Common use of – Inspection, Responsibilities and Recommendations Clause in Contracts

– Inspection, Responsibilities and Recommendations. The Union co-chairperson shall have access to the work place on all shifts at all times for the purposes of inspection in emergency situations at the terminal represented by the Committee. Non-emergency inspections of the workplace will be conducted by the Committee or the Committee’s designate(s) on a prearranged basis. The timing of these inspections will not be unreasonably refused by the Company. The Committee shall assist in creating a safe and healthy work place and shall recommend actions, which will improve the effectiveness of the health and safety program. It is understood and agreed that neither the Company nor the Union nor the Committee members may frustrate the purposes of the Committee. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee shall: (a) determine that inspections have been carried out at least once a month. These regular inspections shall be made of all places of employment, including buildings, grounds, tools, equipment, machinery and work methods and practices. Such inspections will be made at intervals that prevent the development of unsafe working conditions. (b) determine that accident and incident investigations have been made. (c) recommend measures required to attain compliance with applicable laws or which will correct hazardous conditions. (d) the co-chairpersons or their alternates shall participate in and keep a record of all types of inspections and work refusals. (e) solicit and consider recommendations from the workforce with respect to health and safety matters and recommend implementation where warranted. (f) hold regular meetings for the review of: - reports of current accidents, and their causes and means of prevention; - remedial action taken or required by the reports of investigations or inspections; - any other matter pertinent to health and safety; - either co-chair of the Committee may call a Special Meeting in order to address an urgent matter and the Committee will meet within four (4) working days. (g) have access to and promptly receive copies of all reports, records, and documents in the Company’s possession, or obtainable by the Company, pertaining to health and safety as identified by the co-chairperson. Time authorized by the Company that is spent by members of the Committee in the course of their duties will be considered time worked and will be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. This includes all time authorized by the Company that is spent away from the Company property on health and safety matters. The Company agrees that all members of the Committee shall have the right to jointly investigate dangerous circumstances at the workplace at any time. Dangerous circumstances include any procedure, part of a workplace, a substance transported from the workplace, or any equipment, machine, device, article or thing which is reasonably likely to harm a person. If an employee determines that dangerous circumstances exist the employee may exercise his rights under the Canada Labour Code. Resolution to the circumstance is to be through the Internal Complaint Resolution Process and any other process as outlined in the Canada Labour Code. Every injury or near-miss which involves or would have involved a worker going to the first aid attendant, doctor or hospital must be investigated by the co-chairs. The Company will ensure that the co-chairs of the Joint Health and Safety Committee will have access to the surveillance camera tapes during the course of investigations of workplace accidents and incidents. The Union co-chairperson or designate and the Company co-chairperson or designate of the Committee shall investigate any accident or near-miss and will be allowed to accompany Government inspectors (health and safety) on an inspection tour provided the Government inspector has no objection.

– Inspection, Responsibilities and Recommendations. The Union co-chairperson shall have access to the work place on all shifts at all times for the purposes of inspection in emergency situations at the terminal represented by the Committee. Non-emergency inspections of the workplace will be conducted by the Committee or the Committee’s 's designate(s) on a prearranged basis. The timing of these inspections will not be unreasonably refused by the Company. The Committee shall assist in creating a safe and healthy work place and shall recommend actions, which will improve the effectiveness of the health and safety program. It is understood and agreed that neither the Company nor the Union nor the Committee members may frustrate the purposes of the Committee. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee shall: (a) determine that inspections have been carried out at least once a month. These regular inspections shall be made of all al l places of employment, including buildings, grounds, tools, equipment, machinery and work methods and practices. Such inspections will be made at intervals that prevent the development of unsafe working conditions. (b) determine that accident and incident investigations have been made. (c) recommend measures required to attain compliance with applicable laws or which will correct hazardous conditions. (d) the co-chairpersons or their alternates shall participate in and keep a record of all types of inspections and work refusals. (e) solicit and consider recommendations from the workforce with respect to health and safety matters and recommend implementation where warranted. (f) hold regular meetings for the review of: - • reports of current accidents, and their causes and means of prevention; - • remedial action taken or required by the reports of investigations or inspections; - • any other matter pertinent to health and safety; - • either co-chair of the Committee may call a Special Meeting in order to address an urgent matter and the Committee will meet within four (4) working days. (g) have Have access to and promptly receive copies of all al l reports, records, and documents in the Company’s 's possession, or obtainable by the Company, pertaining to health and safety as identified by the co-chairpersonco -chairperson. h) The Committee shall review on a quarterly basis the monthly health and safety inspections that are conducted at the unionized terminals. Time authorized by the Company that is spent by members of the Committee in the course of their duties will be considered time worked and will be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. This includes all time authorized by the Company that is spent away from the Company property on health and safety matters. The Company agrees that all members of the Committee shall have the right to jointly investigate dangerous circumstances at the workplace at any time. Dangerous circumstances include any procedure, part of a workplace, a substance transported from the workplace, or any equipment, machine, device, article or thing which is reasonably likely to harm a person. If an employee determines that dangerous circumstances exist the employee may exercise his their rights under the Canada Labour Code. Resolution to the circumstance is to be through the Internal Complaint Resolution Process and any other process as outlined in the Canada Labour Code. Every injury or near-miss which involves or would have involved a worker going to the first f irst aid attendant, doctor or hospital must be investigated by the coCo-chairs. The Company will ensure that the coCo-chairs of the Joint Health and Safety Committee will have access to the surveillance camera tapes during the course of investigations of workplace accidents and incidents. The Union coCo-chairperson or designate and the Company coCo-chairperson or designate of the Committee shall investigate any accident or near-miss and will be allowed to accompany Government inspectors (health and safety) on an inspection tour provided the Government inspector has no objection.

– Inspection, Responsibilities and Recommendations. The Union co-chairperson shall have access to the work place on all shifts at all times for the purposes of inspection in emergency situations at the terminal represented by the Committee. Non-emergency inspections of the workplace will be conducted by the Committee or the Committee’s designate(s) on a prearranged basis. The timing of these inspections will not be unreasonably refused by the Company. The Committee shall assist in creating a safe and healthy work place and shall recommend actions, which will improve the effectiveness of the health and safety program. It is understood and agreed that neither the Company nor the Union nor the Committee members may frustrate the purposes of the Committee. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee shall: (a) determine that inspections have been carried out at least once a month. These regular inspections shall be made of all places of employment, including buildings, grounds, tools, equipment, machinery and work methods and practices. Such inspections will be made at intervals that prevent the development of unsafe working conditions. (b) determine that accident and incident investigations have been made. (c) recommend measures required to attain compliance with applicable laws or which will correct hazardous conditions. (d) the co-chairpersons or their alternates shall participate in and keep a record of all types of inspections and work refusals. (e) solicit and consider recommendations from the workforce with respect to health and safety matters and recommend implementation where warranted. (f) hold regular meetings for the review of: - reports of current accidents, and their causes and means of prevention; - remedial action taken or required by the reports of investigations or inspections; - any other matter pertinent to health and safety; - either co-chair of the Committee may call a Special Meeting in order to address an urgent matter and the Committee will meet within four (4) working days. (g) have access to and promptly receive copies of all reports, records, and documents in the Company’s possession, or obtainable by the Company, pertaining to health and safety as identified by the co-chairperson. Time authorized by . (h) The Committee shall review on a quarterly basis the Company that is spent by members of the Committee in the course of their duties will be considered time worked and will be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. This includes all time authorized by the Company that is spent away from the Company property on monthly health and safety matters. The Company agrees inspections that all members of the Committee shall have the right to jointly investigate dangerous circumstances are conducted at the workplace at any time. Dangerous circumstances include any procedure, part of a workplace, a substance transported from the workplace, or any equipment, machine, device, article or thing which is reasonably likely to harm a person. If an employee determines that dangerous circumstances exist the employee may exercise his rights under the Canada Labour Code. Resolution to the circumstance is to be through the Internal Complaint Resolution Process and any other process as outlined in the Canada Labour Code. Every injury or near-miss which involves or would have involved a worker going to the first aid attendant, doctor or hospital must be investigated by the co-chairs. The Company will ensure that the co-chairs of the Joint Health and Safety Committee will have access to the surveillance camera tapes during the course of investigations of workplace accidents and incidents. The Union co-chairperson or designate and the Company co-chairperson or designate of the Committee shall investigate any accident or near-miss and will be allowed to accompany Government inspectors (health and safety) on an inspection tour provided the Government inspector has no objectionunionized terminals.