Common use of Health & Safety Clause in Contracts

Health & Safety. 27.01 The Employer and Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain high standards of safety and health in the workplace in order to prevent injury and illness. 27.02 The Parties recognize the importance of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario and its regulations thereunder in effect as of May 31, 2001 shall form a part of this Collective Agreement. 27.03 Further the Employer and the Union agree that they will jointly develop agreed to Terms of Reference governing the Employer's Joint Health and Safety Committee, no later than sixty (60) days following the date of ratification. These Terms of Reference shall be reviewed annually and address items such as, but not limited to, inspections, investigations, meetings, records, accident prevention, procedures and recommendations. The Terms of Reference will form part of this Collective Agreement. 27.04 The Employer agrees to continue to provide training for the required certified worker representatives. 27.05 The Employer shall ensure that equipment, materials and protective devices as prescribed are provided to its employees. 27.06 Each employee shall use or wear the equipment, materials and protective devices or clothing that the Employer requires to be worn or used. 27.07 From among its worker members on the Joint Health and Safety Committees, the Union may designate one as the worker Health and Safety Chair of its side of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. This member must be a worker member of a Joint Health and Safety Committee. Such Chair shall be granted not more than one (1) day per month (not including monthly meetings) for the purposes of their duties as Chair. The Parties agree that the Joint Health and Safety Committee will promote safety and industrial hygiene at the workplace. 27.08 The powers of a Health and Safety Committee shall be to: (a) identify situations that may be a source of danger or hazard to employees; (b) make recommendations to the Employer and the employees for the improvement of the health and safety of employees; (c) recommend to the Employer and the employees the establishment, maintenance and monitoring of programs, measures and procedures respecting the health and safety of employees; (d) obtain information from the Employer respecting: (i) the identification of potential or existing hazards, materials, processes or equipment, and (ii) health and safety, experience and work practices and standards in similar or other industries of which the Employer has knowledge. REFUSAL OF UNSAFE WORK 27.09 An employee may refuse to work or do particular work where the employee has reason to believe that: (a) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate is likely to endanger themselves or another employee; (b) the physical conditions of the workplace or the part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is likely to endanger themselves; or (c) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate or the physical condition of the workplace or part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is in contravention of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act) or the regulations and such contravention is likely to endanger themselves or another employee. 1. An employee who refuses to work where the employee has reason to believe that the work is unsafe as described above, shall promptly report the matter to their supervisor. 2. Following receipt of the report the Employer shall forthwith investigate the report in the presence of an Employer member and a worker member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. 3. Until the investigation is completed the employee shall remain in a safe place near their work station. 4. Where, following the investigation or any steps taken to deal with the circumstances that led to the employee's refusal, the employee has reasonable grounds to believe that the condition(s) set out in (1) above still exist, the employee may refuse to do the work and a Ministry of Labour inspector shall be notified to investigate the work refusal. 5. Following their investigation, the Ministry of Labour inspector shall decide whether the machine, device, thing or workplace is likely to endanger the worker or another person. The inspector shall give their decision in writing as soon as is practicable to the Parties and the employee who refused to do the work. 6. Pending the inspector's investigation and decision, the employee who refused to do the work shall remain at a safe place near their work station during their normal working hours unless assigned by the Employer to reasonable alternative work. 7. Pending the investigation and decision of the Ministry of Labour inspector, no employee shall be assigned to do the work refused by the other employee unless, in the presence of a worker Joint Health and Safety Committee representative, such employee has been advised of the other employee's refusal and the reasons for it. 8. No employee shall be disciplined because the employee has acted in compliance with the Act or regulations or sought the enforcement of the Act or its regulations.

Health & Safety. 27.01 The Employer and Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain high standards of safety and health in the workplace in order to prevent injury and illness. 27.02 The Parties recognize the importance of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario and its regulations thereunder in effect as of May 31, 2001 shall form a part of this Collective Agreement. 27.03 Further the Employer and the Union agree that they will jointly develop agreed to Terms of Reference governing the Employer's Joint Health and Safety Committee, no later than sixty (60) days following the date of ratification. These Terms of Reference shall be reviewed annually and address items such as, but not limited to, inspections, investigations, meetings, records, accident prevention, procedures and recommendations. The Terms of Reference will form part of this Collective Agreement.sixty 27.04 The Employer agrees to continue to provide training for the required certified worker representatives. 27.05 The Employer shall ensure that equipment, materials and protective devices as prescribed are provided to its employees. 27.06 Each employee shall use or wear the equipment, materials and protective devices or clothing that the Employer requires to be worn or used. 27.07 From among its worker members on the Joint Health and Safety Committees, the Union may designate one as the worker Health and Safety Chair of its side of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. This member must be a worker member of a Joint Health and Safety Committee. Such Chair shall be granted not more than one (1) day per month (not including monthly meetings) for the purposes of their his duties as Chair. The Parties agree that the Joint Health and Safety Committee will promote safety and industrial hygiene at the workplace. 27.08 The powers of a Health and Safety Committee shall be to: (a) identify situations that may be a source of danger or hazard to employees; (b) make recommendations to the Employer and the employees for the improvement of the health and safety of employees; (c) recommend to the Employer and the employees the establishment, maintenance and monitoring of programs, measures and procedures respecting the health and safety of employees; (d) obtain information from the Employer respecting: (i) the identification of potential or existing hazards, materials, processes or equipment, and (ii) health and safety, experience and work practices and standards in similar or other industries of which the Employer has knowledge. REFUSAL OF UNSAFE WORK 27.09 An employee may refuse to work or do particular work where the employee he has reason to believe that: (a) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee he is to use or operate is likely to endanger themselves himself or another employee; (b) the physical conditions of the workplace or the part thereof in which the employee he works or is to work is likely to endanger themselveshimself; or (c) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee he is to use or operate or the physical condition of the workplace or part thereof in which the employee he works or is to work is in contravention of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act) or the regulations and such contravention is likely to endanger themselves himself or another employee. 1. An employee who refuses to work where the employee he has reason to believe that the work is unsafe as described above, shall promptly report the matter to their his supervisor. 2. Following receipt of the report the Employer shall forthwith investigate the report in the presence of an Employer member and a worker member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. 3. Until the investigation is completed the employee shall remain in a safe place near their his work station. 4. Where, following the investigation or any steps taken to deal with the circumstances that led to the employee's refusal, the employee has reasonable grounds to believe that the condition(s) set out in (1) above still exist, the employee may refuse to do the work and a Ministry of Labour inspector shall be notified to investigate the work refusal. 5. Following their investigation, the Ministry of Labour inspector shall decide whether the machine, device, thing or workplace is likely to endanger the worker or another person. The inspector shall give their decision in writing as soon as is practicable to the Parties and the employee who refused to do the work. 6. Pending the inspector's investigation and decision, the employee who refused to do the work shall remain at a safe place near their work station during their normal working hours unless assigned by the Employer to reasonable alternative work. 7. Pending the investigation and decision of the Ministry of Labour inspector, no employee shall be assigned to do the work refused by the other employee unless, in the presence of a worker Joint Health and Safety Committee representative, such employee has been advised of the other employee's refusal and the reasons for it. 8. No employee shall be disciplined because the employee has acted in compliance with the Act or regulations or sought the enforcement of the Act or its regulations.the

Health & Safety. 27.01 The Employer and Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain high standards of safety and health in the workplace in order to prevent injury and illness. 27.02 The Parties recognize the importance of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario and its regulations thereunder in effect as of May 31, 2001 shall form a part of this Collective Agreement. 27.03 Further the Employer and the Union agree that they will jointly develop agreed to Terms of Reference governing the Employer's Joint Health and Safety Committee, no later than sixty (60) days following the date of ratification. These Terms of Reference shall be reviewed annually and address items such as, but not limited to, inspections, investigations, meetings, records, accident prevention, procedures and recommendations. The Terms of Reference will form part of this Collective Agreement. 27.04 The Employer agrees to continue to provide training for the required certified worker representatives. 27.05 The Employer shall ensure that equipment, materials and protective devices as prescribed are provided to its employees. 27.06 Each employee shall use or wear the equipment, materials and protective devices or clothing that the Employer requires to be worn or used. 27.07 From among its worker members on the Joint Health and Safety Committees, the Union may designate one as the worker Health and Safety Chair of its side of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. This member must be a worker member of a Joint Health and Safety Committee. Such Chair shall be granted not more than one (1) day per month (not including monthly meetings) for the purposes of their duties as Chair. The Parties agree that the Joint Health and Safety Committee will promote safety and industrial hygiene at the workplace. 27.08 The powers of a Health and Safety Committee shall be to: (a) identify situations that may be a source of danger or hazard to employees; (b) make recommendations to the Employer and the employees for the improvement of the health and safety of employees; (c) recommend to the Employer and the employees the establishment, maintenance and monitoring of programs, measures and procedures respecting the health and safety of employees; (d) obtain information from the Employer respecting: (i) the identification of potential or existing hazards, materials, processes or equipment, and (ii) health and safety, experience and work practices and standards in similar or other industries of which the Employer has knowledge. REFUSAL OF UNSAFE WORK 27.09 An employee may refuse to work or do particular work where the employee has reason to believe that: (a) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate is likely to endanger themselves or another employee; (b) the physical conditions of the workplace or the part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is likely to endanger themselves; or (c) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate or the physical condition of the workplace or part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is in contravention of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act) or the regulations and such contravention is likely to endanger themselves or another employee. 1. An employee who refuses to work where the employee has reason to believe that the work is unsafe as described above, shall promptly report the matter to their supervisor. 2. Following receipt of the report the Employer shall forthwith investigate the report in the presence of an Employer member and a worker member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. 3. Until the investigation is completed the employee shall remain in a safe place near their work station. 4. Where, following the investigation or any steps taken to deal with the circumstances that led to the employee's refusal, the employee has reasonable grounds to believe that the condition(s) set out in (1) above still exist, the employee may refuse to do the work and a Ministry of Labour inspector shall be notified to investigate the work refusal.in 5. Following their investigation, the Ministry of Labour inspector shall decide whether the machine, device, thing or workplace is likely to endanger the worker or another person. The inspector shall give their decision in writing as soon as is practicable to the Parties and the employee who refused to do the work. 6. Pending the inspector's investigation and decision, the employee who refused to do the work shall remain at a safe place near their work station during their normal working hours unless assigned by the Employer to reasonable alternative work. 7. Pending the investigation and decision of the Ministry of Labour inspector, no employee shall be assigned to do the work refused by the other employee unless, in the presence of a worker Joint Health and Safety Committee representative, such employee has been advised of the other employee's refusal and the reasons for it.such 8. No employee shall be disciplined because the employee has acted in compliance with the Act or regulations or sought the enforcement of the Act or its regulations.

Health & Safety. 27.01 The Employer and Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain high standards of safety and health in the workplace in order to prevent injury and illness. 27.02 The Parties recognize the importance of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario and its regulations thereunder in effect as of May 31, 2001 shall form a part of this Collective Agreement. 27.03 Further the Employer and the Union agree that they will jointly develop agreed to Terms of Reference governing the Employer's Joint Health and Safety Committee, no later than sixty (60) days following the date of ratification. These Terms of Reference shall be reviewed annually and address items such as, but not limited to, inspections, investigations, meetings, records, accident prevention, procedures and recommendations. The Terms of Reference will form part of this Collective Agreement. 27.04 The Employer agrees to continue to provide training for the required certified worker representatives. 27.05 The Employer shall ensure that equipment, materials and protective devices as prescribed are provided to its employees. 27.06 Each employee shall use or wear the equipment, materials and protective devices or clothing that the Employer requires to be worn or used. 27.07 From among its worker members on the Joint Health and Safety Committees, the Union may designate one as the worker Health and Safety Chair of its side of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. This member must be a worker member of a Joint Health and Safety Committee. Such Chair shall be granted not more than one (1) day per month (not including monthly meetings) for the purposes of their duties as Chair. The Parties agree that the Joint Health and Safety Committee will promote safety and industrial hygiene at the workplace. 27.08 The powers of a Health and Safety Committee shall be to: (a) identify situations that may be a source of danger or hazard to employees; (b) make recommendations to the Employer and the employees for the improvement of the health and safety of employees; (c) recommend to the Employer and the employees the establishment, maintenance and monitoring of programs, measures and procedures respecting the health and safety of employees; (d) obtain information from the Employer respecting: (i) the identification of potential or existing hazards, materials, processes or equipment, and (ii) health and safety, experience and work practices and standards in similar or other industries of which the Employer has knowledge. REFUSAL OF UNSAFE WORK 27.09 An employee may refuse to work or do particular work where the employee has reason to believe that: (a) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate is likely to endanger themselves or another employee; (b) the physical conditions of the workplace or the part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is likely to endanger themselves; or (c) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate or the physical condition of the workplace or part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is in contravention of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act) or the regulations and such contravention is likely to endanger themselves or another employee. 1. An employee who refuses to work where the employee has reason to believe that the work is unsafe as described above, shall promptly report the matter to their supervisor. 2. Following receipt of the report the Employer shall forthwith investigate the report in the presence of an Employer member and a worker member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. 3. Until the investigation is completed the employee shall remain in a safe place near their work station. 4. Where, following the investigation or any steps taken to deal with the circumstances that led to the employee's refusal, the employee has reasonable grounds to believe that the condition(s) set out in (1) above still exist, the employee may refuse to do the work and a Ministry of Labour inspector shall be notified to investigate the work refusal.in 5. Following their investigation, the Ministry of Labour inspector shall decide whether the machine, device, thing or workplace is likely to endanger the worker or another person. The inspector shall give their decision in writing as soon as is practicable to the Parties and the employee who refused to do the work. 6. Pending the inspector's investigation and decision, the employee who refused to do the work shall remain at a safe place near their work station during their normal working hours unless assigned by the Employer to reasonable alternative work. 7. Pending the investigation and decision of the Ministry of Labour inspector, no employee shall be assigned to do the work refused by the other employee unless, in the presence of a worker Joint Health and Safety Committee representative, such employee has been advised of the other employee's refusal and the reasons for it. 8. No employee shall be disciplined because the employee has acted in compliance with the Act or regulations or sought the enforcement of the Act or its regulations.or

Health & Safety. 27.01 [A] The Employer and the Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain high standards of safety and health in the workplace Residence in order to prevent accidents, injury and illness. 27.02 The Parties recognize the importance of the Occupational . [B] Management agrees to form a Joint Health & Safety Committee in accordance with existing Health and Safety Act legislation in the Province of Ontario and its regulations thereunder in effect as of May 31, 2001 shall form a part of this Collective Agreement. 27.03 Further the Employer and the Union agree that they will jointly develop agreed to Terms of Reference governing the Employer's Joint Health and Safety Committee, no later than sixty (60) days following the date of ratificationOntario. These Terms of Reference shall be reviewed annually and address items such as, but not limited to, inspections, investigations, meetings, records, accident prevention, procedures and recommendations. The Terms of Reference will form part of this Collective Agreement. 27.04 The Employer agrees to continue to provide training for the required certified worker representatives. 27.05 The Employer shall ensure that equipment, materials and protective devices accept as prescribed are provided to its employees. 27.06 Each employee shall use or wear the equipment, materials and protective devices or clothing that the Employer requires to be worn or used. 27.07 From among its worker members on the Joint Health and Safety Committees, the Union may designate one as the worker Health and Safety Chair a member of its side of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. This member must be a worker member of a Joint Health and Safety Committee. Such Chair shall be granted not more than one (1) day per month (not including monthly meetings) for the purposes of their duties as Chair. The Parties agree that the Joint Accident Prevention-Health and Safety Committee will promote at least one representative elected or appointed by the Union from amongst bargaining unit employees. [C] Such Committee shall identify employee related 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 industrial hygiene health. [D] The Employer agrees to cooperate reasonably in providing necessary information to enable the Committee to fulfil its functions. [E] Meetings shall be held every third month in accordance with the Health and Safety guidelines, or more frequently at the workplace. 27.08 call of the chair if required. The powers Committee shall maintain minutes of all meetings and make the same available for review prior to the next scheduled meeting. A quorum for the carrying out of business shall be 50% each from the management and worker groups. [F] All members of the JHSC shall receive training and education to ensure a basic understanding of health and safety issues and Committee functions. Such training will be mutually agreed upon by both parties and shall not be unreasonably withheld. This training shall be undertaken prior to acting on the committee, or shortly thereafter, as determined by the JHSC. A yearly upgrading on health and safety issues should be provided for all JHSC members. [G] The Union agrees to endeavour to obtain the full cooperation of its membership in the observation of all safety rules and practices. [H] Any representative appointed or selected in accordance with [B] hereof shall serve for a term of one 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 to: (a) identify situations that 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 Residence at his/her regular or premium rate as may be a source applicable. Notice of danger or hazard to employees; (b) make recommendations such time off shall be submitted in writing to the Employer and the employees for the improvement of the health and safety of employees; (c) recommend to the Employer and the employees the establishmentimmediate supervisor, maintenance and monitoring of programsten [10] working days in advance, measures and procedures respecting the health and safety of employees; (d) obtain information from the Employer respecting: (i) the identification of potential or existing hazards, materials, processes or equipment, and (ii) health and safety, experience and work practices and standards in similar or other industries of which the Employer has knowledge. REFUSAL OF UNSAFE WORK 27.09 An employee may refuse to work or do particular work where the employee has reason to believe that: (a) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate is likely to endanger themselves or another employee; (b) the physical conditions of the workplace or the part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is likely to endanger themselves; or (c) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate or the physical condition of the workplace or part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is in contravention of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act) or the regulations and such contravention is likely to endanger themselves or another employee. 1. An employee who refuses to work where the employee has reason to believe that the work is unsafe as described above, shall promptly report the matter to their supervisor. 2. Following receipt of the report the Employer shall forthwith investigate the report in the presence of an Employer member and a worker member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. 3. Until the investigation is completed the employee shall remain in a safe place near their work station. 4. Where, following the investigation or any steps taken to deal with the circumstances that led to the employee's refusal, the employee has reasonable grounds to believe that the condition(s) set out in (1) above still exist, the employee may refuse unless not reasonably possible to do the work and a Ministry of Labour inspector shall be notified to investigate the work refusal. 5. Following their investigation, the Ministry of Labour inspector shall decide whether the machine, device, thing or workplace is likely to endanger the worker or another personso. The inspector shall give their decision in writing as soon as is practicable to the Parties and the employee who refused to do the workrequested time off will not be unreasonably withheld. 6. Pending the inspector's investigation and decision, the employee who refused to do the work shall remain at a safe place near their work station during their normal working hours unless assigned by the Employer to reasonable alternative work. 7. Pending the investigation and decision of the Ministry of Labour inspector, no employee shall be assigned to do the work refused by the other employee unless, in the presence of a worker Joint Health and Safety Committee representative, such employee has been advised of the other employee's refusal and the reasons for it. 8. No employee shall be disciplined because the employee has acted in compliance with the Act or regulations or sought the enforcement of the Act or its regulations.

Health & Safety. 27.01 The Employer and Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain high standards of safety and health in the workplace in order to prevent injury and illness. 27.02 The Parties recognize the importance of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario and its regulations thereunder in effect as of May 31, 2001 shall form a part of this Collective Agreement. 27.03 Further the Employer and the Union agree that they will jointly develop agreed to Terms of Reference governing the Employer's Joint Health and Safety Committee, no later than sixty (60) days following the date of ratification. These Terms of Reference shall be reviewed annually and address items such as, but not limited to, inspections, investigations, meetings, records, accident prevention, procedures and recommendations. The Terms of Reference will form part of this Collective Agreement. 27.04 The Employer agrees to continue to provide training for the required certified worker representatives. 27.05 The Employer shall ensure that equipment, materials and protective devices as prescribed are provided to its employees. 27.06 Each employee shall use or wear the equipment, materials and protective devices or clothing that the Employer requires to be worn or used. 27.07 From among its worker members on the Joint Health and Safety Committees, the Union may designate one as the worker Health and Safety Chair of its side of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. This member must be a worker member of a Joint Health and Safety Committee. Such Chair shall be granted not more than one (1) day per month (not including monthly meetings) for the purposes of their his duties as Chair. The Parties agree that the Joint Health and Safety Committee will promote safety and industrial hygiene at the workplace. 27.08 The powers of a Health and Safety Committee shall be to: (a) identify situations that may be a source of danger or hazard to employees; (b) make recommendations to the Employer and the employees for the improvement of the health and safety of employees; (c) recommend to the Employer and the employees the establishment, maintenance and monitoring of programs, measures and procedures respecting the health and safety of employees; (d) obtain information from the Employer respecting: (i) the identification of potential or existing hazards, materials, processes or equipment, and (ii) health and safety, experience and work practices and standards in similar or other industries of which the Employer has knowledge. REFUSAL OF UNSAFE WORK 27.09 An employee may refuse to work or do particular work where the employee he has reason to believe that: (a) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee he is to use or operate is likely to endanger themselves himself or another employee; (b) the physical conditions of the workplace or the part thereof in which the employee he works or is to work is likely to endanger themselveshimself; or (c) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee he is to use or operate or the physical condition of the workplace or part thereof in which the employee he works or is to work is in contravention of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act) or the regulations and such contravention is likely to endanger themselves himself or another employee. 1. An employee who refuses to work where the employee he has reason to believe that the work is unsafe as described above, shall promptly report the matter to their his supervisor. 2. Following receipt of the report the Employer shall forthwith investigate the report in the presence of an Employer member and a worker member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. 3. Until the investigation is completed the employee shall remain in a safe place near their his work station. 4. Where, following the investigation or any steps taken to deal with the circumstances that led to the employee's refusal, the employee has reasonable grounds to believe that the condition(s) set out in (1) above still exist, the employee may refuse to do the work and a Ministry of Labour inspector shall be notified to investigate the work refusal. 5. Following their his investigation, the Ministry of Labour inspector shall decide whether the machine, device, thing or workplace is likely to endanger the worker or another person. The inspector shall give their his decision in writing as soon as is practicable to the Parties and the employee who refused to do the work. 6. Pending the inspector's investigation and decision, the employee who refused to do the work shall remain at a safe place near their his work station during their his normal working hours unless assigned by the Employer to reasonable alternative work. 7. Pending the investigation and decision of the Ministry of Labour inspector, no employee shall be assigned to do the work refused by the other employee unless, in the presence of a worker Joint Health and Safety Committee representative, such employee has been advised of the other employee's refusal and the reasons for it.Committee 8. No employee shall be disciplined because the employee has acted in compliance with the Act or regulations or sought the enforcement of the Act or its regulations.

Health & Safety. 27.01 16.1 The Employer will make reasonable provisions for the safety of its employees while at work and Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain high standards of safety and health in shall observe the workplace in order to prevent injury and illness. 27.02 The Parties recognize the importance applicable provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario and its regulations thereunder as in effect as of May 31, 2001 shall form a part on ratification of this Collective Agreementagreement. 27.03 Further the 16.2 The Employer and the Union agree that they will jointly develop agreed to Terms of Reference governing the Employer's Joint Health and Safety Committee, no later than sixty (60) days following the date of ratification. These Terms of Reference shall be reviewed annually and address items such as, but not limited to, inspections, investigations, meetings, records, accident prevention, procedures and recommendations. The Terms of Reference will form part of this Collective Agreement. 27.04 The Employer agrees to continue to provide training for the required certified worker representatives. 27.05 The Employer shall ensure that equipment, materials and protective devices as prescribed are provided to its employees. 27.06 Each employee shall use or wear the equipment, materials and protective devices or clothing that the Employer requires to be worn or used. 27.07 From among its worker members on the Joint Health and Safety Committees, the Union may designate one as the worker Health and Safety Chair of its side of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. This member must be a worker member of establish a Joint Health and Safety Committee. Such Chair shall be granted not more than one (1) day per month (not including monthly meetings) for the purposes of their duties as Chair. The Parties agree that the Joint Health and Safety Committee will promote safety and industrial hygiene at the workplace. 27.08 The powers of a Health and Safety Committee shall be to: (a) identify situations that may be a source of danger or hazard to employees; (b) make recommendations to the Employer and the employees for the improvement of the health and safety of employees; (c) recommend to the Employer and the employees the establishment, maintenance and monitoring of programs, measures and procedures respecting the health and safety of employees; (d) obtain information from the Employer respecting: (i) the identification of potential or existing hazards, materials, processes or equipment, and (ii) health and safety, experience and work practices and standards in similar or other industries of which the Employer has knowledge. REFUSAL OF UNSAFE WORK 27.09 An employee may refuse to work or do particular work where the employee has reason to believe that: (a) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate is likely to endanger themselves or another employee; (b) the physical conditions of the workplace or the part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is likely to endanger themselves; or (c) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate or the physical condition of the workplace or part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is in contravention of accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario. The Committee shall consist of at least (Act4) members of whom one half shall be representatives of management and one half representatives of workers. Worker representatives shall be elected by the employees they represent or selected by the regulations Union. The Committee shall meet regularly on a monthly basis, conduct and such contravention is likely to endanger themselves or another employee. 1review workplace inspections, advise management on health and safety matters, and perform other duties as specified in the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario. An employee who refuses to work where the employee has reason to believe that the work is unsafe as described above, shall promptly report the matter to their supervisor. 2. Following receipt Members of the report Safety Committee may convene emergency meetings of the Employer Safety Committee when necessary to deal with matters of significance and urgency. Resolutions and other actions of the Safety Committee must be endorsed by a majority of the members of the Safety Committee. Members of the Safety Committee shall forthwith investigate the report be permitted to leave their regular duties in the presence of an Employer member and order to perform their duties as a worker member of the Joint Safety Committee and shall be paid for such time at their appropriate rate. The Employer shall provide health and safety training to all employees. The topic and nature of the training shall be determined by the Safety Committee. The time, location, instructor (s) and instruction method shall be determined by the Employer pursuant to recommendations from the Safety Committee. Members of the Safety Committee shall receive 40 hours training per year while all other employees shall receive 8 hours training. The certified worker representative shall receive certification training provided by the Worker’s Health and & Safety Center. Not fewer than two employees shall work in the plant at any one time. The C.A.W. Local or National safety representatives may attend scheduled safety committee meetings upon invitation of the Safety Committee. 316.3 The wearing of safety glasses and approved hearing protectors shall be compulsory throughout designated areas of the plant and the Employer will provide CSA approved non-prescription safety glasses and hearing protectors to employees. Until In addition, the investigation Employer will assume the cost of replacement of non- prescription safety glasses and hearing protectors if they are damaged in the workplace, unless the damage is completed caused by negligence on the employee shall remain part of the employee. Damaged non-prescription glasses or hearing protectors must be turned in a safe place near their work station. 4to obtain another pair. Where, following The Company will reimburse the investigation or any steps taken to deal with the circumstances that led to full cost of replacement prescription safety lenses acquired after the employee's refusalprobationary period has expired on the same basis as for providing replacement safety glasses, and once each successive two years of employment for changes in prescription. The Company will provide each employee purchasing safety lenses with $100 over the life of the contract towards the reimbursement of frames. Proof of purchase must be provided to the Employer. Employees who terminate employment with the Employer less than three months after receiving reimbursement for their latest pair of safety frames will have the full amount of the reimbursement deducted from their final pay cheque. 16.4 When safety shoes are required by the Employer, current employees of the company and those hired prior to Oct. 1, 2010 will have a total amount of $525 available to them for reimbursement of the purchase price of safety shoes and insoles over the duration of the contract. Those employees hired on or after Oct. 1, 2010 but prior to Oct. 1, 2011 will receive $350 available to them for reimbursement of the purchase price of safety shoes and insoles over the remaining portion of the contract. Those employees hired on or after Oct. 1, 2011 will receive $175 available to them for reimbursement of the purchase price of safety shoes and insoles over the remaining portion of the contract. Proof of purchase must be provided to the Employer. Employees who terminate employment with the Employer less than three months after receiving reimbursement for their latest pair of safety shoes will have the full amount of the reimbursement deducted from their final pay cheque. 16.5 Where the Employer requires an employee to use protective equipment other than that referred to in this Article, for safety reasons, the employee has reasonable grounds to believe that the condition(s) set out in (1) above still exist, the employee may refuse to do the work and a Ministry of Labour inspector Employer shall be notified to investigate the work refusalprovide such protective equipment. 5. Following their investigation, (a) If an employee is injured on the Ministry job he will be paid his regular hourly rate for the balance of Labour inspector shall decide whether the machine, device, thing first shift on which he has been sent home or workplace is likely to endanger the worker a hospital or another person. The inspector shall give their decision in writing as soon as is practicable to the Parties and the employee who refused to do the work. 6. Pending the inspector's investigation and decision, the employee who refused to do the work shall remain at a safe place near their work station during their normal working hours unless assigned doctor by the Employer to reasonable alternative workbecause of such injury. 7. Pending (b) If an employee is injured on the investigation job, and, if required, the Employer will supply and decision of pay for transportation to the Ministry of Labour inspector, no employee shall be assigned nearest adequate hospital or doctor's office and then back to do the work refused by plant or the other employee unless, in the presence of a worker Joint Health and Safety Committee representative, such employee has been advised of the other employee's refusal and the reasons for ithome. 8. No employee shall be disciplined because the employee has acted in compliance with the Act or regulations or sought the enforcement of the Act or its regulations.

Health & Safety. 27.01 The Employer Company and the Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain high standards of shall co-operate promoting the health and safety and health in the workplace in order to prevent injury and illness. 27.02 The Parties recognize the importance of the Occupational employees during the hours of their employment and it is the responsibility of both to encourage the employees to practice safe work habits at all times. The Health and Safety Act shall hold monthly meetings to be scheduled at times when least disruptive to the individuals and the operation. The Health and Safety shall be comprised representatives selected by the Union. The Company further acknowledges the right of Ontario the Union to select two additional health and safety representatives who, although not members of the Health and Safety shall attend the meetings. It is understood that one member of the Health and Safety Committee or a Health and Union shall notify the Company of the members of the Health and Safety Committee and the two additional health and safety representatives. Letter of Understanding Should the current legislation be repealed, the parties will continue to be guided principles of the Health and Safety Act, in dealing with work refusals. The Company shall provide all employees with such protective devices and other equipment deemed necessary by the Joint Health and Safety to protect employees from injury, including safety glasses, hearing protection, gloves, raincoats for material handlers, heat resistant guards, safety goggles, face xxxxxxx and aprons for changing batteries. It shall be mandatory for employees to use the protective devices or other equipment provided by the Company. The Company the Health and Safety Committee, where possible, with published written of the products used in the plant. The Company will provide the Health and Safety with copies of all accident reports in the possession of the Company, resulting in lost time or no a meeting of the Health and Safety Committee. shall be entitled to a total of eight (8) days per year to attend Government sponsored courses, or such other courses as be agreed upon for instruction in health and safety matters with no loss of earnings. The Company acknowledges its regulations thereunder responsibility to provide proper training and instructions to its employees and the Union acknowledges it is the responsibility of the to be alert and avoid hazardous situations in effect as the of May 31their duties, 2001 shall form within accepted safety standards. Safety shoes must be worn by all while working, and the Company will assist by paying to each employee, twice each year in March and September an amount toward the purchase of approved safety shoes. The Company will, upon receipt of documented proof of purchase, reimburse any employee for the purchase of prescription safety glasses up to a maximum of every two years and effective April a of every two years. JOB CLASSIFICATIONS WAGE RATES The job classifications and ranges of wage rates are contained in Schedule which is attached hereto and forms a part of this Collective Agreement. 27.03 Further the Employer and the Union agree that they will jointly develop agreed to Terms of Reference governing the Employer's Joint Health and Safety Committee, no later than sixty (60) days following the date of ratification. These Terms of Reference shall be reviewed annually and address items such as, but not limited to, inspections, investigations, meetings, records, accident prevention, procedures and recommendations. The Terms of Reference will form part of this Collective Agreement. 27.04 The Employer agrees to continue to provide training for the required certified worker representatives. 27.05 The Employer shall ensure that equipment, materials and protective devices as prescribed are provided to its employees. 27.06 Each employee shall use or wear the equipment, materials and protective devices or clothing that the Employer requires to be worn or used. 27.07 From among its worker members on the Joint Health and Safety Committees, the Union may designate one as the worker Health and Safety Chair of its side of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. This member must be a worker member of a Joint Health and Safety Committee. Such Chair shall be granted not more than one (1) day per month (not including monthly meetings) for the purposes of their duties as Chair. The Parties agree that the Joint Health and Safety Committee will promote safety and industrial hygiene at the workplace. 27.08 The powers of a Health and Safety Committee shall be to: (a) identify situations that may be a source of danger or hazard to employees; (b) make recommendations to the Employer and the employees for the improvement of the health and safety of employees; (c) recommend to the Employer and the employees the establishment, maintenance and monitoring of programs, measures and procedures respecting the health and safety of employees; (d) obtain information from the Employer respecting: (i) the identification of potential or existing hazards, materials, processes or equipment, and (ii) health and safety, experience and work practices and standards in similar or other industries of which the Employer has knowledge. REFUSAL OF UNSAFE WORK 27.09 An employee may refuse to work or do particular work where the employee has reason to believe that: (a) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate is likely to endanger themselves or another employee; (b) the physical conditions of the workplace or the part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is likely to endanger themselves; or (c) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate or the physical condition of the workplace or part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is in contravention of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act) or the regulations and such contravention is likely to endanger themselves or another employee. 1. An employee who refuses to work where the employee has reason to believe that the work is unsafe as described above, shall promptly report the matter to their supervisor. 2. Following receipt of the report the Employer shall forthwith investigate the report in the presence of an Employer member and a worker member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. 3. Until the investigation is completed the employee shall remain in a safe place near their work station. 4. Where, following the investigation or any steps taken to deal with the circumstances that led to the employee's refusal, the employee has reasonable grounds to believe that the condition(s) set out in (1) above still exist, the employee may refuse to do the work and a Ministry of Labour inspector shall be notified to investigate the work refusal. 5. Following their investigation, the Ministry of Labour inspector shall decide whether the machine, device, thing or workplace is likely to endanger the worker or another person. The inspector shall give their decision in writing as soon as is practicable to the Parties and the employee who refused to do the work. 6. Pending the inspector's investigation and decision, the employee who refused to do the work shall remain at a safe place near their work station during their normal working hours unless assigned by the Employer to reasonable alternative work. 7. Pending the investigation and decision of the Ministry of Labour inspector, no employee shall be assigned to do the work refused by the other employee unless, in the presence of a worker Joint Health and Safety Committee representative, such employee has been advised of the other employee's refusal and the reasons for it. 8. No employee shall be disciplined because the employee has acted in compliance with the Act or regulations or sought the enforcement of the Act or its regulations.

Health & Safety. 27.01 23.01 The Employer and the Union agree that they mutually desire to shall maintain high standards an Occupational Safety and Health Committee consisting of safety at least two (2) members elected or appointed by the Union and health in two (2) members appointed by the workplace in order to prevent injury and illnessEmployer. 27.02 23.02 The Parties recognize general duties of the importance Occupational Safety and Health Committee shall be to enforce the provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario and its regulations thereunder in effect as of May 31Ontario, 2001 shall form a part of this Collective Agreement. 27.03 Further the Employer and the Union agree that they will jointly develop agreed to Terms of Reference governing the Employer's Joint Health and Safety Committee, no later than sixty (60) days following the date of ratification. These Terms of Reference shall be reviewed annually and address items such as, but not limited to, inspections, investigations, meetings, records, accident prevention, procedures and recommendations. The Terms of Reference will form part of this Collective Agreement. 27.04 The Employer agrees to continue to provide training for the required certified worker representatives. 27.05 The Employer shall ensure that equipment, materials and protective devices as prescribed are provided to its employees. 27.06 Each employee shall use or wear the equipment, materials and protective devices or clothing that the Employer requires to be worn or used. 27.07 From among its worker members on the Joint Health and Safety Committees, the Union may designate one as the worker Health and Safety Chair of its side of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. This member must be a worker member of a Joint Health and Safety Committee. Such Chair shall be granted not more than one (1) day per month (not including monthly meetings) for the purposes of their duties as Chair. The Parties agree that the Joint Health and Safety Committee will promote safety and industrial hygiene at the workplace. 27.08 The powers of a Health and Safety Committee shall be to:and, (a) identify situations that may be to make a source monthly inspection of danger the Home or hazard place of employment for the purpose of determining hazardous conditions, to employees;check unsafe practices and to receive complaints and recommendations with respect to these matters. (b) make recommendations to the Employer investigate promptly all accidents and the employees for the improvement of the health incidents, and safety of employees;any unsafe conditions or practices which may be reported to it. Such investigations shall include incidents which might have caused injury to a worker whether or not such injury occurred. (c) recommend to hold regular meetings at least monthly for the Employer discussion of current accidents, their causes, suggested means of preventing their recurrence, and reports of investigations and inspections. 23.03 No disciplinary action shall be taken against any employee by reason of the employees fact that she has exercised the establishment, maintenance and monitoring of programs, measures and procedures right conferred upon her under the Act respecting the health and safety of employees; (d) obtain information from the Employer respecting: (i) the identification of potential or existing hazards, materials, processes or equipment, and (ii) occupational health and safety, experience . 23.04 The Employer shall supply at no cost to the employees all protective clothing and work practices and standards in similar or other industries of which devices deemed necessary to protect employees from injuries arising from their employment with the Employer has knowledge. REFUSAL OF UNSAFE WORKEmployer. 27.09 An employee may refuse to work or do particular work where 23.05 In the employee has reason to believe that: (aevent that Section 43(3) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate is likely to endanger themselves or another employee; (b) the physical conditions of the workplace or the part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is likely to endanger themselves; or (c) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate or the physical condition of the workplace or part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is in contravention of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act) is revoked or changed the regulations and such contravention is likely employer, for the term of this agreement will recognise an employee's right to endanger themselves or another employee. 1. An employee who refuses refuse to perform work where the employee he or she has reason to believe that the work is unsafe as described above, shall promptly report the matter to their supervisor. 2. Following receipt of the report the Employer shall forthwith investigate the report in the presence of an Employer member and a worker member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. 3. Until the investigation is completed the employee shall remain in a safe place near their work station. 4. Where, following the investigation or any steps taken to deal with the circumstances that led to the employee's refusal, the employee has reasonable grounds to believe that the condition(s) set out in (1) above still exist, the employee may refuse to do the work and a Ministry of Labour inspector shall be notified to investigate the work refusal. 5. Following their investigation, the Ministry of Labour inspector shall decide whether the machine, device, thing or workplace directed is likely to endanger the worker himself, herself, or another person. The inspector shall give their decision in writing as soon as It is practicable to the Parties understood and the employee who refused to do the work. 6. Pending the inspector's investigation and decision, the employee who refused to do the work shall remain at a safe place near their work station during their normal working hours unless assigned by the Employer to reasonable alternative work. 7. Pending the investigation and decision of the Ministry of Labour inspector, agreed however that no employee shall be assigned to do refuse work if such refusal endangers the work refused by the other employee unlesslife, in the presence health, or safety of a worker Joint resident. 23.06 The parties agree that if incidents involving aggressive resident action occur, such action will be recorded and reviewed at the Health and Safety Committee representative, such employee has been advised meetings. Reasonable steps within the control of the other employee's refusal Employer will follow to address the legitimate health and safety concerns in that forum. The parties further agree that suitable subjects at the reasons for itJoint Labour Management Committee will include aggressive residents. 8. No employee shall be disciplined because the employee has acted in compliance with the Act or regulations or sought the enforcement of the Act or its regulations.

Health & Safety. 27.01 The Employer and Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain high standards of safety and health in the workplace in order to prevent injury and illness. 27.02 . The Parties recognize the importance of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. To that end, the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario and its regulations thereunder in effect as of May 31, 2001 shall form a part of this Collective Agreement. 27.03 . Further the Employer THE EMPLOYER and the Union agree that they each individual Employer and the Union will jointly develop agreed to Terms of Reference governing the Employer's ’s Joint Health and Safety Committee, no later than sixty (60) days following the date of ratification. These Terms of Reference shall be reviewed annually and address items such as, but not limited to, inspections, investigations, meetings, records, accident prevention, procedures and recommendations. The Terms of Reference will form part of this Collective Agreement. 27.04 . The Employer agrees to continue to provide training for the required certified worker representatives. 27.05 . The Employer shall ensure that equipment, materials and protective devices as prescribed are provided to its employees. 27.06 . Each employee shall use or wear the equipment, materials and protective devices or clothing that the Employer requires to be worn or used. 27.07 . From among its worker members on the Joint Health and Safety Committees, the Union may designate one as the worker Health and Safety Chair of its side of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. This member must be a worker member of a Joint Health and Safety Committee. Such Chair shall be granted not more than two (2) days per month for the purposes of duties as chair. It is understood that there is only one (1) day Chair per month Employer and not one (not including monthly meetings1) for the purposes of their duties as Chairper each Joint Health and Safety Committee at an Employer. The Parties agree that the Joint Health and Safety Committee will promote safety and industrial hygiene at the workplace. 27.08 . The powers of a Health and Safety Committee shall be to: (a) : identify situations that may be a source of danger or hazard to employees; (b) ; make recommendations to the Employer and the employees for the improvement of the health and safety of employees; (c) ; recommend to the Employer and the employees the establishment, maintenance and monitoring of programs, measures and procedures respecting the health and safety of employees; (d) ; obtain information from the Employer respecting: (i) : the identification of potential or existing hazards, materials, processes or equipment, and (ii) and health and safety, experience and work practices and standards in similar or other industries of which the Employer has knowledge. the purposes of this Article, health and safety may include matters involving actual or potential issues related to workplace violence. REFUSAL OF UNSAFE WORK 27.09 An employee may refuse to work or do particular work where the employee has reason to believe that: (a) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate is likely to endanger themselves or another employee; (b) the physical conditions of the workplace or the part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is likely to endanger themselves; or (c) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate or the physical condition of the workplace or part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is in contravention of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act) or the regulations and such contravention is likely to endanger themselves or another employee. 1. An employee who refuses to work where the employee has reason to believe that the work is unsafe as described above, shall promptly report the matter to their supervisor. 2. Following receipt of the report the Employer shall forthwith investigate the report in the presence of an Employer member and a worker member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. 3. Until the investigation is completed the employee shall remain in a safe place near their work station. 4. Where, following the investigation or any steps taken to deal with the circumstances that led to the employee's refusal, the employee has reasonable grounds to believe that the condition(s) set out in (1) above still exist, the employee may refuse to do the work and a Ministry of Labour inspector shall be notified to investigate the work refusal. 5. Following their investigation, the Ministry of Labour inspector shall decide whether the machine, device, thing or workplace is likely to endanger the worker or another person. The inspector shall give their decision in writing as soon as is practicable to the Parties and the employee who refused to do the work. 6. Pending the inspector's investigation and decision, the employee who refused to do the work shall remain at a safe place near their work station during their normal working hours unless assigned by the Employer to reasonable alternative work. 7. Pending the investigation and decision of the Ministry of Labour inspector, no employee shall be assigned to do the work refused by the other employee unless, in the presence of a worker Joint Health and Safety Committee representative, such employee has been advised of the other employee's refusal and the reasons for it. 8. No employee shall be disciplined because the employee has acted in compliance with the Act or regulations or sought the enforcement of the Act or its regulations.

Health & Safety. 27.01 18.01 The Employer Company agrees to continue reasonable and Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain proper provisions for the maintenance of high standards of health & safety in the workplace. The Company and its employees shall comply with the applicable federal and provincial health & safety legislation and regulations. It shall be the objective of the health & safety program to eliminate accidents and health hazards and to provide a place of employment free from recognized physical and health hazards and to maintain good housekeeping practices and sanitary facilities in the workplace in order to prevent injury and illnesseach plant. 27.02 18.02 The Parties recognize Company and the importance Union shall maintain a Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee consisting of not more than three (3) members elected or appointed by the Union and not more than three (3) members appointed by the Company at each location. The general duties of the Joint Health & Safety Committee shall be: a) To make monthly inspections of the plant or place of employment for the purpose of determining hazardous conditions, to check unsafe practices and to receive complaints and recommendations with respect to these matters. b) To investigate promptly all accidents resulting in critical injury. c) To hold regular meetings, at least bi-monthly, for the discussion of current accidents, their causes, suggested means of preventing their recurrence, and reports of investigations and inspections. The Committee shall make recommendations to Management for all matters to be resolved. d) To keep records of all investigations, inspections, complaints, and recommendations, together with minutes of meetings. The minutes shall indicate what action has been taken with respect to suggestions or recommendations previously made and, if no action has been taken, the reasons therefore shall be given in writing by the Company. e) The Union Co-Chair of the Committee shall have the right to accompany all Ministry of Labour Inspectors on tours of the plant and shall receive copies of any reports sent to the Company pertaining to such inspections. f) Accident, injury, and occupational illness records shall be kept by the Company, and shall be made available to the Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee. These records shall include all reports required by the Ministry of Labour under the Occupational Health and Safety Act Act. The Company also agrees to make available to the Committee, upon request, the trade name or technical description (including chemical analysis, if available) of Ontario any compounds and its regulations thereunder substances used in effect as of May 31, 2001 shall form a part of this Collective Agreementthe plant. 27.03 Further g) Members of the Employer Committee shall be permitted one-half (1/2) hour preparation time, with no loss of pay or benefits, prior to each meeting. The schedule of such preparation time will be mutually agreed. h) It is agreed that the Union’s Committee members act herein exclusively in an advisory capacity and that the International Union, Local Unions, Union agree that they will jointly develop agreed to Terms of Reference governing the Employer's Joint Health and & Safety Committee, no later than sixty (60) days following the date of ratification. These Terms of Reference and its Officers, employees and agents shall not be reviewed annually and address items such asliable for any work- related injuries, but not limited to, inspections, investigations, meetings, records, accident prevention, procedures and recommendations. The Terms of Reference will form part of this Collective Agreement. 27.04 The Employer agrees to continue to provide training for the required certified worker representatives. 27.05 The Employer shall ensure that equipment, materials and protective devices as prescribed are provided to its disabilities or diseases which may be incurred by employees. 27.06 Each employee shall use or wear the equipment, materials and protective devices or clothing that the Employer requires to be worn or used. 27.07 From among its worker members on i) The Company will provide the Joint Health and Safety Committees, the Union may designate one as the worker Health and Safety Chair of its side of the Joint Health and & Safety Committee. This member must be , once a worker member month, with a summary of a Joint Health injuries and Safety copies of WSIB form 7’s for review and discussion by the Committee. Such Chair shall be granted not more than one (1) day per month (not including monthly meetings) for The copies provided will have the purposes of their duties as Chairemployee’s address, telephone number, social insurance number, and other confidential information “xxxxxx out”. The Parties agree that Company will also provide a list of employees who the Joint Health and Safety Committee will promote safety and industrial hygiene at Company is aware have applied for WSIB benefits for occupational illness, injury and/or disease indicating which claims the workplaceCompany has questioned. 27.08 j) The powers of a Health Company shall supply all protective clothing and Safety Committee other devices (excluding safety shoes) deemed necessary by the Company to protect employees from injuries from their employment with the Company. The Company shall be to: (a) identify situations that may be a source of danger or hazard supply shop coats, safety belts, aprons, hand tools and equipment required to employees; (b) make recommendations to the Employer and the employees for the improvement of the health and safety of employees; (c) recommend to the Employer and the employees the establishment, maintenance and monitoring of programs, measures and procedures respecting the health and safety of employees; (d) obtain information from the Employer respecting: (i) the identification of potential or existing hazards, materials, processes or equipment, and (ii) health and safety, experience and work practices and standards in similar or other industries of which the Employer has knowledge. REFUSAL OF UNSAFE WORK 27.09 An employee may refuse to work or do particular work where the employee has reason to believe that: (a) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate is likely to endanger themselves or another employee; (b) the physical conditions of the workplace or the part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is likely to endanger themselves; or (c) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate or the physical condition of the workplace or part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is in contravention of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act) or the regulations and such contravention is likely to endanger themselves or another employee. 1. An employee who refuses to work where the employee has reason to believe that perform the work is unsafe as described above, shall promptly report per the matter to their supervisorcurrent practice. 2. Following receipt of the report the Employer shall forthwith investigate the report in the presence of an Employer member and a worker member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. 3. Until the investigation is completed the employee shall remain in a safe place near their work station. 4. Where, following the investigation or any steps taken to deal with the circumstances that led to the employee's refusal, the employee has reasonable grounds to believe that the condition(s) set out in (1) above still exist, the employee may refuse to do the work and a Ministry of Labour inspector shall be notified to investigate the work refusal. 5. Following their investigation, the Ministry of Labour inspector shall decide whether the machine, device, thing or workplace is likely to endanger the worker or another person. The inspector shall give their decision in writing as soon as is practicable to the Parties and the employee who refused to do the work. 6. Pending the inspector's investigation and decision, the employee who refused to do the work shall remain at a safe place near their work station during their normal working hours unless assigned by the Employer to reasonable alternative work. 7. Pending the investigation and decision of the Ministry of Labour inspector, no employee shall be assigned to do the work refused by the other employee unless, in the presence of a worker Joint Health and Safety Committee representative, such employee has been advised of the other employee's refusal and the reasons for it. 8. No employee shall be disciplined because the employee has acted in compliance with the Act or regulations or sought the enforcement of the Act or its regulations.

Health & Safety. 27.01 The Employer and Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain high standards of safety and health in the workplace in order to prevent injury and illness. 27.02 . The Parties recognize the importance of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Canada Labour Code Part To that end, the Canada Labour Code part the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario and its regulations thereunder in effect as of May 31, 2001 shall form a part of this Collective Agreement. 27.03 . Further the Employer THE EMPLOYER and the Union agree that they each individual Employer and the Union will jointly develop agreed to Terms of Reference governing the Employer's Joint Health and Safety Committeecommittee, no later than sixty (60) days following the date of ratification. These Terms of Reference shall be reviewed annually and address items such as, but not limited to, inspections, investigations, meetings, records, accident prevention, procedures and recommendations. The Terms of Reference will form part of this Collective Agreement. 27.04 . The Employer agrees to continue to provide training for the required certified worker representatives. 27.05 . The Employer shall ensure that equipment, materials and protective devices as prescribed are provided to its employees. 27.06 . Each employee shall shalt use or wear the equipment, materials and protective devices or clothing that the Employer requires to be worn or used. 27.07 . From among its worker members on the Joint Health and Safety Committees, the Union may designate one as the worker Health and Safety Chair of its side of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. This member must be a worker member of a Joint Health and Safety Committee. Such Chair shall be granted not more than two (2) days per month for the purposes of duties as chair. It is understood that there is only one (1) day Chair per month Employer and not one (not including monthly meetings1) for the purposes of their duties as Chairper each Joint Health and Safety Committee at an Employer. The Parties agree that the Joint Health and Safety Committee will promote safety and industrial hygiene at the workplace. 27.08 . The powers of a Health and Safety Committee shall be to: (a) : identify situations that may be a source of danger or hazard to employees; (b) : make recommendations to the Employer and the employees for the improvement of the health and safety of employees; (c) ; recommend to the Employer and the employees the establishment, maintenance and monitoring of programs, measures and procedures respecting the health and safety of employees; (d) obtain information from the Employer respecting: (i) the identification of potential or existing hazards, materials, processes or equipment, and (ii) health and safety, experience and work practices and standards in similar or other industries of which the Employer has knowledge. REFUSAL OF UNSAFE WORK 27.09 An employee may refuse to work or do particular work where the employee has reason to believe that: (a) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate is likely to endanger themselves or another employee; (b) the physical conditions of the workplace or the part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is likely to endanger themselves; or (c) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate or the physical condition of the workplace or part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is in contravention of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act) or the regulations and such contravention is likely to endanger themselves or another employee. 1. An employee who refuses to work where the employee has reason to believe that the work is unsafe as described above, shall promptly report the matter to their supervisor. 2. Following receipt of the report the Employer shall forthwith investigate the report in the presence of an Employer member and a worker member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. 3. Until the investigation is completed the employee shall remain in a safe place near their work station. 4. Where, following the investigation or any steps taken to deal with the circumstances that led to the employee's refusal, the employee has reasonable grounds to believe that the condition(s) set out in (1) above still exist, the employee may refuse to do the work and a Ministry of Labour inspector shall be notified to investigate the work refusal. 5. Following their investigation, the Ministry of Labour inspector shall decide whether the machine, device, thing or workplace is likely to endanger the worker or another person. The inspector shall give their decision in writing as soon as is practicable to the Parties and the employee who refused to do the work. 6. Pending the inspector's investigation and decision, the employee who refused to do the work shall remain at a safe place near their work station during their normal working hours unless assigned by the Employer to reasonable alternative work. 7. Pending the investigation and decision of the Ministry of Labour inspector, no employee shall be assigned to do the work refused by the other employee unless, in the presence of a worker Joint Health and Safety Committee representative, such employee has been advised of the other employee's refusal and the reasons for it. 8. No employee shall be disciplined because the employee has acted in compliance with the Act or regulations or sought the enforcement of the Act or its regulations.

Health & Safety. 27.01 16.1 The Employer will make reasonable provisions for the safety of its employees while at work and Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain high standards of safety and health in shall observe the workplace in order to prevent injury and illness. 27.02 The Parties recognize the importance applicable provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario and its regulations thereunder as in effect as of May 31, 2001 shall form a part on ratification of this Collective Agreementagreement. 27.03 Further the 16.2 The Employer and the Union agree that they will jointly develop agreed to Terms of Reference governing the Employer's Joint Health and Safety Committee, no later than sixty (60) days following the date of ratification. These Terms of Reference shall be reviewed annually and address items such as, but not limited to, inspections, investigations, meetings, records, accident prevention, procedures and recommendations. The Terms of Reference will form part of this Collective Agreement. 27.04 The Employer agrees to continue to provide training for the required certified worker representatives. 27.05 The Employer shall ensure that equipment, materials and protective devices as prescribed are provided to its employees. 27.06 Each employee shall use or wear the equipment, materials and protective devices or clothing that the Employer requires to be worn or used. 27.07 From among its worker members on the Joint Health and Safety Committees, the Union may designate one as the worker Health and Safety Chair of its side of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. This member must be a worker member of establish a Joint Health and Safety Committee. Such Chair shall be granted not more than one (1) day per month (not including monthly meetings) for the purposes of their duties as Chair. The Parties agree that the Joint Health and Safety Committee will promote safety and industrial hygiene at the workplace. 27.08 The powers of a Health and Safety Committee shall be to: (a) identify situations that may be a source of danger or hazard to employees; (b) make recommendations to the Employer and the employees for the improvement of the health and safety of employees; (c) recommend to the Employer and the employees the establishment, maintenance and monitoring of programs, measures and procedures respecting the health and safety of employees; (d) obtain information from the Employer respecting: (i) the identification of potential or existing hazards, materials, processes or equipment, and (ii) health and safety, experience and work practices and standards in similar or other industries of which the Employer has knowledge. REFUSAL OF UNSAFE WORK 27.09 An employee may refuse to work or do particular work where the employee has reason to believe that: (a) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate is likely to endanger themselves or another employee; (b) the physical conditions of the workplace or the part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is likely to endanger themselves; or (c) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate or the physical condition of the workplace or part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is in contravention of accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario. The Committee shall consist of at least (Act4) members of whom one half shall be representatives of management and one half representatives of workers. Worker representatives shall be elected by the employees they represent or selected by the regulations Union. The Committee shall meet regularly on a monthly basis, conduct and such contravention is likely to endanger themselves or another employee. 1review workplace inspections, advise management on health and safety matters, and perform other duties as specified in the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario. An employee who refuses to work where the employee has reason to believe that the work is unsafe as described above, shall promptly report the matter to their supervisor. 2. Following receipt Members of the report Safety Committee may convene emergency meetings of the Employer Safety Committee when necessary to deal with matters of significance and urgency. Resolutions and other actions of the Safety Committee must be endorsed by a majority of the members of the Safety Committee. Members of the Safety Committee shall forthwith investigate the report be permitted to leave their regular duties in the presence of an Employer member and order to perform their duties as a worker member of the Joint Safety Committee and shall be paid for such time at their appropriate rate. The Employer shall provide health and safety training to all employees. The topic and nature of the training shall be determined by the Safety Committee. The time, location, instructor (s) and instruction method shall be determined by the Employer pursuant to recommendations from the Safety Committee. Members of the Safety Committee shall receive 40 hours training per year while all other employees shall receive 8 hours training. The certified worker representative shall receive certification training provided by the Worker’s Health and & Safety Center. Not fewer than two employees shall work in the plant at any one time. The C.A.W. Local or National safety representatives may attend scheduled safety committee meetings upon invitation of the Safety Committee. 316.3 The wearing of safety glasses and approved hearing protectors shall be compulsory throughout designated areas of the plant and the Employer will provide CSA approved non-prescription safety glasses and hearing protectors to employees. Until In addition, the investigation Employer will assume the cost of replacement of non-prescription safety glasses and hearing protectors if they are damaged in the workplace, unless the damage is completed caused by negligence on the employee shall remain part of the employee. Damaged non-prescription glasses or hearing protectors must be turned in a safe place near their work station. 4to obtain another pair. Where, following The Company will reimburse the investigation or any steps taken to deal with the circumstances that led to full cost of replacement prescription safety lenses acquired after the employee's refusalprobationary period has expired on the same basis as for providing replacement safety glasses, and once each successive two years of employment for changes in prescription. The Company will provide each employee purchasing safety lenses with $100 over the life of the contract towards the reimbursement of frames. Proof of purchase must be provided to the Employer. Employees who terminate employment with the Employer less than three months after receiving reimbursement for their latest pair of safety frames will have the full amount of the reimbursement deducted from their final pay cheque. 16.4 When safety shoes are required by the Employer, current employees of the company and those hired prior to Oct. 1, 2013 will have a total amount of $700 available to them for reimbursement of the purchase price of safety shoes and insoles over the duration of the contract. Those employees hired on or after October 1, 2014 but prior to October 1, 2015 will have $525 available to them for reimbursement of the purchase price of safety shoes and insoles over the remaining portion of the contract. Those employees hired on or after Oct. 1, 2015 but prior to Oct. 1, 2016 will receive $350 available to them for reimbursement of the purchase price of safety shoes and insoles over the remaining portion of the contract. Those employees hired on or after Oct. 1, 2016 will receive $175 available to them for reimbursement of the purchase price of safety shoes and insoles over the remaining portion of the contract. Proof of purchase must be provided to the Employer. Employees who terminate employment with the Employer less than three months after receiving reimbursement for their latest pair of safety shoes will have the full amount of the reimbursement deducted from their final pay cheque. 16.5 Where the Employer requires an employee to use protective equipment other than that referred to in this Article, for safety reasons, the employee has reasonable grounds to believe that the condition(s) set out in (1) above still exist, the employee may refuse to do the work and a Ministry of Labour inspector Employer shall be notified to investigate the work refusalprovide such protective equipment. 5. Following their investigation, (a) If an employee is injured on the Ministry job he will be paid his regular hourly rate for the balance of Labour inspector shall decide whether the machine, device, thing first shift on which he has been sent home or workplace is likely to endanger the worker a hospital or another person. The inspector shall give their decision in writing as soon as is practicable to the Parties and the employee who refused to do the work. 6. Pending the inspector's investigation and decision, the employee who refused to do the work shall remain at a safe place near their work station during their normal working hours unless assigned doctor by the Employer to reasonable alternative workbecause of such injury. 7. Pending (b) If an employee is injured on the investigation job, and, if required, the Employer will supply and decision of pay for transportation to the Ministry of Labour inspector, no employee shall be assigned nearest adequate hospital or doctor's office and then back to do the work refused by plant or the other employee unless, in the presence of a worker Joint Health and Safety Committee representative, such employee has been advised of the other employee's refusal and the reasons for ithome. 816.7 The Company will subsidize winter coats up to the value of fifteen (15) winter coats for employee use at the workplace. No employee shall be disciplined because The Union and Company will establish the employee has acted in compliance with the Act or regulations or sought the enforcement of the Act or its regulationsprocess for allocating this money.

Health & Safety. 27.01 The Employer and Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain high standards of safety and health in the workplace in order to prevent injury and illness. 27.02 The Parties recognize the importance of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario and its regulations thereunder in effect as of May 31, 2001 shall form a part of this Collective Agreement. 27.03 Further the Employer and the Union agree that they will jointly develop agreed to Terms of Reference governing the Employer's Joint Health and Safety Committee, no later than sixty (60) days following the date of ratification. These Terms of Reference shall be reviewed annually and address items such as, but not limited to, inspections, investigations, meetings, records, accident prevention, procedures and recommendations. The Terms of Reference will form part of this Collective Agreement. 27.04 The Employer agrees to continue to provide training for the required certified worker representatives. 27.05 The Employer shall ensure that equipment, materials and protective devices as prescribed are provided to its employees. 27.06 Each employee shall use or wear the equipment, materials and protective devices or clothing that the Employer requires to be worn or used. 27.07 From among its worker members on the Joint Health and Safety Committees, the Union may designate one as the worker Health and Safety Chair of its side of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. This member must be a worker member of a Joint Health and Safety Committee. Such Chair shall be granted not more than one (1) day per month (not including monthly meetings) for the purposes of their duties as Chair. The Parties agree that the Joint Health and Safety Committee will promote safety and industrial hygiene at the workplace. 27.08 The powers of a Health and Safety Committee shall be to: (a) identify situations that may be a source of danger or hazard to employees; (b) make recommendations to the Employer and the employees for the improvement of the health and safety of employees; (c) recommend to the Employer and the employees the establishment, maintenance and monitoring of programs, measures and procedures respecting the health and safety of employees; (d) obtain information from the Employer respecting: (i) the identification of potential or existing hazards, materials, processes or equipment, and (ii) health and safety, experience and work practices and standards in similar or other industries of which the Employer has knowledge. REFUSAL OF UNSAFE WORK 27.09 An employee may refuse to work or do particular work where the employee has reason to believe that: (a) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate is likely to endanger themselves or another employee; (b) the physical conditions of the workplace or the part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is likely to endanger themselves; or (c) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate or the physical condition of the workplace or part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is in contravention of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act) or the regulations and such contravention is likely to endanger themselves or another employee. 1. An employee who refuses to work where the employee has reason to believe that the work is unsafe as described above, shall promptly report the matter to their supervisor. 2. Following receipt of the report the Employer shall forthwith investigate the report in the presence of an Employer member and a worker member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. 3. Until the investigation is completed the employee shall remain in a safe place near their work station. 4. Where, following the investigation or any steps taken to deal with the circumstances that led to the employee's refusal, the employee has reasonable grounds to believe that the condition(s) set out in (1) above still exist, the employee may refuse to do the work and a Ministry of Labour inspector shall be notified to investigate the work refusal. 5. Following their investigation, the Ministry of Labour inspector shall decide whether the machine, device, thing or workplace is likely to endanger the worker or another person. The inspector shall give their decision in writing as soon as is practicable to the Parties and the employee who refused to do the work. 6. Pending the inspector's investigation and decision, the employee who refused to do the work shall remain at a safe place near their work station during their normal working hours unless assigned by the Employer to reasonable alternative work. 7. Pending the investigation and decision of the Ministry of Labour inspector, no employee shall be assigned to do the work refused by the other employee unless, in the presence of a worker Joint Health and Safety Committee representative, such employee has been advised of the other employee's refusal and the reasons for it.Safety 8. No employee shall be disciplined because the employee has acted in compliance with the Act or regulations or sought the enforcement of the Act or its regulations.

Health & Safety. 27.01 The Employer and Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain high standards of safety and health in the workplace in order to prevent injury and illness. 27.02 The Parties recognize the importance of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario and its regulations thereunder in effect as of May 31, 2001 shall form a part of this Collective Agreement. 27.03 Further the Employer and the Union agree that they will jointly develop agreed to Terms of Reference governing the Employer's Joint Health and Safety Committee, no later than sixty (60) days following the date of ratification. These Terms of Reference shall be reviewed annually and address items such as, but not limited to, inspections, investigations, meetings, records, accident prevention, procedures and recommendations. The Terms of Reference will form part of this Collective Agreement. 27.04 The Employer agrees to continue to provide training for the required certified worker representatives. 27.05 The Employer shall ensure that equipment, materials and protective devices as prescribed are provided to its employees. 27.06 Each employee shall use or wear the equipment, materials and protective devices or clothing that the Employer requires to be worn or used. 27.07 From among its worker members on the Joint Health and Safety Committees, the Union may designate one as the worker Health and Safety Chair of its side of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. This member must be a worker member of a Joint Health and Safety Committee. Such Chair shall be granted not more than one (1) day per month (not including monthly meetings) for the purposes of their duties as Chair. The Parties agree that the Joint Health and Safety Committee will promote safety and industrial hygiene at the workplace.This 27.08 The powers of a Health and Safety Committee shall be to: (a) identify situations that may be a source of danger or hazard to employees; (b) make recommendations to the Employer and the employees for the improvement of the health and safety of employees; (c) recommend to the Employer and the employees the establishment, maintenance and monitoring of programs, measures and procedures respecting the health and safety of employees; (d) obtain information from the Employer respecting: (i) the identification of potential or existing hazards, materials, processes or equipment, and (ii) health and safety, experience and work practices and standards in similar or other industries of which the Employer has knowledge. REFUSAL OF UNSAFE WORK 27.09 An employee may refuse to work or do particular work where the employee has reason to believe that: (a) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate is likely to endanger themselves or another employee; (b) the physical conditions of the workplace or the part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is likely to endanger themselves; or (c) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate or the physical condition of the workplace or part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is in contravention of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act) or the regulations and such contravention is likely to endanger themselves or another employee. 1. An employee who refuses to work where the employee has reason to believe that the work is unsafe as described above, shall promptly report the matter to their supervisor. 2. Following receipt of the report the Employer shall forthwith investigate the report in the presence of an Employer member and a worker member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. 3. Until the investigation is completed the employee shall remain in a safe place near their work station. 4. Where, following the investigation or any steps taken to deal with the circumstances that led to the employee's refusal, the employee has reasonable grounds to believe that the condition(s) set out in (1) above still exist, the employee may refuse to do the work and a Ministry of Labour inspector shall be notified to investigate the work refusal. 5. Following their investigation, the Ministry of Labour inspector shall decide whether the machine, device, thing or workplace is likely to endanger the worker or another person. The inspector shall give their decision in writing as soon as is practicable to the Parties and the employee who refused to do the work. 6. Pending the inspector's investigation and decision, the employee who refused to do the work shall remain at a safe place near their work station during their normal working hours unless assigned by the Employer to reasonable alternative work. 7. Pending the investigation and decision of the Ministry of Labour inspector, no employee shall be assigned to do the work refused by the other employee unless, in the presence of a worker Joint Health and Safety Committee representative, such employee has been advised of the other employee's refusal and the reasons for it. 8. No employee shall be disciplined because the employee has acted in compliance with the Act or regulations or sought the enforcement of the Act or its regulations.

Health & Safety. ‌ 27.01 The Employer and Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain high standards of safety and health in the workplace in order to prevent injury and illness. 27.02 The Parties recognize the importance of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario and its regulations thereunder in effect as of May 31, 2001 shall form a part of this Collective Agreement. 27.03 Further the Employer and the Union agree that they will jointly develop agreed to Terms of Reference governing the Employer's Joint Health and Safety Committee, no later than sixty (60) days following the date of ratification. These Terms of Reference shall be reviewed annually and address items such as, but not limited to, inspections, investigations, meetings, records, accident prevention, procedures and recommendations. The Terms of Reference will form part of this Collective Agreement.and 27.04 The Employer agrees to continue to provide training for the required certified worker representatives. 27.05 The Employer shall ensure that equipment, materials and protective devices as prescribed are provided to its employees. 27.06 Each employee shall use or wear the equipment, materials and protective devices or clothing that the Employer requires to be worn or used. 27.07 From among its worker members on the Joint Health and Safety Committees, the Union may designate one as the worker Health and Safety Chair of its side of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. This member must be a worker member of a Joint Health and Safety Committee. Such Chair shall be granted not more than one (1) day per month (not including monthly meetings) for the purposes of their duties as Chair. The Parties agree that the Joint Health and Safety Committee will promote safety and industrial hygiene at the workplace. 27.08 The powers of a Health and Safety Committee shall be to: (a) identify situations that may be a source of danger or hazard to employees; (b) make recommendations to the Employer and the employees for the improvement of the health and safety of employees; (c) recommend to the Employer and the employees the establishment, maintenance and monitoring of programs, measures and procedures respecting the health and safety of employees; (d) obtain information from the Employer respecting: (i) the identification of potential or existing hazards, materials, processes or equipment, and (ii) health and safety, experience and work practices and standards in similar or other industries of which the Employer has knowledge. REFUSAL OF UNSAFE WORK. 27.09 An employee may refuse to work or do particular work where the employee has reason to believe that: (a) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate is likely to endanger themselves or another employee; (b) the physical conditions of the workplace or the part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is likely to endanger themselves; or (c) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate or the physical condition of the workplace or part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is in contravention of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act) or the regulations and such contravention is likely to endanger themselves or another employee. 1. An employee who refuses to work where the employee has reason to believe that the work is unsafe as described above, shall promptly report the matter to their supervisor. 2. Following receipt of the report the Employer shall forthwith investigate the report in the presence of an Employer member and a worker member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. 3. Until the investigation is completed the employee shall remain in a safe place near their work station. 4. Where, following the investigation or any steps taken to deal with the circumstances that led to the employee's refusal, the employee has reasonable grounds to believe that the condition(s) set out in (1) above still exist, the employee may refuse to do the work and a Ministry of Labour inspector shall be notified to investigate the work refusal. 5. Following their investigation, the Ministry of Labour inspector shall decide whether the machine, device, thing or workplace is likely to endanger the worker or another person. The inspector shall give their decision in writing as soon as is practicable to the Parties and the employee who refused to do the work. 6. Pending the inspector's investigation and decision, the employee who refused to do the work shall remain at a safe place near their work station during their normal working hours unless assigned by the Employer to reasonable alternative work. 7. Pending the investigation and decision of the Ministry of Labour inspector, no employee shall be assigned to do the work refused by the other employee unless, in the presence of a worker Joint Health and Safety Committee representative, such employee has been advised of the other employee's refusal and the reasons for it. 8. No employee shall be disciplined because the employee has acted in compliance with the Act or regulations or sought the enforcement of the Act or its regulations.

Health & Safety. 27.01 The Employer and Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain high standards of safety and health in the workplace in order to prevent injury and illness. 27.02 The Parties recognize the importance of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario and its regulations thereunder in effect as of May 31, 2001 shall form a part of this Collective Agreement. 27.03 Further the Employer and the Union agree that they will jointly develop agreed to Terms of Reference governing the Employer's Joint Health and Safety Committee, no later than sixty (60) days following the date of ratification. These Terms of Reference shall be reviewed annually and address items such as, but not limited to, inspections, investigations, meetings, records, accident prevention, procedures and recommendations. The Terms of Reference will form part of this Collective Agreement. 27.04 The Employer agrees to continue to provide training for the required certified worker representatives. 27.05 The Employer shall ensure that equipment, materials and protective devices as prescribed are provided to its employees. 27.06 Each employee shall use or wear the equipment, materials and protective devices or clothing that the Employer requires to be worn or used. 27.07 From among its worker members on the Joint Health and Safety Committees, the Union may designate one as the worker Health and Safety Chair of its side of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. This member must be a worker member of a Joint Health and Safety Committee. Such Chair shall be granted not more than one (1) day per month (not including monthly meetings) for the purposes of their duties as Chair. The Parties agree that the Joint Health and Safety Committee will promote safety and industrial hygiene at the workplace. 27.08 The powers of a Health and Safety Committee shall be to: (a) identify situations that may be a source of danger or hazard to employees; (b) make recommendations to the Employer and the employees for the improvement of the health and safety of employees; (c) recommend to the Employer and the employees the establishment, maintenance and monitoring of programs, measures and procedures respecting the health and safety of employees; (d) obtain information from the Employer respecting: (i) the identification of potential or existing hazards, materials, processes or equipment, and (ii) health and safety, experience and work practices and standards in similar or other industries of which the Employer has knowledge. REFUSAL OF UNSAFE WORK 27.09 An employee may refuse to work or do particular work where the employee has reason to believe that: (a) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate is likely to endanger themselves or another employee; (b) the physical conditions of the workplace or the part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is likely to endanger themselves; or (c) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate or the physical condition of the workplace or part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is in contravention of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act) or the regulations and such contravention is likely to endanger themselves or another employee. 1. An employee who refuses to work where the employee has reason to believe that the work is unsafe as described above, shall promptly report the matter to their supervisor. 2. Following receipt of the report the Employer shall forthwith investigate the report in the presence of an Employer member and a worker member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. 3. Until the investigation is completed the employee shall remain in a safe place near their work station. 4. Where, following the investigation or any steps taken to deal with the circumstances that led to the employee's refusal, the employee has reasonable grounds to believe that the condition(s) set out in (1) above still exist, the employee may refuse to do the work and a Ministry of Labour inspector shall be notified to investigate the work refusal. 5. Following their investigation, the Ministry of Labour inspector shall decide whether the machine, device, thing or workplace is likely to endanger the worker or another person. The inspector shall give their decision in writing as soon as is practicable to the Parties and the employee who refused to do the work. 6. Pending the inspector's investigation and decision, the employee who refused to do the work shall remain at a safe place near their work station during their normal working hours unless assigned by the Employer to reasonable alternative work.station 7. Pending the investigation and decision of the Ministry of Labour inspector, no employee shall be assigned to do the work refused by the other employee unless, in the presence of a worker Joint Health and Safety Committee representative, such employee has been advised of the other employee's refusal and the reasons for it. 8. No employee shall be disciplined because the employee has acted in compliance with the Act or regulations or sought the enforcement of the Act or its regulations.

Health & Safety. 27.01 The Employer and Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain high standards of safety and health in the workplace in order to prevent injury and illness. 27.02 The Parties recognize the importance of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario and its regulations thereunder in effect as of May 31, 2001 shall form a part of this Collective Agreement. 27.03 Further the Employer and the Union agree that they will jointly develop agreed to Terms of Reference governing the Employer's Joint Health and Safety Committee, no later than sixty (60) days following the date of ratification. These Terms of Reference shall be reviewed annually and address items such as, but not limited to, inspections, investigations, meetings, records, accident prevention, procedures and recommendations. The Terms of Reference will form part of this Collective Agreement. 27.04 The Employer agrees to continue to provide training for the required certified worker representatives. 27.05 The Employer shall ensure that equipment, materials and protective devices as prescribed are provided to its employees. 27.06 Each employee shall use or wear the equipment, materials and protective devices or clothing that the Employer requires to be worn or used. 27.07 From among its worker members on the Joint Health and Safety Committees, the Union may designate one as the worker Health and Safety Chair of its side of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. This member must be a worker member of a Joint Health and Safety Committee. Such Chair shall be granted not more than one (1) day per month (not including monthly meetings) for the purposes of their duties as Chair. The Parties agree that the Joint Health and Safety Committee will promote safety and industrial hygiene at the workplace. 27.08 The powers of a Health and Safety Committee shall be to: (a) identify situations that may be a source of danger or hazard to employees; (b) make recommendations to the Employer and the employees for the improvement of the health and safety of employees; (c) recommend to the Employer and the employees the establishment, maintenance and monitoring of programs, measures and procedures respecting the health and safety of employees; (d) obtain information from the Employer respecting: (i) the identification of potential or existing hazards, materials, processes or equipment, and (ii) health and safety, experience and work practices and standards in similar or other industries of which the Employer has knowledge. REFUSAL OF UNSAFE WORK 27.09 An employee may refuse to work or do particular work where the employee has reason to believe that: (a) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate is likely to endanger themselves or another employee; (b) the physical conditions of the workplace or the part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is likely to endanger themselves; or (c) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate or the physical condition of the workplace or part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is in contravention of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act) or the regulations and such contravention is likely to endanger themselves or another employee. 1. An employee who refuses to work where the employee has reason to believe that the work is unsafe as described above, shall promptly report the matter to their supervisor. 2. Following receipt of the report the Employer shall forthwith investigate the report in the presence of an Employer member and a worker member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. 3. Until the investigation is completed the employee shall remain in a safe place near their work station. 4. Where, following the investigation or any steps taken to deal with the circumstances that led to the employee's refusal, the employee has reasonable grounds to believe that the condition(s) set out in (1) above still exist, the employee may refuse to do the work and a Ministry of Labour inspector shall be notified to investigate the work refusal. 5. Following their investigation, the Ministry of Labour inspector shall decide whether the machine, device, thing or workplace is likely to endanger the worker or another person. The inspector shall give their decision in writing as soon as is practicable to the Parties and the employee who refused to do the work.the 6. Pending the inspector's investigation and decision, the employee who refused to do the work shall remain at a safe place near their work station during their normal working hours unless assigned by the Employer to reasonable alternative work. 7. Pending the investigation and decision of the Ministry of Labour inspector, no employee shall be assigned to do the work refused by the other employee unless, in the presence of a worker Joint Health and Safety Committee representative, such employee has been advised of the other employee's refusal and the reasons for it. 8. No employee shall be disciplined because the employee has acted in compliance with the Act or regulations or sought the enforcement of the Act or its regulations.

Health & Safety. 27.01 The Employer Employer, the Union and the employees agree to abide by the Occupational Health and Safety Act, R.S.O. 1990, cO.1 as amended from time to time and all regulations promulgated thereunder. The Employer, the Union and the employees agree that they mutually desire to maintain high standards of safety and health in the workplace in order to prevent injury accidents, injuries and illness. 27.02 The Parties recognize the importance of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario and its regulations thereunder in effect as of May 31, 2001 shall form a part of this Collective Agreement. 27.03 Further the Employer and the Union agree that they will jointly develop agreed to Terms of Reference governing the Employer's Joint Health and Safety Committee, no later than sixty (60) days following the date of ratification. These Terms of Reference shall be reviewed annually and address items such as, but not limited to, inspections, investigations, meetings, records, accident prevention, procedures and recommendations. The Terms of Reference will form part of this Collective Agreement. 27.04 The Employer agrees to continue to provide training for the required certified worker representatives. 27.05 The Employer shall ensure that equipment, materials and protective devices as prescribed are provided to its employees. 27.06 Each employee shall use or wear the equipment, materials and protective devices or clothing that the Employer requires to be worn or used. 27.07 From among its worker members on the Joint Health and Safety Committees, the Union may designate one as the worker Health and Safety Chair of its side of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. This member must be a worker member of a Joint Health and Safety Committee. Such Chair shall be granted not more than one (1) day per month (not including monthly meetings) for the purposes of their duties as Chair. The Parties agree that the Joint Health and Safety Committee will promote safety and industrial hygiene at the workplace. 27.08 The powers of a A Health and Safety Committee shall be to:established and shall be composed of at least four (4) persons. At least half the members of the Health and Safety Committee shall be members of the bargaining unit, one of whom has been certified by the Workplace Health and Safety Agency. 27.03 Meetings of the Health and Safety Committee shall be held every three (a3) months. Minutes shall be taken of all meetings and a copy shall be given to each committee member. Time spent by committee members doing committee business during their regularly scheduled shift shall not result in loss of regular earnings. 27.04 Among other things, as described in the Occupational Health and Safety Act, the function of the Health and Safety Committee is to identify situations that may be a source of danger or hazard to employees; (b) workers, obtain information from the Employer respecting health and safety experience, and make recommendations to the Employer and the employees workers for the improvement of the health and safety of employees; (c) recommend to workers. When the Employer and the employees the establishment, maintenance and monitoring of programs, measures and procedures respecting the health and safety of employees; (d) obtain information receives a written recommendation from the Employer respecting: (i) the identification of potential or existing hazardsCommittee, materials, processes or equipment, and (ii) health and safety, experience and work practices and standards in similar or other industries of which the Employer has knowledge. REFUSAL OF UNSAFE WORK 27.09 An employee may refuse to work or do particular work where shall respond in writing within the employee has reason to believe that: (a) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate is likely to endanger themselves or another employee; (b) the physical conditions of the workplace or the part thereof time limit described in which the employee works or is to work is likely to endanger themselves; or (c) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate or the physical condition of the workplace or part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is in contravention of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act) or the regulations and such contravention is likely to endanger themselves or another employee. 1. An employee who refuses to work where 27.05 The Employer, the employee has reason to believe Union and the employees agree that the work is unsafe as described above, shall promptly report the matter to their supervisor. 2. Following receipt of the report the Employer shall forthwith investigate provide and maintain, and workers shall properly use, equipment, materials and protective devices as properly prescribed by the report in the presence of an Employer member and a worker member of the Joint Occupational Health and Safety CommitteeAct. 3. Until the investigation is completed the employee shall remain in a safe place near their work station. 4. Where, following the investigation or any steps taken to deal with the circumstances that led to the employee's refusal, the employee has reasonable grounds to believe that the condition(s) set out in (1) above still exist, the employee may refuse to do the work and a Ministry of Labour inspector shall be notified to investigate the work refusal. 5. Following their investigation, the Ministry of Labour inspector shall decide whether the machine, device, thing or workplace is likely to endanger the worker or another person. The inspector shall give their decision in writing as soon as is practicable to the Parties and the employee who refused to do the work. 6. Pending the inspector's investigation and decision, the employee who refused to do the work shall remain at a safe place near their work station during their normal working hours unless assigned by the Employer to reasonable alternative work. 7. Pending the investigation and decision of the Ministry of Labour inspector, no employee shall be assigned to do the work refused by the other employee unless, in the presence of a worker Joint Health and Safety Committee representative, such employee has been advised of the other employee's refusal and the reasons for it. 8. No employee shall be disciplined because the employee has acted in compliance with the Act or regulations or sought the enforcement of the Act or its regulations.

Health & Safety. 27.01 The Employer and Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain high standards of safety and health in the workplace in order to prevent injury and illness. 27.02 The Parties recognize the importance of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario and its regulations thereunder in effect as of May 31, 2001 shall form a part of this Collective Agreement. 27.03 Further the Employer and the Union agree that they will jointly develop agreed to Terms of Reference governing the Employer's Joint Health and Safety Committee, no later than sixty (60) days following the date of ratification. These Terms of Reference shall be reviewed annually and address items such as, but not limited to, inspections, investigations, meetings, records, accident prevention, procedures and recommendations. The Terms of Reference will form part of this Collective Agreement. 27.04 The Employer agrees to continue to provide training for the required certified worker representatives. 27.05 The Employer shall ensure that equipment, materials and protective devices as prescribed are provided to its employees. 27.06 Each employee shall use or wear the equipment, materials and protective devices or clothing that the Employer requires to be worn or used. 27.07 From among its worker members on the Joint Health and Safety Committees, the Union may designate one as the worker Health and Safety Chair of its side of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. This member must be a worker member of a Joint Health and Safety Committee. Such Chair shall be granted not more than one (1) day per month (not including monthly meetings) for the purposes of their duties as Chair. The Parties agree that the Joint Health and Safety Committee will promote safety and industrial hygiene at the workplace. 27.08 The powers of a Health and Safety Committee shall be to: (a) identify situations that may be a source of danger or hazard to employees; (b) make recommendations to the Employer and the employees for the improvement of the health and safety of employees; (c) recommend to the Employer and the employees the establishment, maintenance and monitoring of programs, measures and procedures respecting the health and safety of employees; (d) obtain information from the Employer respecting: (i) the identification of potential or existing hazards, materials, processes or equipment, and (ii) health and safety, experience and work practices and standards in similar or other industries of which the Employer has knowledge. REFUSAL OF UNSAFE WORK 27.09 An employee may refuse to work or do particular work where the employee has reason to believe that: (a) any equipment, machine, device or thing is the employee is to use or operate is likely to endanger themselves or another employee; (b) the physical conditions of the workplace or the part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is likely to endanger themselves; or (c) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate or the physical condition of the workplace or part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is in contravention of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act) or the regulations and such contravention is likely to endanger themselves or another employee. 1. An employee who refuses to work where the employee has reason to believe that the work is unsafe as described above, shall promptly report the matter to their supervisor. 2. Following receipt of the report report, the Employer shall forthwith investigate the report in the presence of an Employer member and a worker member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. 3. Until the investigation is completed the employee shall remain in a safe place near their work station. 4. Where, following the investigation or any steps taken to deal with the circumstances that led to the employee's refusal, the employee has reasonable grounds to believe that the condition(s) set out in (1) above still exist, the employee may refuse to do the work and a Ministry of Labour inspector shall be notified to investigate the work refusal.in 5. Following their investigation, the Ministry of Labour inspector shall decide whether the machine, device, thing or workplace is likely to endanger the worker or another person. The inspector shall give their decision in writing as soon as is practicable to the Parties and the employee who refused to do the work. 6. Pending the inspector's investigation and decision, the employee who refused to do the work shall remain at a safe place near their work station during their normal working hours unless assigned by the Employer to reasonable alternative work. 7. Pending the investigation and decision of the Ministry of Labour inspector, no employee shall be assigned to do the work refused by the other employee unless, in the presence of a worker Joint Health and Safety Committee representative, such employee has been advised of the other employee's refusal and the reasons for it. 8. No employee shall be disciplined because the employee has acted in compliance with the Act or regulations or sought the enforcement of the Act or its regulations.

Health & Safety. 27.01 16.1 The Employer will make reasonable provisions for the safety of its employees while at work and Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain high standards of safety and health in shall observe the workplace in order to prevent injury and illness. 27.02 The Parties recognize the importance applicable provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario and its regulations thereunder as in effect as of May 31, 2001 shall form a part on ratification of this Collective Agreementagreement. 27.03 Further the 16.2 The Employer and the Union agree that they will jointly develop agreed to Terms of Reference governing the Employer's Joint Health and Safety Committee, no later than sixty (60) days following the date of ratification. These Terms of Reference shall be reviewed annually and address items such as, but not limited to, inspections, investigations, meetings, records, accident prevention, procedures and recommendations. The Terms of Reference will form part of this Collective Agreement. 27.04 The Employer agrees to continue to provide training for the required certified worker representatives. 27.05 The Employer shall ensure that equipment, materials and protective devices as prescribed are provided to its employees. 27.06 Each employee shall use or wear the equipment, materials and protective devices or clothing that the Employer requires to be worn or used. 27.07 From among its worker members on the Joint Health and Safety Committees, the Union may designate one as the worker Health and Safety Chair of its side of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. This member must be a worker member of establish a Joint Health and Safety Committee. Such Chair shall be granted not more than one (1) day per month (not including monthly meetings) for the purposes of their duties as Chair. The Parties agree that the Joint Health and Safety Committee will promote safety and industrial hygiene at the workplace. 27.08 The powers of a Health and Safety Committee shall be to: (a) identify situations that may be a source of danger or hazard to employees; (b) make recommendations to the Employer and the employees for the improvement of the health and safety of employees; (c) recommend to the Employer and the employees the establishment, maintenance and monitoring of programs, measures and procedures respecting the health and safety of employees; (d) obtain information from the Employer respecting: (i) the identification of potential or existing hazards, materials, processes or equipment, and (ii) health and safety, experience and work practices and standards in similar or other industries of which the Employer has knowledge. REFUSAL OF UNSAFE WORK 27.09 An employee may refuse to work or do particular work where the employee has reason to believe that: (a) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate is likely to endanger themselves or another employee; (b) the physical conditions of the workplace or the part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is likely to endanger themselves; or (c) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate or the physical condition of the workplace or part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is in contravention of accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario. The Committee shall consist of at least (Act4) members of whom one half shall be representatives of management and one half representatives of workers. Worker representatives shall be elected by the employees they represent or selected by the regulations Union. The Committee shall meet regularly on a monthly basis, conduct and such contravention is likely to endanger themselves or another employee. 1review workplace inspections, advise management on health and safety matters, and perform other duties as specified in the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario. An employee who refuses to work where the employee has reason to believe that the work is unsafe as described above, shall promptly report the matter to their supervisor. 2. Following receipt Members of the report Safety Committee may convene emergency meetings of the Employer Safety Committee when necessary to deal with matters of significance and urgency. Resolutions and other actions of the Safety Committee must be endorsed by a majority of the members of the Safety Committee. Members of the Safety Committee shall forthwith investigate the report be permitted to leave their regular duties in the presence of an Employer member and order to perform their duties as a worker member of the Joint Safety Committee and shall be paid for such time at their appropriate rate. The Employer shall provide health and safety training to all employees. The topic and nature of the training shall be determined by the Safety Committee. The time, location, instructor (s) and instruction method shall be determined by the Employer pursuant to recommendations from the Safety Committee. Members of the Safety Committee shall receive 40 hours training per year while all other employees shall receive 8 hours training. The certified worker representative shall receive certification training provided by the Worker’s Health and & Safety Center. Not fewer than two employees shall work in the plant at any one time. The UNIFOR Local or National safety representatives may attend scheduled safety committee meetings upon invitation of the Safety Committee. 316.3 The wearing of safety glasses and approved hearing protectors shall be compulsory throughout designated areas of the plant and the Employer will provide CSA approved non-prescription safety glasses and hearing protectors to employees. Until In addition, the investigation Employer will assume the cost of replacement of non-prescription safety glasses and hearing protectors if they are damaged in the workplace, unless the damage is completed caused by negligence on the employee shall remain part of the employee. Damaged non-prescription glasses or hearing protectors must be turned in a safe place near their work station. 4to obtain another pair. Where, following The Company will reimburse the investigation or any steps taken to deal with the circumstances that led to full cost of replacement prescription safety lenses acquired after the employee's refusalprobationary period has expired on the same basis as for providing replacement safety glasses, and once each successive two years of employment for changes in prescription. The Company will provide each employee purchasing safety lenses with $100 over the life of the contract towards the reimbursement of frames. Proof of purchase must be provided to the Employer. Employees who terminate employment with the Employer less than three months after receiving reimbursement for their latest pair of safety frames will have the full amount of the reimbursement deducted from their final pay cheque. 16.4 When safety shoes are required by the Employer, current employees of the company and those hired prior to Oct. 1, 2017 will have a total amount of $700 available to them for reimbursement of the purchase price of safety shoes and insoles over the duration of the contract. Those employees hired on or after October 1, 2018 but prior to October 1, 2019 will have $525 available to them for reimbursement of the purchase price of safety shoes and insoles over the remaining portion of the contract. Those employees hired on or after Oct. 1, 2019 but prior to Oct. 1, 2020 will receive $350 available to them for reimbursement of the purchase price of safety shoes and insoles over the remaining portion of the contract. Those employees hired on or after Oct. 1, 2020 will receive $175 available to them for reimbursement of the purchase price of safety shoes and insoles over the remaining portion of the contract. Proof of purchase must be provided to the Employer. Employees who terminate employment with the Employer less than three months after receiving reimbursement for their latest pair of safety shoes will have the full amount of the reimbursement deducted from their final pay cheque. 16.5 Where the Employer requires an employee to use protective equipment other than that referred to in this Article, for safety reasons, the employee has reasonable grounds to believe that the condition(s) set out in (1) above still exist, the employee may refuse to do the work and a Ministry of Labour inspector Employer shall be notified to investigate the work refusalprovide such protective equipment. 5. Following their investigation, (a) If an employee is injured on the Ministry job he will be paid his regular hourly rate for the balance of Labour inspector shall decide whether the machine, device, thing first shift on which he has been sent home or workplace is likely to endanger the worker a hospital or another person. The inspector shall give their decision in writing as soon as is practicable to the Parties and the employee who refused to do the work. 6. Pending the inspector's investigation and decision, the employee who refused to do the work shall remain at a safe place near their work station during their normal working hours unless assigned doctor by the Employer to reasonable alternative workbecause of such injury. 7. Pending (b) If an employee is injured on the investigation job, and, if required, the Employer will supply and decision of pay for transportation to the Ministry of Labour inspector, no employee shall be assigned nearest adequate hospital or doctor's office and then back to do the work refused by plant or the other employee unless, in the presence of a worker Joint Health and Safety Committee representative, such employee has been advised of the other employee's refusal and the reasons for ithome. 816.7 The Company will subsidize winter coats up to the value of fifteen (15) winter coats for employee use at the workplace. No employee shall be disciplined because The Union and Company will establish the employee has acted in compliance with the Act or regulations or sought the enforcement of the Act or its regulationsprocess for allocating this money.

Health & Safety. 27.01 The Employer and Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain high standards of safety and health in the workplace in order to prevent injury and illness. 27.02 The Parties recognize the importance of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario and its regulations thereunder in effect as of May 31, 2001 shall form a part of this Collective Agreement. 27.03 Further the Employer and the Union agree that they will jointly develop agreed to Terms of Reference governing the Employer's Joint Health and Safety Committee, no later than sixty (60) days following the date of ratification. These Terms of Reference shall be reviewed annually and address items such as, but not limited to, inspections, investigations, meetings, records, accident prevention, procedures and recommendations. The Terms of Reference will form part of this Collective Agreement. 27.04 The Employer agrees to continue to provide training for the required certified worker representatives. 27.05 The Employer shall ensure that equipment, materials and protective devices as prescribed are provided to its employees. 27.06 Each employee shall use or wear the equipment, materials and protective devices or clothing that the Employer requires to be worn or used. 27.07 From among its worker members on the Joint Health and Safety Committees, the Union may designate one as the worker Health and Safety Chair of its side of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. This member must be a worker member of a Joint Health and Safety Committee. Such Chair shall be granted not more than one (1) day per month (not including monthly meetings) for the purposes of their duties as Chair. The Parties agree that the Joint Health and Safety Committee will promote safety and industrial hygiene at the workplace. 27.08 The powers of a Health and Safety Committee shall be to: (a) identify situations that may be a source of danger or hazard to employees; (b) make recommendations to the Employer and the employees for the improvement of the health and safety of employees; (c) recommend to the Employer and the employees the establishment, maintenance and monitoring of programs, measures and procedures respecting the health and safety of employees; (d) obtain information from the Employer respecting: (i) the identification of potential or existing hazards, materials, processes or equipment, and (ii) health and safety, experience and work practices and standards in similar or other industries of which the Employer has knowledge. REFUSAL OF UNSAFE WORK 27.09 An employee may refuse to work or do particular work where the employee has reason to believe that: (a) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate is likely to endanger themselves or another employee; (b) the physical conditions of the workplace or the part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is likely to endanger themselves; or (c) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate or the physical condition of the workplace or part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is in contravention of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act) or the regulations and such contravention is likely to endanger themselves or another employee. 1. An employee who refuses to work where the employee has reason to believe that the work is unsafe as described above, shall promptly report the matter to their supervisor. 2. Following receipt of the report the Employer shall forthwith investigate the report in the presence of an Employer member and a worker member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. 3. Until the investigation is completed the employee shall remain in a safe place near their work station. 4. Where, following the investigation or any steps taken to deal with the circumstances that led to the employee's refusal, the employee has reasonable grounds to believe that the condition(s) set out in (1) above still exist, the employee may refuse to do the work and a Ministry of Labour inspector shall be notified to investigate the work refusal. 5. Following their investigation, the Ministry of Labour inspector shall decide whether the machine, device, thing or workplace is likely to endanger the worker or another person. The inspector shall give their decision in writing as soon as is practicable to the Parties and the employee who refused to do the work. 6. Pending the inspector's investigation and decision, the employee who refused to do the work shall remain at a safe place near their work station during their normal working hours unless assigned by the Employer to reasonable alternative work. 7. Pending the investigation and decision of the Ministry of Labour inspector, no employee shall be assigned to do the work refused by the other employee unless, in the presence of a worker Joint Health and Safety Committee representative, such employee has been advised of the other employee's refusal and the reasons for it. 8. No employee shall be disciplined because the employee has acted in compliance with the Act or regulations or sought the enforcement of the Act or its regulations.

Health & Safety. 27.01 The Employer and Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain high standards of safety and health in the workplace in order to prevent injury and illness. 27.02 The Parties recognize the importance of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. To that end, the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario and its regulations thereunder in effect as of May 31, 2001 shall form a part of this Collective Agreement. 27.03 . Further the Employer and the Union agree that they each individual Employer and the Union will jointly develop agreed to Terms of Reference governing the each Employer's ’s Joint Health and Safety Committee, no later than sixty (60) days following the date of ratification. These Terms of Reference shall be reviewed annually and address items such as, but not limited to, inspections, investigations, meetings, records, accident prevention, procedures and recommendations. The Terms of Reference will form part of this Collective Agreement. 27.04 . The Employer agrees to continue to provide training for the required certified worker representatives. 27.05 . The Employer shall ensure that equipment, materials and protective devices as prescribed are provided to its employees. 27.06 . Each employee shall use or wear the equipment, materials and protective devices or clothing that the Employer requires to be worn or used. 27.07 . From among its worker members on the Joint Health and Safety Committees, the Union may designate one as the worker Health and Safety Chair of its side of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. This member must be a worker member of a Joint Health and Safety Committee. Such individual must also be an employee of the individual Employer on whose Joint Health and Safety Committee sits. Such Chair shall be granted not more than two (2) days per month for the purposes of duties as chair. It is understood that there is only one (1) day Chair per month Employer and not one (not including monthly meetings1) for the purposes of their duties as Chairper each Joint Health and Safety Committee at an Employer. The Parties agree that the Joint Health and Safety Committee will promote safety and industrial hygiene at the workplace. 27.08 . The powers of a Health and Safety Committee shall be to: (a) identify situations that may be a source of danger or hazard to employees; (b) make recommendations to the Employer and the employees for the improvement of the health and safety of employees; (c) recommend to the Employer and the employees the establishment, maintenance and monitoring of programs, measures and procedures respecting the health and safety of employees; (d) obtain information from the Employer respecting: (i) the identification of potential or existing hazards, materials, processes or equipment, and (ii) health and safety, experience and work practices and standards in similar or other industries of which the Employer has knowledge. REFUSAL OF UNSAFE WORK 27.09 An employee may refuse to work or do particular work where the employee has reason to believe that: (a) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate is likely to endanger themselves or another employee; (b) the physical conditions of the workplace or the part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is likely to endanger themselves; or (c) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate or the physical condition of the workplace or part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is in contravention of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act) or the regulations and such contravention is likely to endanger themselves or another employee. 1. An employee who refuses to work where the employee has reason to believe that the work is unsafe as described above, shall promptly report the matter to their supervisor. 2. Following receipt of the report the Employer shall forthwith investigate the report in the presence of an Employer member and a worker member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. 3. Until the investigation is completed the employee shall remain in a safe place near their work station. 4. Where, following the investigation or any steps taken to deal with the circumstances that led to the employee's refusal, the employee has reasonable grounds to believe that the condition(s) set out in (1) above still exist, the employee may refuse to do the work and a Ministry of Labour inspector shall be notified to investigate the work refusal. 5. Following their investigation, the Ministry of Labour inspector shall decide whether the machine, device, thing or workplace is likely to endanger the worker or another person. The inspector shall give their decision in writing as soon as is practicable to the Parties and the employee who refused to do the work. 6. Pending the inspector's investigation and decision, the employee who refused to do the work shall remain at a safe place near their work station during their normal working hours unless assigned by the Employer to reasonable alternative work. 7. Pending the investigation and decision of the Ministry of Labour inspector, no employee shall be assigned to do the work refused by the other employee unless, in the presence of a worker Joint Health and Safety Committee representative, such employee has been advised of the other employee's refusal and the reasons for it. 8. No employee shall be disciplined because the employee has acted in compliance with the Act or regulations or sought the enforcement of the Act or its regulations.

Health & Safety. 27.01 The Employer and Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain high standards of safety and health in the workplace in order to prevent injury and illness. 27.02 The Parties recognize the importance of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario and its regulations thereunder in effect as of May 31, 2001 shall form a part of this Collective Agreement. 27.03 Further the Employer and the Union agree that they will jointly develop agreed to Terms of Reference governing the Employer's Joint Health and Safety Committee, no later than sixty (60) days following the date of ratification. These Terms of Reference shall be reviewed annually and address items such as, but not limited to, inspections, investigations, meetings, records, accident prevention, procedures and recommendations. The Terms of Reference will form part of this Collective Agreement. 27.04 The Employer agrees to continue to provide training for the required certified worker representatives. 27.05 The Employer shall ensure that equipment, materials and protective devices as prescribed are provided to its employees. 27.06 Each employee shall use or wear the equipment, materials and protective devices or clothing that the Employer requires to be worn or used. 27.07 From among its worker members on the Joint Health and Safety Committees, the Union may designate one as the worker Health and Safety Chair of its side of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. This member must be a worker member of a Joint Health and Safety Committee. Such Chair shall be granted not more than one (1) day per month (not including monthly meetings) for the purposes of their duties as Chair. The Parties agree that the Joint Health and Safety Committee will promote safety and industrial hygiene at the workplace. 27.08 The powers of a Health and Safety Committee shall be to: (a) identify situations that may be a source of danger or hazard to employees; (b) make recommendations to the Employer and the employees for the improvement of the health and safety of employees; (c) recommend to the Employer and the employees the establishment, maintenance and monitoring of programs, measures and procedures respecting the health and safety of employees; (d) obtain information from the Employer respecting: (i) the identification of potential or existing hazards, materials, processes or equipment, and (ii) health and safety, experience and work practices and standards in similar or other industries of which the Employer has knowledge. REFUSAL OF UNSAFE WORK 27.09 An employee may refuse to work or do particular work where the employee has reason to believe that: (a) any equipment, machine, device or thing is the employee is to use or operate is likely to endanger themselves or another employee; (b) the physical conditions of the workplace or the part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is likely to endanger themselves; or (c) any equipment, machine, device or thing the employee is to use or operate or the physical condition of the workplace or part thereof in which the employee works or is to work is in contravention of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act) or the regulations and such contravention is likely to endanger themselves or another employee. 1. An employee who refuses to work where the employee has reason to believe that the work is unsafe as described above, shall promptly report the matter to their supervisor. 2. Following receipt of the report report, the Employer shall forthwith investigate the report in the presence of an Employer member and a worker member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. 3. Until the investigation is completed the employee shall remain in a safe place near their work station. 4. Where, following the investigation or any steps taken to deal with the circumstances that led to the employee's refusal, the employee has reasonable grounds to believe that the condition(s) set out in (1) above still exist, the employee may refuse to do the work and a Ministry of Labour inspector shall be notified to investigate the work refusal.has 5. Following their investigation, the Ministry of Labour inspector shall decide whether the machine, device, thing or workplace is likely to endanger the worker or another person. The inspector shall give their decision in writing as soon as is practicable to the Parties and the employee who refused to do the work. 6. Pending the inspector's investigation and decision, the employee who refused to do the work shall remain at a safe place near their work station during their normal working hours unless assigned by the Employer to reasonable alternative work. 7. Pending the investigation and decision of the Ministry of Labour inspector, no employee shall be assigned to do the work refused by the other employee unless, in the presence of a worker Joint Health and Safety Committee representative, such employee has been advised of the other employee's refusal and the reasons for it. 8. No employee shall be disciplined because the employee has acted in compliance with the Act or regulations or sought the enforcement of the Act or its regulations.