Joint Occupational Health & Safety. 18.01 The Employer and the Union shall endeavour to provide a safe and healthy environment or employees through their Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee.
Joint Occupational Health & Safety. Committee(s)
Joint Occupational Health & Safety. (a) The Employer shall comply with all applicable federal, provincial and municipal health and safety legislation and regulations. All standards established under the legislation and regulations shall constitute minimum acceptable practice to be improved upon by agreement or the employee/Employer Health and Safety Committee or negotiations with the Union. The Employer shall take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker and when faced with occupational health & safety decisions, the Employer will not await full scientific or absolute certainty before taking reasonable action(s) that reduces risk and protects nurses.
Joint Occupational Health & Safety. The Employer shall comply with all applicable federal, provincial and municipal health and safety legislation and regulations. All standards established under the legislation and regulations shall constitute minimum acceptable practice to be improved upon by agreement or the a Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee or negotiations with the Association. A Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee shall be established which is composed of an equal number of employee and employer representatives, but with a minimum of one (1) representative selected or appointed by the Association. The Hospital agrees to cooperate reasonably in providing necessary information to enable the Committee to fulfil its function. Meetings shall be held in accordance with the legislation or more frequently at the call of the Chair, if required. The Committee shall maintain minutes of all meetings and make the same available review.
Joint Occupational Health & Safety. The Employer and the Union shall endeavour to provide a safe and healthy environment or employees through their Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee. The Employer shall provide occupational health and safety education and training to its employees to ensure that they are aware of and engage in safe work practices to minimize the risk of occupational injury and illness. The City of Ottawa Health and Safety Committee, which includes union representation, shall review the training and education programs on an ongoing basis. The Employer and the Union will ensure that terms of reference are established for the Occupational Health and Safety Committee with bargaining unit member participation. Training for Occupational Health and Safety Committee members, mandated by the Terms of Reference, shall be delivered jointly where possible.
