Guidelines as in force on January save safety programs and except all sections that become unenforceable such as the Workplace Health and Safety Agency, fines, penalties, etcetera. All standards established under these laws shall constitute the minimum acceptable practice recommend actions to be enhanced by agreement taken to improve conditions related to safety and health. The Hospital agrees to cooperate reasonably in providing necessary information to enable the Committee to fulfill its functions. Meetings shall be held every second month or more frequently at the call of the Joint Health chair if required. The Committee shall maintain minutes of all meetings and Safety Committee, make the same available for review. Any representative appointed or in accordance with hereof shall serve for a term of one (1 calendar year from the date of appointment which shall may be known throughout renewed for further periods of one (1) year. Time off for such to attend meetings of the following articles as Committee”. Joint Health and Safety Committee (a) The Company and the Union agree to maintain the established Joint Accident Prevention Health and Safety in accordance with the Occupational Health foregoing shall be granted and Safety Act, Regulations, Codes of Practice and Guidelinestime so spent attending such meetings shall be deemed to be work time for which the representative be paid by the Hospital at his regular or premium rate as may be applicable. The Union on agrees to endeavour to obtain the Committee full cooperation of its membership in the observation of all safety rules and practices. Pregnant employees may request to be from their current duties if, in the professional opinion of physician, the pregnancy may at risk. If such a transfer is not feasible, the pregnant if she so requests, will be granted an unpaid leave of absence before commencement of the maternity leave referred in Article Where the Hospital identifies high risk areas where employees are exposed Hepatitis the Hospital will provide, at no cost to the employees, a Hepatitis B vaccine. When a new classification (which is covered by the terms of this collective agreement) is established by the Hospital, the Hospital shall the rate of pay for such new classification and notify local Union of the same, If the local Union challenges the rate, it shall have the right to request meeting with the Hospital to endeavour to negotiate a mutually satisfactory rate. Such request will be made within ten (10) days after the receipt of notice from the Hospital of such new occupational classification and rate, Any change mutually agreed to resulting from such meeting shall be five members selected retroactive to date that notice of the new rate was given by the Union, one of whom will be the Health and Safety Benefits representativeHospital. At no time must there be an unequal number of members on either side. Two chairpersons shall be selected from the Committee. The Union Chairperson shall be the Health and Safety and Benefits Representative. The other Co-Chairperson will be selected by the Company. The meetings will take place monthly. It is agreed that the union members of the Committee shall be allowed time off from work at no loss of earn- ings to attend approved seminars sponsored by the Union for instruction and upgrading on Health and Safety matters. The Committee shall assist in creating a safe and healthy place to work and shall recommend actions which will improve the effectiveness of the and safety program and shall promote compliance with appropriate laws, codes of practice and guidelines. The Company will consider the recom- mendations of the Committee. The Company shall make all reasonable provisions for the Health and Safety of all employees during the hours of their employment. The Joint Health and Safety Committee shall determine the Health hours of operations, the existing number of health care If the Joint Health and Safety Committee parties are unable to reach agreement agree, the dispute concerning the new rate may be submitted to arbitration as provided in within fifteen (15) days of such meeting. The decision of the Board of Arbitration (or Arbitrator as the case may be) shall be based on the hours relationship established by comparison with the rates for other classifications in the bargaining unit having regard to the requirements of operationsuch classification. When the makes a substantial change in the job content of an existing classification which in reality causes such classification to become a new classification, the Hospital agrees to meet with the Union Chairperson if requested to permit the Union to make representation with respect to the appropriate rate of pay. If the Committee shall file a grievance through matter is not resolved following the Plant Chairperson commencing at meeting with the second stage of Union the grievance procedure. that they be used/worn. The Company shall provide training in first aid and other emergency pro- cedures that matter may be necessary to teams of employees on each shift. These teams of employees shall be referred to Arbitration as Emergency Response Teams who together with provided in the full-time agreement within fifteen (15) days of such The decision of the Board of Arbitration (or Arbitrator as the may shall attend accidents (emergencies) prior based on the relationship established by comparison the rates for other classifications in the bargaining unit having regard to the arrival requirements of such classifications. The parties further that any change mutually agreed to or awarded as a result of arbitration shall be retroactive only to the outside agencies, fire, police, ambulance The Plant Health and Safety Representative/Certified Worker for date that the Union shall be provided with raised the necessary time required to deal with health and safe- ty matters. He/she shall be appointed by the Plant Chairperson and assigned to the day shift. It is agreed by both parties that safety issues are dealt with as fol- lows: The Union’s Health and Safety Representative will discuss any health and safety issue with the Site ManagerHospital. In Notwithstanding the event foregoing, if as a result of compensable illness or injury covered by an employee is unable to carry out the issue can regular functions of her position, the may, subject its operational requirements, establish a special classification and salary in an endeavour to provide with an opportunity of continued employment. This provision shall not be resolved immediately, he may then notify the Plant Chairperson and the Ministry of Labour Occupational Health and Safety Branch. The Company agrees construed as a guarantee that all training programs that may pertain to Health and Safety including hygiene and equipment operation shall be developed in consultation with the Health and Safety representative/certified worker/member for the Union and reviewed by the Health and Safety prior to being used for the instruction/training of the employees. The Company further agrees that for the purpose of hourly paid employees, such training special will be on a joint basis with trained instructors. A Union member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee shall be of all accidents and known near misses. The Company shall allow a Union member of the Health and Safety paid time to investigate the site and circumstances. All recommendations resulting from such investigation shall be referred in as soon as possible to the of the Joint Health and Safety Committee, Union Plant Chairperson, and the Site Manager. The Company agrees to allow a representative(s) of the National and Safety Department access to the plant for the purposes of providing health and safety information to the Joint Health and Safety Committee, made available or to monitor or inspect a complaint. It is understood that any such request shall be made by the Union Chairperson to the Site Manager prior to access being grant- ed. National Day of Mourning Each year on April at a.m., where appropriate, work will stop and one minute of silence will be observed in memory workers killed or injured on the jobcontinued.

HEALTH AND. The Company shall institute Employer and the Association agree that they mutually desire to maintain all precautions standards of safety and health in the Home in order to ensure every worker a safe prevent accidents, injury and environmentally healthy workplaceillness. The Company shall com- ply in a forthright manner with Employer will notify the nurse-representative to the Occupational Health and Safety Act, its Regulations, Codes of Practice and Guidelines as in force on January save and except all sections that become unenforceable such as the Workplace Health and Safety Agency, fines, penalties, etceterascheduled meetings. All standards established under these laws shall constitute the minimum acceptable practice to be enhanced by agreement spent attending meetings of the Joint Health and Safety Committee, which shall be known throughout the following articles as Committee”. Joint Health and Safety Committee (a) The Company and the Union agree to maintain the established Joint Health and Safety in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Regulations, Codes of Practice and Guidelines. The Union on Committee by the nurse representative to the Committee shall be five members selected deemed to be work time for which she shall be paid by the UnionEmployer at her regular rate of pay and that time shall not be included for calculation of overtime. The Association will supply the Employer with names of their representatives and any changes thereto, one including the names of whom acting representatives appointed to serve an area temporarily. Representatives of the Association their regular work to perform on behalf of the Employer. If necessary for representative of the Association to attend Association business during her working she shall not leave her work without obtaining permission of her Supervisor and such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. In return for this, the Employer agrees to compensate representatives of the Association for wages lost through loss of regular hours of work when meeting with the Employer. No compensation will be made for any conciliation, mediation or arbitration proceedings. The Employer agrees to provide a representative of Association with not more than fifteen (15) minutes during the Health orientation program in order to with newly hired nurses. SOCIATION SECURITY The Employer shall deduct from the pay due to each nurse who covered by this Agreement, a sum equal to the monthly Association dues of each nurse. The Association shall notify the writing of the amount of such dues from time to time. The Employer will send to the Ontario Association monthly, its cheque for the dues so deducted, along with a list of the names and Safety Benefits Insurance numbers of each nurse and the amount of such deduction for each nurse. The initial list shall contain the address of each nurse. Association shall indemnify and save the Employer harmless with respect to any liability for dues so deducted and remitted. A grievance shall be defined as an alleged violation or misinterpretation of this Agreement, and must be presented within ten (10) working days after it arises and be accordance with the following steps herein set forth. accompanied by her representative. At no time A nurse may present a grievance to the Director of Such grievance must there be an unequal number presented within ten (10) working days of members the date of its occurrence or when came to the attention of the nurse. The Director of Nursing shall render a decision within seven (7) working days following day on either sidewhich the grievance was submitted. Two chairpersons If this decision unsatisfactory to the nurse, Step may be followed within seven (7) working days. A grievance shall be selected from submitted writing to the CommitteeAdministrator or hex designee. The Union Chairperson Administrator or her designee shall reply in writing within seven (7) working days. If the unsatisfactory it may be referred to Step within seven (7) working days. A grievance at Step be submitted to the Health and Safety and Benefits RepresentativePresident or General Manager. The other Co-Chairperson will be selected by the Company. The meetings will take place monthly. It is agreed that the union members of the Committee President or General Manager shall be allowed time off from work at no loss of earn- ings to attend approved seminars sponsored by the Union for instruction and upgrading on Health and Safety matters. The Committee shall assist in creating call a safe and healthy place to work and shall recommend actions which will improve the effectiveness of the and safety program and shall promote compliance with appropriate laws, codes of practice and guidelines. The Company will consider the recom- mendations of the Committee. The Company shall make all reasonable provisions for the Health and Safety of all employees during the hours of their employment. The Joint Health and Safety Committee shall determine the Health hours of operations, the existing number of health care If the Joint Health and Safety Committee are unable to reach agreement on the hours of operation, the Union Chairperson of the Committee shall file a grievance through the Plant Chairperson commencing at the second stage meeting of the grievance procedurecommittee within seven (7) working days of the matter being referred. that they be used/wornWithin seven (7) working days following the meeting, the President or General Manager shall reply in writing. The Company shall provide training in first aid and other emergency pro- cedures that If the decision it may be necessary to teams of employees on each shift. These teams of employees shall be referred to Arbitration to Article within ten (10) working days. If the Association or the so wish, they may present a grievance in writing in the form of a Grievance at Step No. of the Grievance Procedure within ten (10) working days of the circumstances giving rise to the grievance. A claim by a nurse has completed her probationary period that she has been unjustly suspended or shall be treated as Emergency Response Teams who together a grievance if a written grievance is lodged with the full-time shall attend accidents Administrator or her designee at Step No. within ten (emergencies10) prior working days after the discharge or suspension is effective. Where a difference arises between the parties relating to the arrival of application or administration Agreement including any questions as to whether a matter is arbitrable, after exhausting the Grievance Procedure established by this either of the outside agencies, fire, police, ambulance The Plant Health and Safety Representative/Certified Worker for the Union shall be provided with the necessary time required to deal with health and safe- ty matters. He/she shall be appointed by the Plant Chairperson and assigned to the day shift. It is agreed by both parties that safety issues are dealt with as fol- lows: The Union’s Health and Safety Representative will discuss any health and safety issue with the Site Manager. In the event the issue can not be resolved immediately, he may then notify the Plant Chairperson and other party in writing of its desire to submit the Ministry of Labour Occupational Health and Safety Branch. The Company agrees that all training programs that may pertain difference to Health and Safety including hygiene and equipment operation shall be developed in consultation with the Health and Safety representative/certified worker/member for the Union and reviewed by the Health and Safety prior to being used for the instruction/training of the employees. The Company further agrees that for the purpose of hourly paid employees, such training will be on a joint basis with trained instructors. A Union member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee shall be of all accidents and known near misses. The Company shall allow a Union member of the Health and Safety paid time to investigate the site and circumstances. All recommendations resulting from such investigation shall be referred in as soon as possible to the of the Joint Health and Safety Committee, Union Plant ChairpersonArbitration, and the Site Managernotice shall contain the name of the first party's appointee to an Arbitration Board. The Company agrees to allow a representative(s) recipient of the National and Safety Department access notice shall within ten working days inform the other party of the name of its appointee to the plant for Arbitration Board, The two appointees so selected shall appoint a third person who shall act as Chairperson. If the purposes recipient of providing health and safety information the notice fails to the Joint Health and Safety Committeeappoint an arbitrator, or if the two appointees fail to monitor or inspect agree upon a complaint. It is understood that any such request shall chairperson the time the appointment may be made by the Union Chairperson of Labour for Ontario upon request of either party. The Arbitration Board shall hear and determine the difference or differences and shall issue a decision, which decision final and binding upon the parties and any nurse affected by The decision of the majority the decision of the Board of Arbitration, but there no majority, the decision of the chairperson shall govern. Each party shall pay the cost and expenses of its appointees and the cost and expenses of the chairperson shall be borne equally by the parties. The Arbitration Board may make such decision as the circumstances it deems just and equitable and may vary or set aside any penalty or discipline imposed and shall have full jurisdiction to settle all matters to ox arising out of this Agreement. The Arbitration Board shall not have the jurisdiction to amend, add, delete, change or alter any of the provisions this Agreement or to substitute any new provision lieu nor to give any inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. No person may be appointed as an Arbitrator who has been involved in an attempt to negotiate or settle grievance. Any referred to the Site Manager prior Grievance and Arbitration procedures shall be exclusive Saturdays, Sundays and paid holidays as per Article of this Agreement. It also agreed that the time may be extended by written agreement of the parties. The Employer and the Association may by written agreement, agree to access being grant- eda sole Arbitrator. National Day of Mourning Each year on April at a.m.In such cases, where appropriate, work will stop the sole Arbitrator shall possess powers and one minute of silence will be observed in memory workers killed or injured on subject to the job.same limitations as the Board of

HEALTH AND. The Company shall institute and maintain all precautions to ensure every worker a safe and environmentally healthy workplace. The Company shall com- ply in a forthright manner with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, its Regulations, Codes of Practice and Guidelines as in force on January save and except all sections that become unenforceable such as the Workplace Health and Safety Agency, fines, penalties, etcetera. All standards established under these laws shall constitute the minimum acceptable practice to be enhanced by agreement of the Joint Health and Safety Committee, which shall be known throughout the following articles as Committee”. Joint Health and Safety Committee (a) The Company Employer and the Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of safety and health in the established Joint Health home in order to prevent injury and Safety illness. A joint management and employee health and safety com- mittee shall be constituted with representation of at least half by employees from the various bargaining units and of employees who are not represented by unions and who do not exercise mana- gerial functions, which shall identify potential dangers, recom- mend means of improving the and safety programs and obtain information from the employer or other persons respecting the identification of hazards and standards elsewhere. The committee shall normally meet at least once a month. Scheduled time spent in accordance with such meetings is to be considered time worked. Minutes shall be taken of all meetings and copies shall be sent to the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Regulations, Codes of Practice and Guidelinesto the Union. The Union agrees to limit representation from the full-time and part-time bargaining units to one joint representative which may be increased by mutual agreement of the parties, Two representatives of the joint health and safety committee, one (1) from management and one from the employees on a rotating basis designated by the employees, make monthly inspections of the work place and equipment and shall report to the health and safety committee the results of their inspection, In the event of accident or injury, such representatives shall be notified immediately and shall investi- gate and report as soon as possible to the committee and to the Employer on the Committee nature and causes of the accident or injury. Furthermore, such representatives must be notified of the inspection by a government inspector and shall have the right to accompany him on his inspection. Scheduled time spent in all such activities shall be five members selected by the Union, one of whom will be the Health and Safety Benefits representative. At no considered as time must there be an unequal number of members on either side. Two chairpersons shall be selected from the Committee. The Union Chairperson shall be the Health and Safety and Benefits Representative. The other Co-Chairperson will be selected by the Company. The meetings will take place monthly. It is agreed that the union members of the Committee shall be allowed time off from work at no loss of earn- ings to attend approved seminars sponsored by the Union for instruction and upgrading on Health and Safety matters. The Committee shall assist in creating a safe and healthy place to work and shall recommend actions which will improve the effectiveness of the and safety program and shall promote compliance with appropriate laws, codes of practice and guidelines. The Company will consider the recom- mendations of the Committee. The Company shall make all reasonable provisions for the Health and Safety of all employees during the hours of their employmentworked. The Joint Health and Safety Committee shall determine the Health hours of operations, the existing number of health care If the Joint Health and Safety Committee are unable to reach agreement on the hours of operation, the Union Chairperson of the Committee shall file a grievance through the Plant Chairperson commencing at the second stage of the grievance procedure. that they be used/worn. The Company shall provide training in first aid and other emergency pro- cedures that may be necessary to teams of employees on each shift. These teams of employees shall be referred to as Emergency Response Teams who together with the full-time shall attend accidents (emergencies) prior to the arrival of any of the outside agencies, fire, police, ambulance The Plant Health and Safety Representative/Certified Worker for the Union shall be provided with the necessary time required to deal with health and safe- ty matters. He/she shall be appointed by the Plant Chairperson and assigned to the day shift. It is agreed by both parties that safety issues are dealt with as fol- lows: The Union’s Health and Safety Representative will discuss any health and safety issue with the Site Manager. In the event the issue can not be resolved immediately, he may then notify the Plant Chairperson and the Ministry of Labour Occupational Health and Safety Branch. The Company agrees that all training programs that may pertain to Health and Safety including hygiene and equipment operation representa- tives thereof shall be developed in consultation with the Health and Safety representative/certified worker/member for the Union and reviewed by the Health and Safety prior to being used for the instruction/training of the employees. The Company further agrees that for the purpose of hourly paid employees, such training will be on a joint basis with trained instructors. A Union member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee shall be of all accidents and known near misses. The Company shall allow a Union member of the Health and Safety paid time to investigate the site and circumstances. All recommendations resulting from such investigation shall be referred in as soon as possible to the of the Joint Health and Safety Committee, Union Plant Chairperson, and the Site Manager. The Company agrees to allow a representative(s) of the National and Safety Department have reasonable access to the plant for the purposes annual summary of providing health and safety information data from The Workers' Compensation Board relating to the Joint Health number of work accident fatalities, the number of lost workday cases, the number of lost work-days, the number of non-fatal cases that required medical aid without lost work-days, the incidence of occupational injuries, and Safety Committee, or such other data as The Compensation Board may decide to monitor or inspect a complaint. It is understood that any such request shall be made by disclose The Union agrees to endeavour to obtain the Union Chairperson to full co- operation of its membership in the Site Manager prior to access being grant- ed. National Day observation of Mourning Each year on April at a.m., where appropriate, work will stop all safety rules and one minute of silence will be observed in memory workers killed or injured on the jobpractices.