Common use of Health & Safety Committee Clause in Contracts

Health & Safety Committee. The Hospital and the Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of safety and health in the Hospital in order to prevent accidents, injury and illness. its responsibilities under the applicable legislation, the Hospital agrees to accept as a member of its Accident Prevention Health and Safety Committee at least one representative selected or appointed by the Union from amongst the bargaining unit employees. Such Committee shall identify potential dangers and hazards, institute means of improving health and safety programs and recommend actions to be taken to improve conditions related to safety and health. The Hospital agrees to co-operate reasonably in providing necessary information to enable the Committee to its functions. Meetings shall be held every second month or more frequently at the call of the chair if required. The Committee shall maintain minutes of all meetings and make the same available for review. . representative appointed or selected in accordance with hereof shall for a term of one (I) calendar year from the date of appointment which may be renewed for further periods of one year. Time off for such representative(s) to attend meetings of the Accident Prevention Health and Safety Committee in accordance with the foregoing shall be granted and time so spent attending such meetings shall be deemed to be work time for which the representative(s) shall be paid by the Hospital at his regular or premium rate as may be applicable. The Union agrees to to obtain the full co-operation of its membership in the observation of all safety rules and practices. Pregnant employees may request to be transferred from their current duties if, in the professional opinion of the employee's physician, the pregnancy may be at risk. If such a transfer is not feasible, the pregnant employee, if she so requests, will be granted an unpaid leave of absence before commencement of the maternity leave referred to in Article Where the Hospital identifies high risk areas where employees are exposed to Hepatitis the will provide, at no cost to the employees, a Hepatitis B vaccine. , Protective Footwear (The following clause is applicable to full-time employees only) Effective January and on that date for each calendar year, the Hospital will provide thirty-five dollars per calendar year to each full-time employee who required by the Hospital, as delineated below, to wear safety footwear during the course of his duties. The Hospital will require employees performing the following functions to wear appropriate safety footwear: Maintenance Page Grounds Ambulance Stores (only where working in storage areas) (as determined by the Hospital) heavy carts on a regular basis, e.g., linen carts, food wagons. . When a new classification (which is covered collective agreement) is established by Hospital shall determine the rate of classification and notify the local Union by the terms of this the Hospital, the pay for such new of the same. If the occupational classification and rate. Any change mutually agreed to resulting from such meeting shall be retroactive to the date that notice of the new rate was given the Hospital. If the parties are unable to agree, the dispute concerning the new rate may be submitted to arbitration as provided in the Agreement within fifteen days of such meeting. The decision of the board of arbitration arbitrator as the case may be) shall be based on the relationship established by comparison with the rates for other classifications in the bargaining unit having regard to the requirements of such classification. When the Hospital 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 if requested to permit the Union to make representation with respect to the appropriate rate of If the matter is not resolved following the meeting with the Union the matter may be referred to Arbitration as provided in the agreement within fifteen days of such meeting. The decision of the Board of Arbitration (or arbitrator as the case shall be based on the relationship established by with the rates for other classifications in the bargaining unit having regard to the requirements of such classifications. The parties further agree that any change mutually agreed to or awarded as a result of arbitration shall be retroactive only to the date that the Union raised the issue with the Hospital. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if as a result of compensable illness or injury covered by an employee is unable to carry out the regular functions of her position, the Hospital subject its operational requirements, a special and salary in an endeavour provide the employee with an opportunity of employment. This provision shall not be construed as a guarantee that such special classification(s) will be made available or continued. Promotion to a Classification . An employee who is promoted to a higher rated classification within the bargaining unit will be placed in the range if the higher rated classification so that he shall receive no less an increase in wage rate than the equivalent of one step in the wage rate of his previous classification (provided that he does not exceed the wage rate of the classification to which he has . been promoted). Retroactive payment for the general wage increase and special adjustments shall be based on all paid hours from September Employees who left the employ of the Hospital since September are entitled to payment of the general wage increase only for the period September to date of termination. Within thirty days after signing of the Collective Agreement, the Hospital is to contact such employees who have left the employ of the Hospital since September at the previous employee's address last known to the Hospital. Such employees will have sixty days from the date on which the letter was sent to claim retroactive adjustment. Schedule "A" shall be the basic wages for the classifications named therein during the life of this Agreement. The regular straight time rate of pay is that prescribed in wage schedule "A" of the Collective Agreement. on the Grid (Part-Time) Effective October part-time employees, including casual employees, shall accumulate service for the purpose of progression on the wage grid, on the basis of one year for each hours worked. Notwithstanding the above, employees hired prior to October will be credited with the service they held for the purpose of progression on the wage grid under the agreement expiring September and will thereafter service in accordance with this Article.

Health & Safety Committee. The Hospital and the Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of safety and health in the Hospital in order to prevent accidents, injury and illness. Recognizing its responsibilities under the applicable legislation, the Hospital agrees to accept as a member of its Accident Prevention Health and Safety Committee at least one representative selected or appointed by the Union from amongst the bargaining unit employees. Such Committee shall identify potential dangers and hazards, institute means of improving health and safety programs and recommend actions to be taken to improve conditions related to safety and health. The Hospital agrees to co-operate 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 chair if required. The Committee shall maintain minutes of all meetings and make the same available for review. . Any representative appointed or selected in accordance with hereof shall serve for a term of one (I1) calendar year from the date of appointment which may be renewed for further periods of one (1) year. Time off for such representative(s) to attend meetings of the Accident Prevention Health and Safety Committee in accordance with the foregoing shall be granted and time so spent attending such meetings shall be deemed to be work time for which the representative(s) shall be paid by the Hospital at his regular or premium rate as may be applicable. The Union agrees to to obtain the full co-co- operation of its membership in the observation of all a!: safety rules and practices. Pregnant employees may request to be transferred from their current duties if, . in the professional opinion of the employee's physician, the pregnancy may be at risk. If such a transfer is not feasible, . the pregnant employee, if she so requests, will be granted an unpaid leave of absence before commencement of the maternity leave referred to in Article Where the Hospital identifies high risk areas where employees are exposed to Hepatitis the Hospital will provide, at no cost to the employees, a Hepatitis B vaccine. , Protective Footwear (The following clause is applicable to full-time employees only) Effective January and on that date for each calendar year, the Hospital will provide thirty-five dollars per calendar year to each full-time employee who required by the Hospital, as delineated below, to wear safety footwear during the course of his duties. The Hospital will require employees performing the following functions to wear appropriate safety footwear: Maintenance Page Grounds Ambulance Stores (only where working in storage areas) (as determined by the Hospital) heavy carts on a regular basis, e.g., linen carts, food wagons. . When a new classification (which is covered collective agreement) is established by Hospital shall determine the rate of classification and notify the local Union by the terms of this the Hospital, the pay for such new of the same. If the occupational classification and rate. Any change mutually agreed to resulting from such meeting shall be retroactive to the date that notice of the new rate was given the Hospital. If the parties are unable to agree, the dispute concerning the new rate may be submitted to arbitration as provided in the Agreement within fifteen days of such meeting. The decision of the board of arbitration arbitrator as the case may be) shall be based on the relationship established by comparison with the rates for other classifications in the bargaining unit having regard to the requirements of such classification. When the Hospital 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 if requested to permit the Union to make representation with respect to the appropriate rate of If the matter is not resolved following the meeting with the Union the matter may be referred to Arbitration as provided in the agreement within fifteen days of such meeting. The decision of the Board of Arbitration (or arbitrator as the case shall be based on the relationship established by with the rates for other classifications in the bargaining unit having regard to the requirements of such classifications. The parties further agree that any change mutually agreed to or awarded as a result of arbitration shall be retroactive only to the date that the Union raised the issue with the Hospital. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if as a result of compensable illness or injury covered by an employee is unable to carry out the regular functions of her position, the Hospital subject its operational requirements, a special and salary in an endeavour provide the employee with an opportunity of employment. This provision shall not be construed as a guarantee that such special classification(s) will be made available or continued. Promotion to a Classification . An employee who is promoted to a higher rated classification within the bargaining unit will be placed in the range if the higher rated classification so that he shall receive no less an increase in wage rate than the equivalent of one step in the wage rate of his previous classification (provided that he does not exceed the wage rate of the classification to which he has . been promoted). Retroactive payment for the general wage increase and special adjustments shall be based on all paid hours from September Employees who left the employ of the Hospital since September are entitled to payment of the general wage increase only for the period September to date of termination. Within thirty days after signing of the Collective Agreement, the Hospital is to contact such employees who have left the employ of the Hospital since September at the previous employee's address last known to the Hospital. Such employees will have sixty days from the date on which the letter was sent to claim retroactive adjustment. Schedule "A" shall be the basic wages for the classifications named therein during the life of this Agreement. The regular straight time rate of pay is that prescribed in wage schedule "A" of the Collective Agreement. on the Grid (Part-Time) Effective October part-time employees, including casual employees, shall accumulate service for the purpose of progression on the wage grid, on the basis of one year for each hours worked. Notwithstanding the above, employees hired prior to October will be credited with the service they held for the purpose of progression on the wage grid under the agreement expiring September and will thereafter service in accordance with this Article.

Health & Safety Committee. The Hospital and the Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of safety and health in the Hospital in order to prevent accidents, injury and illness. Recognizing its responsibilities under the applicable legislation, the Hospital agrees to accept as a member of its Accident Prevention Pre- vention Health and Safety Committee at least one representative selected or appointed by the Union from amongst the bargaining unit employees. Such Committee shall identify potential dangers and hazards, institute means of improving health and safety programs and recommend actions to be taken to improve conditions related to safety and health. The Hospital agrees to co-operate 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 chair if required. The Committee shall maintain minutes of all meetings and make the same available for review. . Any representative appointed or selected in accordance with hereof shall serve for a term of one (I1) calendar year from the date of appointment which may be renewed for further periods of one (1) year. Time off for such representative(s) to attend meetings meet- ings of the Accident Prevention Health and & Safety Committee in accordance with the foregoing shall be granted and time so spent attending such meetings shall be deemed to be work time for which the representative(s) shall be paid by the Hospital at his regular or premium rate as may be applicable. The Union agrees to endeavour to obtain the full co-operation cooperation of its membership in the observation of all safety rules and practices. Pregnant employees may request to be transferred from trans- ferred their current duties if, in the professional opinion of the employee's physician, the pregnancy may be at risk. If such a transfer is not feasible, the pregnant preg- nant employee, if she so requests, will be granted an unpaid leave of absence before commencement of the maternity leave referred to in Article Where the Hospital identifies high risk areas where employees are exposed to Hepatitis the Hospital will provide, at no cost to the employees, a Hepatitis B vaccine. , Protective Footwear (The following clause is applicable to full-time employees only) Effective January and on that date for each calendar year, the Hospital will provide thirty-five dollars per calendar year to each full-time employee who required by the Hospital, as delineated below, to wear safety footwear during the course of his duties. The Hospital will require employees performing the following functions to wear appropriate safety footwear: Maintenance Page Grounds Ambulance Stores (only where working in storage areas) (as determined by the Hospital) heavy carts on a regular basis, e.g., linen carts, food wagons. . When a new classification (which is covered collective agreement) is established by Hospital shall determine the rate of classification and notify the local Union by the terms of this the Hospital, the pay for such new of the same. If the occupational classification and rate. Any change mutually agreed to resulting from such meeting shall be retroactive to the date that notice of the new rate was given the Hospital. If the parties are unable to agree, the dispute concerning the new rate may be submitted to arbitration as provided in the Agreement within fifteen days of such meeting. The decision of the board of arbitration arbitrator as the case may be) shall be based on the relationship established by comparison with the rates for other classifications in the bargaining unit having regard to the requirements of such classification. When the Hospital 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 if requested to permit the Union to make representation with respect to the appropriate rate of If the matter is not resolved following the meeting with the Union the matter may be referred to Arbitration as provided in the agreement within fifteen days of such meeting. The decision of the Board of Arbitration (or arbitrator as the case shall be based on the relationship established by with the rates for other classifications in the bargaining unit having regard to the requirements of such classifications. The parties further agree that any change mutually agreed to or awarded as a result of arbitration shall be retroactive only to the date that the Union raised the issue with the Hospital. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if as a result of compensable illness or injury covered by an employee is unable to carry out the regular functions of her position, the Hospital subject its operational requirements, a special and salary in an endeavour provide the employee with an opportunity of employment. This provision shall not be construed as a guarantee that such special classification(s) will be made available or continued. Promotion to a Classification . An employee who is promoted to a higher rated classification within the bargaining unit will be placed in the range if the higher rated classification so that he shall receive no less an increase in wage rate than the equivalent of one step in the wage rate of his previous classification (provided that he does not exceed the wage rate of the classification to which he has . been promoted). Retroactive payment for the general wage increase and special adjustments shall be based on all paid hours from September Employees who left the employ of the Hospital since September are entitled to payment of the general wage increase only for the period September to date of termination. Within thirty days after signing of the Collective Agreement, the Hospital is to contact such employees who have left the employ of the Hospital since September at the previous employee's address last known to the Hospital. Such employees will have sixty days from the date on which the letter was sent to claim retroactive adjustment. Schedule "A" shall be the basic wages for the classifications named therein during the life of this Agreement. The regular straight time rate of pay is that prescribed in wage schedule "A" of the Collective Agreement. on the Grid (Part-Time) Effective October part-time employees, including casual employees, shall accumulate service for the purpose of progression on the wage grid, on the basis of one year for each hours worked. Notwithstanding the above, employees hired prior to October will be credited with the service they held for the purpose of progression on the wage grid under the agreement expiring September and will thereafter service in accordance with this Article.

Health & Safety Committee. The Hospital and the Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of safety and health in the Hospital in order to prevent accidents, injury and illness. Recognizing its responsibilities under the applicable legislation, the Hospital agrees to accept as a member of its Accident Prevention Health and Safety Committee Committee, at least one representative selected or appointed by the Union from amongst the bargaining unit employees. Such Committee shall identify potential dangers and hazards, institute means of improving health and safety programs and recommend actions to be taken to improve conditions related to safety and health. The Hospital agrees to co-operate reasonably in providing necessary information to enable the Committee to fulfill its functions. Meetings shall be held every second month or more frequently frequently, at the call of the chair chair, if required. The Committee shall maintain minutes of all meetings and make the same available for review. . Any representative appointed or selected in accordance with hereof hereof, shall serve for a term of one (I1) calendar year from the date of appointment which may be renewed for further periods of one (1) year. Time off for such representative(s) to attend meetings of the Accident Prevention Health and Safety PART TIME CONTRACT PAGE Committee in accordance with the foregoing shall be granted and time so spent attending such meetings shall be deemed to be work time for which the representative(s) shall be paid by the Hospital at his regular or premium rate as may be applicable. The Union agrees to endeavour to obtain the full co-operation of its membership in the observation of all safety rules and practices. Pregnant employees may request to be transferred from their current duties if, in the professional opinion of the employee's physician, the pregnancy may be at risk. If such a transfer is not feasible, the pregnant employee, if she so requests, ,. will be granted an unpaid leave of absence before commencement of the maternity leave referred to in Article Where the Hospital identifies high risk areas where employees are exposed to Hepatitis the will provide, at no cost to the employees, a Hepatitis B vaccine. , Protective Footwear (The following clause is applicable to full-time employees only) Effective January and on that date for each calendar year, the Hospital will provide thirty-five dollars per calendar year to each full-time employee who required by the Hospital, as delineated below, to wear safety footwear during the course of his duties. The Hospital will require employees performing the following functions to wear appropriate safety footwear: Maintenance Page Grounds Ambulance Stores (only where working in storage areas) (as determined by the Hospital) heavy carts on a regular basis, e.g., linen carts, food wagons. . When a new classification (which is covered by the of this collective agreement) is established by Hospital, the Hospital shall determine the rate of pay such new classification and notify the local Union by the terms of this the Hospital, the pay for such new of the same. If the local Union challenges the rate, have the right to request a meeting with the Hospital endeavour to negotiate a mutually satisfactory rate. request will be made within ten (10) days after receipt of notice from the Hospital of such r occupational classification and rate. Any change mutually mutual agreed to resulting from such meeting shall be retroactive to the date that notice of the new rate was given the Hospital. If the parties are unable to agree, the dispute concerning the new rate may be submitted to arbitration as provided in the Agreement within fifteen (15) days of meeting. The decision of the Board of Arbitrator, as the case may be) shall be based on t relationship established by comparison with the rates other classifications the bargaining unit, regard to the requirements of such When the Hospital makes a substantial change in the content of an existing classification which in causes such classification to become a new classification, the Hospital agrees to meet with the Union requested to permit the Union to make representation with respect to the appropriate rate of pay. If the matter is not resolved following the meeting with the Union the matter may be referred to Arbitration as provided in the agreement within fifteen (15) days of such meeting. The decision of the board Board of arbitration Arbitration (or arbitrator as the case may be) shall be based on the relationship established by comparison with the rates for other classifications in the bargaining unit having regard to the requirements of such classification. When the Hospital 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 if requested to permit the Union to make representation with respect to the appropriate rate of If the matter is not resolved following the meeting with the Union the matter may be referred to Arbitration as provided in the agreement within fifteen days of such meeting. The decision of the Board of Arbitration (or arbitrator as the case shall be based on the relationship established by with the rates for other classifications in the bargaining unit having regard to the requirements of such classifications. The parties further agree that any change mutually agreed to or awarded as a result of arbitration shall be retroactive only to the date that the Union raised the issue with the Hospital. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if as a result of compensable illness or injury covered by an employee is unable to carry out the regular functions of her position, the Hospital may, subject to its operational requirements, establish a special classification and salary in an endeavour to provide the employee with an opportunity of continued employment. This provision shall not be construed as a guarantee that such special classification(s) will be made available or continued. Promotion to a Classification . An employee who is promoted to a higher rated classification within the bargaining unit will be placed in the range if rage of the higher rated classification so that he shall receive no less an increase in wage rate than the equivalent of one step in the wage rate of his previous classification (provided that he does not exceed the wage rate of the classification to which he has . been promoted). Retroactive payment for the general The wage increase and special adjustments Schedule shall be based on all paid hours from September Employees who left the employ of the Hospital since September are entitled to payment of the general wage increase only for the period September to date of termination. Within thirty days after signing of the Collective Agreement, the Hospital is to contact such employees who have left the employ of the Hospital since September at the previous employee's address last known to the Hospital. Such employees will have sixty days from the date on which the letter was sent to claim retroactive adjustment. Schedule "A" adjusted and retroactivity shall be paid accordance with the basic wages for the classifications named therein during the life of this Agreement. The regular straight time rate of pay is that prescribed in wage schedule "A" of the Collective Agreement. on the Grid (Part-Time) Implementation Agreement dated Effective October part-time employees, including casual employees, shall accumulate service for the purpose of progression on the wage grid, on the basis of one year for each hours worked. PART TIME CONTRACT PAGE Notwithstanding the above, employees hired prior to October will be credited with the service they held for the purpose of progression on the wage grid under the agreement Agreement expiring September and will thereafter accumulate service in accordance with this Article.

Health & Safety Committee. The Hospital and the Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of safety and health in the Hospital in order to prevent accidents, injury and illness. Recognizing its responsibilities under the applicable legislation, the Hospital agrees to accept as a member of its Accident Prevention Prevention-Health and Safety Committee at least one representative selected or appointed by the Union from amongst the bargaining unit employees. Such Committee shall identify potential dangers and hazards, institute means of improving health and safety programs programmes and recommend actions to be taken to improve conditions related to safety and health. The Hospital agrees to co-operate 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 chair if required. The Committee shall maintain minutes of all meetings and make the same available for review. . Any representative appointed or selected in accordance with hereof shall serve for a term t e r m of one (I) calendar calender year from the date of appointment which may be renewed for further periods of one year. Time off for such representative(s) to attend meetings of the Accident Prevention Prevention-Health and Safety Committee in accordance with the foregoing shall be granted and time so spent attending such meetings shall be deemed to be work time for which the representative(s) shall be paid by the Hospital at his regular or premium rate as may be applicable. The Union agrees to endeavour to obtain the full co-operation of its membership in the observation of all safety rules and practices. Pregnant employees may request to be transferred from their current duties if, in the professional opinion of the employee's physician, the pregnancy may be at risk. If such a transfer is not feasible, the pregnant employee, if she so requests, will be granted an unpaid leave of absence before commencement of the maternity leave referred to in Article Where the Hospital identifies high risk areas where employees are exposed to Hepatitis the Hospital will provide, at no cost to the employees, a Hepatitis B vaccine. , Protective Footwear (The following clause is applicable to full-time employees only) Effective January and on that date for each calendar year, the Hospital will provide thirty-five dollars per calendar year to each full-time employee who required by the Hospital, as delineated below, to wear safety footwear during the course of his duties. The Hospital will require employees performing the following functions to wear appropriate safety footwear: Maintenance Page Grounds Ambulance Stores (only where working in storage areas) (as determined by the Hospital) heavy carts on a regular basis, e.g., linen carts, food wagons. . When a new classification (which is covered collective agreement) is established by Hospital shall determine the rate of classification and notify the local Union by the terms of this the Hospital, the pay for such new of the same. If the occupational classification and rate. Any change mutually agreed to resulting from such meeting shall be retroactive to the date that notice of the new rate was given the Hospital. If the parties are unable to agree, the dispute concerning the new rate may be submitted to arbitration as provided in the Agreement within fifteen days of such meeting. The decision of the board of arbitration arbitrator as the case may be) shall be based on the relationship established by comparison with the rates for other classifications in the bargaining unit having regard to the requirements of such classification. When the Hospital 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 if requested to permit the Union to make representation with respect to the appropriate rate of If the matter is not resolved following the meeting with the Union the matter may be referred to Arbitration as provided in the agreement within fifteen days of such meeting. The decision of the Board of Arbitration (or arbitrator as the case shall be based on the relationship established by with the rates for other classifications in the bargaining unit having regard to the requirements of such classifications. The parties further agree that any change mutually agreed to or awarded as a result of arbitration shall be retroactive only to the date that the Union raised the issue with the Hospital. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if as a result of compensable illness or injury covered by an employee is unable to carry out the regular functions of her position, the Hospital subject its operational requirements, a special and salary in an endeavour provide the employee with an opportunity of employment. This provision shall not be construed as a guarantee that such special classification(s) will be made available or continued. Promotion to a Classification . An employee who is promoted to a higher rated classification within the bargaining unit will be placed in the range if the higher rated classification so that he shall receive no less an increase in wage rate than the equivalent of one step in the wage rate of his previous classification (provided that he does not exceed the wage rate of the classification to which he has . been promoted). Retroactive payment for the general wage increase and special adjustments shall be based on all paid hours from September Employees who left the employ of the Hospital since September are entitled to payment of the general wage increase only for the period September to date of termination. Within thirty days after signing of the Collective Agreement, the Hospital is to contact such employees who have left the employ of the Hospital since September at the previous employee's address last known to the Hospital. Such employees will have sixty days from the date on which the letter was sent to claim retroactive adjustment. Schedule "A" shall be the basic wages for the classifications named therein during the life of this Agreement. The regular straight time rate of pay is that prescribed in wage schedule "A" of the Collective Agreement. on the Grid (Part-Time) Effective October part-time employees, including casual employees, shall accumulate service for the purpose of progression on the wage grid, on the basis of one year for each hours worked. Notwithstanding the above, employees hired prior to October will be credited with the service they held for the purpose of progression on the wage grid under the agreement expiring September and will thereafter service in accordance with this Article.

Health & Safety Committee. The Hospital and the Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of safety and health in the Hospital in order to prevent accidents, injury and illness. its responsibilities under Recognizingits responsibilitiesunder the applicable legislation, the Hospital agrees to accept as a member of its Accident Prevention Health and Safety Committee at least one representative selected or appointed by the Union from amongst the bargaining unit employees. Such Committee shall identify potential dangers and hazards, institute means of improving health and safety programs and recommend actions to be taken to improve conditions related to safety and health. The Hospital agrees to co-operate 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 chair if required. The Committee shall maintain minutes of all meetings and make the same available for review. . Any representative appointed or selected in accordance with hereof shall serve for a term of one (I) calendar year from the date of appointment which may be renewed for further periods of one year. Time off for such representative(s) to attend meetings of the Accident Prevention Health and & Safety Committee in accordance with the foregoing shall be granted and time so spent attending such meetings shall be deemed to be work time for which the representative(s) shall be paid by the Hospital at his regular or premium rate as may be applicable. The Union agrees to endeavour to obtain the full co-operation of its membership memberships in the observation of all safety rules and practices. Pregnant employees may request to be transferred from their current duties if, in the professional opinion of the employee's physician, the pregnancy may be at risk. If such a transfer is not feasible, the pregnant employee, if she so requests, requests will be granted an unpaid leave of absence before commencement of the maternity leave referred to in Article Where the Hospital identifies high risk areas where employees are exposed to Hepatitis the Hospital will provide, provide at no cost to the employees, a Hepatitis B vaccine. , Protective Footwear (The following clause is applicable to full-time employees only) Effective January and on that date for each subsequent calendar year, the Hospital will provide thirty-five dollars per calendar year to each full-time employee who is required by the Hospital, as delineated below, below to wear safety footwear during the course of his duties. The Hospital will require employees performing the following functions to wear appropriate safety footwear: Maintenance Page Grounds Ambulance Stores (only where working in storage areas) (as determined by the Hospital) heavy carts on a regular basis, e.g., linen carts, food wagons. . When a new classification (which is covered collective agreement) is established by Hospital shall determine the rate of classification and notify the local Union by the terms of this the Hospital, the pay for such new of the same. If the occupational classification and rate. Any change mutually agreed to resulting from such meeting shall be retroactive to the date that notice of the new rate was given the Hospital. If the parties are unable to agree, the dispute concerning the new rate may be submitted to arbitration as provided in the Agreement within fifteen days of such meeting. The decision of the board of arbitration arbitrator as the case may be) shall be based on the relationship established by comparison with the rates for other classifications in the bargaining unit having regard to the requirements of such classification. When the Hospital 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 if requested to permit the Union to make representation with respect to the appropriate rate of If the matter is not resolved following the meeting with the Union the matter may be referred to Arbitration as provided in the agreement within fifteen days of such meeting. The decision of the Board of Arbitration (or arbitrator as the case shall be based on the relationship established by with the rates for other classifications in the bargaining unit having regard to the requirements of such classifications. The parties further agree that any change mutually agreed to or awarded as a result of arbitration shall be retroactive only to the date that the Union raised the issue with the Hospital. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if as a result of compensable illness or injury covered by an employee is unable to carry out the regular functions of her position, the Hospital subject its operational requirements, a special and salary in an endeavour provide the employee with an opportunity of employment. This provision shall not be construed as a guarantee that such special classification(s) will be made available or continued. Promotion to a Classification . An employee who is promoted to a higher rated classification within the bargaining unit will be placed in the range if the higher rated classification so that he shall receive no less an increase in wage rate than the equivalent of one step in the wage rate of his previous classification (provided that he does not exceed the wage rate of the classification to which he has . been promoted). Retroactive payment for the general wage increase and special adjustments shall be based on all paid hours from September Employees who left the employ of the Hospital since September are entitled to payment of the general wage increase only for the period September to date of termination. Within thirty days after signing of the Collective Agreement, the Hospital is to contact such employees who have left the employ of the Hospital since September at the previous employee's address last known to the Hospital. Such employees will have sixty days from the date on which the letter was sent to claim retroactive adjustment. Schedule "A" shall be the basic wages for the classifications named therein during the life of this Agreement. The regular straight time rate of pay is that prescribed in wage schedule "A" of the Collective Agreement. on the Grid (Part-Time) Effective October part-time employees, including casual employees, shall accumulate service for the purpose of progression on the wage grid, on the basis of one year for each hours worked. Notwithstanding the above, employees hired prior to October will be credited with the service they held for the purpose of progression on the wage grid under the agreement expiring September and will thereafter service in accordance with this Article.Maintenance

Health & Safety Committee. The Hospital and the Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of safety and health in the Hospital in order to prevent accidents, injury and illness. Recognizing its responsibilities under the applicable legislation, the Hospital agrees to accept as a member of its Accident Prevention Health and Safety Committee at least one representative selected or appointed by the Union from amongst the bargaining unit employees. Such Committee shall identify potential dangers and hazards, institute means of improving health and safety programs and recommend actions to be taken to improve conditions related to safety and health. The Hospital agrees to co-operate cooperate reasonably in providing necessary information to enable the Committee to fulfil its functions. Meetings shall be held every second month or more frequently at the call of the chair if required. The Committee shall maintain minutes of all meetings and make the same available for review. . Any representative appointed or selected in accordance with hereof shall serve for a term of one (I1) calendar year from the date of appointment which may be renewed for further periods of one (1) year. Time off for such representative(s) to attend meetings of the Accident Prevention Health and Safety Committee in accordance with the foregoing shall be granted and time so spent attending such meetings shall be deemed to be work time for which the representative(s) shall be paid by the Hospital at his regular or premium rate as may be applicable. The Union agrees to endeavour to obtain the full co-operation cooperation of its membership in the observation of all safety rules and practices. Pregnant employees may request to be transferred from their current duties if, in the professional opinion of the employee's ’s physician, the pregnancy may be at risk. If such a transfer is not feasible, the pregnant employee, if she so requests, will be granted an unpaid leave of absence before commencement of the maternity leave referred to in Article Where the Hospital identifies high risk areas where employees are exposed to Hepatitis the Hospital will provide, at no cost to the employees, a Hepatitis B vaccine. , Protective Footwear (The following clause is applicable to full-time employees only) Effective January and on that date for each calendar year, the Hospital will provide thirty-five dollars per calendar year to each full-time employee who required by the Hospital, as delineated below, to wear safety footwear during the course of his duties. The Hospital will require employees performing the following functions to wear appropriate safety footwear: Maintenance Page Grounds Ambulance Stores (only where working in storage areas) (as determined by the Hospital) heavy carts on a regular basis, e.g., linen carts, food wagons. . When a new classification (which is covered collective agreement) is established by Hospital shall determine the rate of classification and notify the local Union by the terms of this the Hospital, the pay for such new of the same. If the occupational classification and rate. Any change mutually agreed to resulting from such meeting shall be retroactive to the date that notice of the new rate was given the Hospital. If the parties are unable to agree, the dispute concerning the new rate may be submitted to arbitration as provided in the Agreement within fifteen days of such meeting. The decision of the board of arbitration arbitrator as the case may be) shall be based on the relationship established by comparison with the rates for other classifications in the bargaining unit having regard to the requirements of such classification. When the Hospital 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 if requested to permit the Union to make representation with respect to the appropriate rate of If the matter is not resolved following the meeting with the Union the matter may be referred to Arbitration as provided in the agreement within fifteen days of such meeting. The decision of the Board of Arbitration (or arbitrator as the case shall be based on the relationship established by with the rates for other classifications in the bargaining unit having regard to the requirements of such classifications. The parties further agree that any change mutually agreed to or awarded as a result of arbitration shall be retroactive only to the date that the Union raised the issue with the Hospital. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if as a result of compensable illness or injury covered by an employee is unable to carry out the regular functions of her position, the Hospital subject its operational requirements, a special and salary in an endeavour provide the employee with an opportunity of employment. This provision shall not be construed as a guarantee that such special classification(s) will be made available or continued. Promotion to a Classification . An employee who is promoted to a higher rated classification within the bargaining unit will be placed in the range if the higher rated classification so that he shall receive no less an increase in wage rate than the equivalent of one step in the wage rate of his previous classification (provided that he does not exceed the wage rate of the classification to which he has . been promoted). Retroactive payment for the general wage increase and special adjustments shall be based on all paid hours from September Employees who left the employ of the Hospital since September are entitled to payment of the general wage increase only for the period September to date of termination. Within thirty days after signing of the Collective Agreement, the Hospital is to contact such employees who have left the employ of the Hospital since September at the previous employee's address last known to the Hospital. Such employees will have sixty days from the date on which the letter was sent to claim retroactive adjustment. Schedule "A" shall be the basic wages for the classifications named therein during the life of this Agreement. The regular straight time rate of pay is that prescribed in wage schedule "A" of the Collective Agreement. on the Grid (Part-Time) Effective October part-time employees, including casual employees, shall accumulate service for the purpose of progression on the wage grid, on the basis of one year for each hours worked. Notwithstanding the above, employees hired prior to October will be credited with the service they held for the purpose of progression on the wage grid under the agreement expiring September and will thereafter service in accordance with this Article.

Health & Safety Committee. The Hospital and the Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of safety and health in the Hospital in order to prevent accidents, injury and illness. Recognizing its responsibilities under the applicable legislation, the Hospital agrees to accept as a member of its Accident Prevention Health and Safety Committee at least one representative selected or appointed by the Union from amongst the bargaining unit employees. Such Committee shall identify potential dangers and hazards, institute means of improving health and safety programs and recommend actions to be taken to improve conditions related to safety and health. The Hospital agrees to co-operate 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 chair if required. The Committee shall maintain minutes of all meetings and make the same available for review. . Any representative appointed or selected in accordance with hereof shall serve for a term of one (I) calendar year from the date of appointment which may be renewed for further periods of one year. Time off for such representative(s) to attend meetings of the Accident Prevention Health and Safety Committee in accordance with the foregoing shall be granted and time so spent attending such meetings shall be deemed to be work time for which the representative(s) shall be paid by the Hospital at his regular or premium rate as may be applicable. The Union agrees to endeavour to obtain the full co-operation of its membership in the observation of all safety rules and practices. Pregnant employees may request to be transferred from their current duties if, in the professional opinion of the employee's physician, the pregnancy may be at risk. If such a transfer is not feasible, the pregnant employee, if she so requests, will be granted an unpaid leave of absence before commencement of the maternity leave referred to in Article Where the Hospital identifies high risk areas where employees are exposed to Hepatitis the Hospital will provide, at no cost to the employees, a Hepatitis B vaccine. , Protective Footwear (The following clause is applicable to full-time employees only) Effective January and on that date for each calendar year, the Hospital will provide thirty-five dollars per calendar year to each full-time employee who required by the Hospital, as delineated below, to wear safety footwear during the course of his duties. The Hospital will require employees performing the following functions to wear appropriate safety footwear: Maintenance Page Grounds Ambulance Stores (only where working in storage areas) (as determined by the Hospital) heavy carts on a regular basis, e.g., linen carts, food wagons. . When a new classification (which is covered collective agreement) is established by Hospital shall determine the rate of classification and notify the local Union by the terms of this the Hospital, the pay for such new of the same. If the occupational classification and rate. Any change mutually agreed to resulting from such meeting shall be retroactive to the date that notice of the new rate was given the Hospital. If the parties are unable to agree, the dispute concerning the new rate may be submitted to arbitration as provided in the Agreement within fifteen days of such meeting. The decision of the board of arbitration arbitrator as the case may be) shall be based on the relationship established by comparison with the rates for other classifications in the bargaining unit having regard to the requirements of such classification. When the Hospital 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 if requested to permit the Union to make representation with respect to the appropriate rate of If the matter is not resolved following the meeting with the Union the matter may be referred to Arbitration as provided in the agreement within fifteen days of such meeting. The decision of the Board of Arbitration (or arbitrator as the case shall be based on the relationship established by with the rates for other classifications in the bargaining unit having regard to the requirements of such classifications. The parties further agree that any change mutually agreed to or awarded as a result of arbitration shall be retroactive only to the date that the Union raised the issue with the Hospital. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if as a result of compensable illness or injury covered by an employee is unable to carry out the regular functions of her position, the Hospital subject its operational requirements, a special and salary in an endeavour provide the employee with an opportunity of employment. This provision shall not be construed as a guarantee that such special classification(s) will be made available or continued. Promotion to a Classification . An employee who is promoted to a higher rated classification within the bargaining unit will be placed in the range if the higher rated classification so that he shall receive no less an increase in wage rate than the equivalent of one step in the wage rate of his previous classification (provided that he does not exceed the wage rate of the classification to which he has . been promoted). Retroactive payment for the general wage increase and special adjustments shall be based on all paid hours from September Employees who left the employ of the Hospital since September are entitled to payment of the general wage increase only for the period September to date of termination. Within thirty days after signing of the Collective Agreement, the Hospital is to contact such employees who have left the employ of the Hospital since September at the previous employee's address last known to the Hospital. Such employees will have sixty days from the date on which the letter was sent to claim retroactive adjustment. Schedule "A" shall be the basic wages for the classifications named therein during the life of this Agreement. The regular straight time rate of pay is that prescribed in wage schedule "A" of the Collective Agreement. on the Grid (Part-Time) Effective October part-time employees, including casual employees, shall accumulate service for the purpose of progression on the wage grid, on the basis of one year for each hours worked. Notwithstanding the above, employees hired prior to October will be credited with the service they held for the purpose of progression on the wage grid under the agreement expiring September and will thereafter service in accordance with this Article.

Health & Safety Committee. The Hospital and the Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of safety and health in the Hospital in order to prevent accidents, injury and illness. Recognizing its responsibilities under the applicable legislation, the Hospital agrees to accept as a member of its Accident Prevention Health and Safety Committee at least one representative selected or appointed by the Union from amongst the bargaining unit employees. Such Committee shall identify potential dangers and hazards, institute means of improving health and safety programs and recommend actions to be taken to improve conditions related to safety and health. The Hospital agrees to co-operate reasonably in providing necessary information to enable the Committee to fulfil its functions. Meetings shall be held every second month or more frequently at the call of the chair if required. The Committee shall maintain minutes of all meetings and make the same available for review. . Any representative appointed or selected in accordance with hereof shall serve for a term of one (I1) calendar year from the date of appointment which may be renewed for further periods of one (1) year. Time off for such representative(s) to attend meetings of the Accident Prevention Health and Safety Committee in accordance with the foregoing shall be granted and time so spent attending such meetings shall be deemed to be work time for which the representative(s) shall be paid by the Hospital at his regular or premium rate as may be applicable. The Union agrees to endeavour to obtain the full co-co- operation of its membership in the observation of all safety rules and practices. Pregnant employees may request to be transferred from their current duties if, in the professional opinion of the employee's physician, the pregnancy may be at risk. If such a transfer is not feasible, the pregnant employee, if she so requestsrequest, will be granted an unpaid leave of absence before commencement of the maternity leave referred to in Article Where the Hospital identifies high risk areas where employees are exposed to Hepatitis the Hospital will provide, at no cost to the employees, a Hepatitis B vaccine. , Protective Footwear (The following clause is applicable to full-time employees only) Effective January and on that date for each calendar year, the Hospital will provide thirty-five dollars per calendar year to each full-time employee who required by the Hospital, as delineated below, to wear safety footwear during the course of his duties. The Hospital will require employees performing the following functions to wear appropriate safety footwear: Maintenance Page Grounds Ambulance Stores (only where working in storage areas) (as determined by the Hospital) heavy carts on a regular basis, e.g., linen carts, food wagons. . When a new classification (which is covered collective agreement) is established by Hospital shall determine the rate of classification and notify the local Union by the terms of this the Hospital, the pay for such new of the same. If the occupational classification and rate. Any change mutually agreed to resulting from such meeting shall be retroactive to the date that notice of the new rate was given the Hospital. If the parties are unable to agree, the dispute concerning the new rate may be submitted to arbitration as provided in the Agreement within fifteen days of such meeting. The decision of the board of arbitration arbitrator as the case may be) shall be based on the relationship established by comparison with the rates for other classifications in the bargaining unit having regard to the requirements of such classification. When the Hospital 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 if requested to permit the Union to make representation with respect to the appropriate rate of If the matter is not resolved following the meeting with the Union the matter may be referred to Arbitration as provided in the agreement within fifteen days of such meeting. The decision of the Board of Arbitration (or arbitrator as the case shall be based on the relationship established by with the rates for other classifications in the bargaining unit having regard to the requirements of such classifications. The parties further agree that any change mutually agreed to or awarded as a result of arbitration shall be retroactive only to the date that the Union raised the issue with the Hospital. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if as a result of compensable illness or injury covered by an employee is unable to carry out the regular functions of her position, the Hospital subject its operational requirements, a special and salary in an endeavour provide the employee with an opportunity of employment. This provision shall not be construed as a guarantee that such special classification(s) will be made available or continued. Promotion to a Classification . An employee who is promoted to a higher rated classification within the bargaining unit will be placed in the range if the higher rated classification so that he shall receive no less an increase in wage rate than the equivalent of one step in the wage rate of his previous classification (provided that he does not exceed the wage rate of the classification to which he has . been promoted). Retroactive payment for the general wage increase and special adjustments shall be based on all paid hours from September Employees who left the employ of the Hospital since September are entitled to payment of the general wage increase only for the period September to date of termination. Within thirty days after signing of the Collective Agreement, the Hospital is to contact such employees who have left the employ of the Hospital since September at the previous employee's address last known to the Hospital. Such employees will have sixty days from the date on which the letter was sent to claim retroactive adjustment. Schedule "A" shall be the basic wages for the classifications named therein during the life of this Agreement. The regular straight time rate of pay is that prescribed in wage schedule "A" of the Collective Agreement. on the Grid (Part-Time) Effective October part-time employees, including casual employees, shall accumulate service for the purpose of progression on the wage grid, on the basis of one year for each hours worked. Notwithstanding the above, employees hired prior to October will be credited with the service they held for the purpose of progression on the wage grid under the agreement expiring September and will thereafter service in accordance with this Article.