Common use of Joint Health and Safety Clause in Contracts

Joint Health and Safety. (a) The Employer will continue to make provision for the health and safety of its employees in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and its regulations. The standards prescribed under legislation and regulations shall constitute minimum acceptable practice to be improved upon by agreement of the Joint Health and Safety Committees or as negotiated with the Union. Joint Health and Safety Committees shall be established and maintained in accordance with the OHSA and its regulations. Both parties will endeavour to appoint committee representatives that are interested in establishing and maintaining a safe and healthy work environment. (b) The Employer and the Union jointly recognize the particular safety issues inherent in the provision of human services to some clients. All staff members are therefore encouraged to pro-actively identify safety risk situations to their supervisor so that steps may be taken to minimize risk. These steps may include pairing up of staff or police accompaniment. (c) A Joint Health and Safety Committee shall be maintained and composed of a minimum of two (2) representatives appointed by the Employer and five (5) representatives appointed by the union as agreed by the Joint Health and Safety Committee and laid out in the Terms of Reference. The Joint Health and Safety Committee shall hold meetings quarterly and matters related to safety and health shall be dealt with at such meetings. Minutes of all Safety Committee meetings shall be kept and copies of such minutes shall be sent to the employer and to the union. (d) The parties recognize that accommodation of employees under the Human Rights Code is an obligation of both the Employer and the Union and, accordingly, when an employee is unable to perform the essential functions of their job without accommodation, a meeting with the employee, up to three representatives of the Employer and up to three representatives of the Union shall be held to discuss possible accommodations which may be made without undue hardship. Such a committee shall assist, as necessary, with any return to work issues that arise following a leave of absence due to disability or illness. 45.1 The Employer shall comply with all applicable federal, provincial and municipal Health and Safety Legislation and Regulations. 45.2 The Employer agrees to reimburse the cost of safety boots for the Courier Maintenance I and Courier-Maintenance II positions to a maximum cost of one hundred and twenty five dollars ($125) each year provided that the employees wear the safety boots. In addition the employer will reimburse one hundred dollars ($100) per year for industrial clothing.

Joint Health and Safety. (a) The Employer will continue It is in the mutual interests of the parties to make provision for the promote health and safety in the workplace and to prevent and reduce the occurrence of its workplace injuries and occupational diseases. The parties agree that employees have the right to a safe and healthy work environment and that health and safety is of the utmost importance. The parties agree to promote health and safety and wellness. The parties further agree that when faced with occupational health and safety decisions, the Hospital will not await full scientific certainty or absolute certainty before taking reasonable action(s) that reduce risk and protects employees. The Hospital shall provide orientation and training in accordance with health and safety to new and current employees on an ongoing basis and employees shall attend required health and safety training sessions. (b) The parties fully endorse the responsibilities of employer and employees under the Occupational Health and Safety act. Accordingly, the provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) are incorporated into and its regulations. The standards prescribed under legislation and regulations shall constitute minimum acceptable practice to be improved upon by form part of this collective agreement of the Joint Health and Safety Committees or as negotiated with the Union. Joint Health and Safety Committees shall be established and maintained in accordance with the OHSA and its regulations. Both parties will endeavour to appoint committee representatives that are interested in establishing and maintaining a safe and healthy work environment. (b) The Employer and the Union jointly recognize the particular safety issues inherent in the provision of human services to some clients. All staff members are therefore encouraged to pro-actively identify safety risk situations to their supervisor so that steps may rights and responsibilities set out therein will not be taken to minimize risk. These steps may include pairing up of staff or police accompanimentdiminished. (c) A Joint Recognizing its responsibilities under the applicable legislation, the Hospital agrees to accept as a member of its Health and Safety Committee one (1) representative selected or appointed by the Union from amongst bargaining unit employees. There shall be one (1) health and safety representative form CUPE who will be certified worker as defined under the Occupational health and Safety Act. This would not preclude the employer from having more than one certified worker. The CUPE certified worker shall be trained at the Hospital’s expense, to a limit of one training day during the life of the Collective Agreement. When a certified worker is called in to perform his/her duties under the Occupational health and Safety Act and/or the Collective Agreement, the worker shall be paid at the applicable rate. (d) Such committee shall identify potential dangers and hazards, institute means of improving health and safety programs and recommend actions to be taken to improve conditions related to health and safety. (e) The Hospital agrees to cooperate in providing necessary information and management support to enable the Health and Safety Committee to fulfill its functions. In addition, the Hospital will provide the Health and Safety Committee with access to all accident reports, health and safety records and other pertinent information in its possession. The Health and Safety Committee shall respect the confidentiality of the information. (f) Meetings shall be maintained and composed held every second month or more frequently at the call of a minimum of two (2) representatives appointed by the Employer and five (5) representatives appointed by the union as agreed by the Joint Health and Safety Committee and laid out in the Terms of Referenceco-chairs, if required. The Joint Health and Safety Committee shall hold maintain minutes of all meetings quarterly and matters related maintain the same available for review. (g) Any representative appointed or selected in accordance with (b) hereof shall serve for a term of one (1) calendar year from the date of appointment which may be renewed for further period of one (1) year. Time off for such representative(s) to safety attend meetings of the Health and health Safety Committee in accordance with the forgoing shall be dealt with at granted and time so spent attending such meetings. Minutes of all Safety Committee meetings shall be kept and copies of such minutes deemed to be worked time for which the representative(s) shall be sent to paid by the employer and to the unionHospital at his /her regular or premium rates as may be applicable. (dh) The parties recognize that accommodation Union agrees to obtain the full cooperation of its membership in the observation of all safety rules and practices. (i) Pregnant employees under may request to be transferred from the Human Rights Code is an obligation current duties if, in the professional opinion of both the Employer and the Union and, accordingly, when an employee is unable to perform the essential functions of their job without accommodation, a meeting with the employee’s physician, up to three representatives of the Employer and up to three representatives of the Union shall be held to discuss possible accommodations which pregnancy may be made without undue hardship. Such a committee shall assist, as necessary, with any return to work issues that arise following a leave of absence due to disability or illness. 45.1 The Employer shall comply with all applicable federal, provincial and municipal Health and Safety Legislation and Regulations. 45.2 The Employer agrees to reimburse the cost of safety boots for the Courier Maintenance I and Courier-Maintenance II positions to a maximum cost of one hundred and twenty five dollars ($125) each year provided that the employees wear the safety boots. In addition the employer will reimburse one hundred dollars ($100) per year for industrial clothing.at

Joint Health and Safety. (a) The Employer will continue to make provision for the health and safety of its employees in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and its regulations. The standards prescribed under legislation and regulations shall constitute minimum acceptable practice to be improved upon by agreement of the Joint Health and Safety Committees or as negotiated with the Union. Joint Health and Safety Committees shall be established and maintained in accordance with the OHSA and its regulations. Both parties will endeavour to appoint committee representatives that are interested in establishing and maintaining a safe and healthy work environment. (b) The Employer and the Union jointly recognize the particular Association agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of safety issues inherent and health in the provision of human services Home in order to some clients. All staff members are therefore encouraged to pro-actively identify safety risk situations to their supervisor so that steps may be taken to minimize risk. These steps may include pairing up of staff or police accompaniment. (c) A Joint Health prevent injury and Safety Committee shall be maintained and composed of a minimum of two (2) representatives appointed by the Employer and five (5) representatives appointed by the union as agreed by the Joint Health and Safety Committee and laid out in the Terms of Referenceillness. The Joint Health and Safety Committee shall hold meetings quarterly be constituted, with representation of at least half by employees from the various Bargaining Units and matters related to safety of employees who are not represented by unions and health who do not exercise managerial functions, which shall identify potential dangers, recommend means of improving the Health Safety Programs and obtain information from the Employer or other persons respecting the identification of hazards and standards elsewhere. One member of this Bargaining Unit shall be dealt with designated by the Association to sit on the Committee. The Committee shall normally meet at least once a month. Time spent in such meetingsmeetings is to be considered time worked and will be paid at the appropriate rates. Minutes shall be taken of all Safety Committee meetings shall be kept and copies of such minutes shall be sent to the employer Employer and to the union. (d) The parties recognize that accommodation of employees under the Human Rights Code is an obligation of both the Employer and the Union and, accordingly, when an employee is unable to perform the essential functions of their job without accommodation, a meeting with the employee, up to three Association. Two representatives of the Employer and up to three representatives of the Union shall be held to discuss possible accommodations which may be made without undue hardship. Such a committee shall assist, as necessary, with any return to work issues that arise following a leave of absence due to disability or illness. 45.1 The Employer shall comply with all applicable federal, provincial and municipal Joint Health and Safety Legislation Committee, one from management and Regulations. 45.2 one from the employees on a rotating basis designated by the employees, shall make monthly inspections of the work place and equipment and shall report to the Health And Safety Committee the results of this inspection. In the event of accident or injury, such representatives shall be notified immediately and shall investigate and report as soon as possible to the Committee and to the Employer on the nature and causes of the accident or injury. Furthermore, such representatives must be notified of the inspection of a government inspector and shall have the right to accompany him on his inspections. Time spent in all such activities shall be considered as time worked and will be paid at the appropriate rates. number of work accident fatalities, the of lost workday cases, the number of lost workdays, the number of non-fatal cases that required medical aid without lost workdays, the incidence of occupational injuries, and such other data as the Workers' Compensation Board may decide to disclose. The Employer Association agrees to reimburse endeavor to obtain the cost full cooperation of its membership in the observation of all safety boots for the Courier Maintenance I rules and Courier-Maintenance II positions to a maximum cost of one hundred and twenty five dollars ($125) each year provided that the employees wear the safety boots. In addition the employer will reimburse one hundred dollars ($100) per year for industrial clothingpractices.

Joint Health and Safety. (a) The Employer will continue and the Association agree that they mutually desire to make provision for maintain standards of safety and health in the health Lodge order to prevent injury and safety of its employees in accordance with the Occupational illness. The Joint Health and Safety Act (OHSA) shall be constituted, with representation of at least half by employees from the various Bargaining Units and its regulationsof employees who are not represented by unions and who do not exercise managerial €unctions, which shall identify potential dangers, means of improving the Health And Safety Programs and obtain information from the Employer or other persons respecting the identification of hazards and standards elsewhere. One member of this Bargaining Unit shall be designated by the Association to sit on the Committee. The standards prescribed under legislation and regulations shall constitute minimum acceptable practice normally meet at least once a month. Time spent in such meetings is to be improved upon by agreement considered time worked and will be paid at the appropriate rates. Minutes shall be taken of all meetings and copies shall be sent to the and to the Association. Two representatives of the Joint Health and Safety Committees Committee, one from management and one from the employees on a rotating basis designated by the employees, shall make monthly inspections of the work place and equipment and shall report to the Health And Safety Committee the results of this inspection. In the event of accident or as negotiated with the Union. Joint Health and Safety Committees injury, such representatives shall be established notified immediately and maintained shall investigate and report as soon as possible to the Committee and to the Employer on the nature and causes of the accident or injury. Furthermore, such representatives must be notified of the inspection of a government inspector and shall have the right to accompany him on his inspections. Time spent in accordance with the OHSA and its regulations. Both parties will endeavour to appoint committee representatives that are interested in establishing and maintaining a safe and healthy work environment. (b) The Employer and the Union jointly recognize the particular safety issues inherent in the provision of human services to some clients. All staff members are therefore encouraged to pro-actively identify safety risk situations to their supervisor so that steps may be taken to minimize risk. These steps may include pairing up of staff or police accompaniment. (c) A Joint Health and Safety Committee all such activities shall be maintained considered as time worked and composed of a minimum of two (2) representatives appointed by will be paid at the Employer and five (5) representatives appointed by the union as agreed by the Joint Health and Safety Committee and laid out in the Terms of Referenceappropriate rates. The Joint Health and Safety Committee and the representatives thereof shall hold meetings quarterly have reasonable access to the annual summary of data from the Compensation Board relating to the number of work accident fatalities, the number of lost workday cases, the number of lost workdays, the number of non-fatal cases that required medical aid without lost workdays, the incidence of occupational and matters related such other data as the Workers' Compensation Board may decide to safety and health shall be dealt with at such meetingsdisclose. Minutes The Association agrees to endeavor to obtain the full cooperation of its membership in the observation of all Safety Committee meetings shall be kept safety rules and copies of such minutes shall be sent to the employer and to the unionpractices. (d) The parties recognize that accommodation of employees under the Human Rights Code is an obligation of both the Employer and the Union and, accordingly, when an employee is unable to perform the essential functions of their job without accommodation, a meeting with the employee, up to three representatives of the Employer and up to three representatives of the Union shall be held to discuss possible accommodations which may be made without undue hardship. Such a committee shall assist, as necessary, with any return to work issues that arise following a leave of absence due to disability or illness. 45.1 The Employer shall comply with all applicable federal, provincial and municipal Health and Safety Legislation and Regulations. 45.2 The Employer agrees to reimburse the cost of safety boots for the Courier Maintenance I and Courier-Maintenance II positions to a maximum cost of one hundred and twenty five dollars ($125) each year provided that the employees wear the safety boots. In addition the employer will reimburse one hundred dollars ($100) per year for industrial clothing.