Common use of Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee Clause in Contracts

Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee. (a) It is a mutual interest of the parties to promote health and safety in workplaces and to prevent and reduce the occurrence of workplace injuries and occupational diseases. The parties agree that health and safety is of the utmost importance and agree to promote health and safety and wellness throughout the organization. The Employer shall provide orientation and training in health and safety to new and current Nurses on an ongoing basis and Nurses shall attend required health and safety training sessions. Accordingly, the parties fully endorse the responsibilities of Employer and Nurse under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, making particular reference to the following: i) The Employer shall take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 25(2)(h)]. ii) When faced with occupational health and safety decisions, the Employer will not await full scientific or absolute certainty before taking reasonable action(s) that reduces risk and protects Nurses. iii) The Employer will make every attempt to ensure adequate stocks of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment to be made available to Nurses at short notice in the event there are reasonable indications of the emergence of a pandemic. iv) When the Employer receives written recommendations from a health and safety representative, the Employer shall respond in writing within the time periods prescribed by the Occupational Health and Safety Act, as it may be amended from time to time. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 8(12)]. v) The Employer’s response shall contain a timetable for implementing the recommendations the Employer agrees with and give reasons why the Employer disagrees with any of the recommendations that the Employer does not accept. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 8(13)]. vi) The Employer shall ensure that the equipment, materials and protective devices as prescribed are provided. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 25(1)(a)]. vii) The Nurse shall use or wear the equipment, protective devices or clothing that the Employer requires to be used or worn. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 28(1)(b)]. viii) The Nurse shall not use or operate any equipment, machine, device or thing or work in a manner that may endanger himself, herself or any other worker. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 28(2)(b)].

Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee. (a) It is The Employer and the Union shall abide by all regulations made under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, as amended. (b) The Employer and the Union agree to mutually work together to maintain a mutual interest of safe working environment for all Employees, and to address in a timely manner any conditions that may be hazardous to the parties to promote health and safety in workplaces and to prevent and reduce the occurrence of workplace injuries and occupational diseasesall Employees. The parties agree Employer and the Union recognize that the physical and psychological health and safety of its employees is of the utmost primary importance and agree that the safety of workers is a shared responsibility. (c) A Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee shall be established which is composed of an equal number of Management and Union representatives. The Committee shall advise and bring forth the awareness of safety issues; recognize workplace risks and then forward recommendations onto the Employer. The Committee shall conduct regular workplace inspections and investigate work refusals and serious accidents, inclusive of incidents of violence. The Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee shall hold meetings on a regular basis, but no less than on a quarterly. The Committee shall maintain minutes of all meetings which shall be posted and copied to promote health the Union and safety the Employer. (d) Time spent in Committee meetings and wellness throughout or investigations by Union Health and Safety representatives shall be considered as time worked at no loss of earnings or benefits to the organization. Employee(s). (e) There shall be at least two (2), Union representatives who will be certified workers as defined under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. (f) The Employer shall provide orientation and training in health Health and safety Safety to new and current Nurses employees on an ongoing basis and Nurses employees shall attend required health and safety training sessions. Accordingly, the parties fully endorse the responsibilities of Employer and Nurse under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, making particular reference to the following:training sessions. i(g) The Employer shall take every precaution reasonable JOHSC will review the Workplace Violence and Harassment Policy annually and provide recommendations to Management to reduce or eliminate the risk of violence and or harassment; domestic or otherwise. (h) Joint Occupational Health & Safety Terms of Reference can be found in the circumstances for the protection of a worker. [Occupational Agency’s Health and Safety Act, s. 25(2)(h)]Manual. ii(i) When faced with occupational health Workplace Violence and safety decisions, the Employer will not await full scientific or absolute certainty before taking reasonable action(s) that reduces risk and protects Nurses. iii) The Employer will make every attempt to ensure adequate stocks of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment to Harassment Policy can be made available to Nurses at short notice found in the event there are reasonable indications of the emergence of a pandemic. iv) When the Employer receives written recommendations from a health and safety representative, the Employer shall respond in writing within the time periods prescribed by the Occupational Agency’s Health and Safety Act, as it may be amended from time to time. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 8(12)]Manual. v) The Employer’s response shall contain a timetable for implementing the recommendations the Employer agrees with and give reasons why the Employer disagrees with any of the recommendations that the Employer does not accept. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 8(13)]. vi) The Employer shall ensure that the equipment, materials and protective devices as prescribed are provided. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 25(1)(a)]. vii) The Nurse shall use or wear the equipment, protective devices or clothing that the Employer requires to be used or worn. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 28(1)(b)]. viii) The Nurse shall not use or operate any equipment, machine, device or thing or work in a manner that may endanger himself, herself or any other worker. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 28(2)(b)].

Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee. (a) It is a mutual interest The Hospital and the Association agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of the parties to promote health and safety in workplaces the hospital in order to prevent accidents, injury and illness and to prevent abide by the Occupational Health and reduce Safety Act as amended from time to time. (b) The Hospital will review with the occurrence Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee written policies/procedures/protocols to address: • Violence in the workplace including verbal abuse • Musculoskeletal injury prevention • Needle stick and other sharps injury prevention • Personal protective equipment • Wellness initiatives (c) The Hospital shall: (i) inform employees of workplace injuries and occupational diseases. The parties agree that any situation relating to their work, which may endanger their health and safety is as soon as it learns of the utmost importance said situation; (ii) inform employees regarding the risks relating to their work and agree to promote health and safety and wellness throughout the organization. The Employer shall provide orientation and training in health and safety to new and current Nurses on an ongoing basis employees and Nurses shall supervision so that employees have the skills and knowledge necessary to safely perform the work assigned to them; (iii) ensure that the applicable measures and procedures prescribed in the Occupational Health and Safety Act are carried out in the workplace. (d) Employees shall: (i) work in compliance with the provisions of the Act; (ii) attend required health and safety orientation and training sessions. Accordingly, ; (iii) use or wear the parties fully endorse protective devises or clothing that the responsibilities hospital requires be used or worn; (iv) report to her employer or supervisor the absence of Employer or defect in any equipment or protective device of which she is aware and Nurse which may endanger herself or others; (v) report to her employer or supervisor any contravention of the Act or regulations and the existence of any hazard of which she is aware. (e) (i) At least one of the employees representing workers under the Occupational Health and Safety Act who are trained to be certified workers as defined under the Act, making particular reference to shall be from the following: i) Association. The Employer shall take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 25(2)(h)]. ii) When faced with occupational health and safety decisions, the Employer parties agree that it will not await full scientific or absolute certainty before taking reasonable action(s) that reduces risk and protects Nurses. iii) The Employer will make every attempt to ensure adequate stocks be a breach of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment this provision if only one employee representing workers is trained to be made available to Nurses at short notice in a certified worker and such employee is not from the event there are reasonable indications of the emergence of a pandemic. iv) When the Employer receives written recommendations from a health and safety representative, the Employer shall respond in writing within the time periods prescribed by the Occupational Health and Safety Act, as it may be amended from time to time. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 8(12)]. v) The Employer’s response shall contain a timetable for implementing the recommendations the Employer agrees with and give reasons why the Employer disagrees with any of the recommendations Association provided that the Employer does not accept. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 8(13)]. vi) The Employer shall ensure that the equipment, materials and protective devices as prescribed are provided. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 25(1)(a)]. vii) The Nurse shall use or wear the equipment, protective devices or clothing that the Employer requires next employee representing workers trained to be used or worn. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 28(1)(b)]a certified worker is from the Association. viii) The Nurse shall not use or operate any equipment, machine, device or thing or work in a manner that may endanger himself, herself or any other worker. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 28(2)(b)].

Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee. (a) It is a in the mutual interest interests of the parties to promote health and safety in workplaces the workplace and to prevent and reduce the occurrence of 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 and importance. The parties agree to promote health and safety and wellness throughout the organizationwellness. The Employer 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 reduces risk and protects employees. The Hospital shall provide orientation and training in health and safety to new and current Nurses employees on an ongoing basis and Nurses employees shall attend required health and safety training sessions. Accordingly, the . (b) The parties fully endorse the responsibilities of Employer and Nurse employees under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Accordingly, making particular reference to the following:provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act are incorporated into and form part of this Collective Agreement and the rights and responsibilities set out therein will not be diminished. i(c) The Employer 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 take every precaution reasonable in respect the circumstances confidentiality of the information. (d) Where the Hospital determines that there is a risk that employees may be exposed to infectious or communicable diseases (viral or bacterial), or blood borne pathogens, employees who may be so exposed will be provided with personal protective equipment reasonably necessary for the protection of a worker. [the employee. (e) An employee who is required by the Hospital to wear or use any protective clothing, equipment or device shall be instructed and trained in its care, use and limitations before wearing or using it for the first time and at regular intervals thereafter and the employee shall participate in such instruction and training. (f) Where the Hospital identifies high risk areas where employees are exposed to infectious or communicable diseases for which there are available protective medications, such medications shall be provided at no cost to the employee. (g) The Hospital accepts that one (1) CUPE member on the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 25(2)(h)]. ii) When faced with occupational health Committee will be trained and safety decisions, the Employer will not await full scientific or absolute certainty before taking reasonable action(s) that reduces risk and protects Nurses. iii) The Employer will make every attempt to ensure adequate stocks of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment to be made available to Nurses at short notice in the event there are reasonable indications of the emergence of act as a pandemic. iv) When the Employer receives written recommendations from a health and safety representative, the Employer shall respond in writing within the time periods prescribed by certified worker under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, as it may . Any costs associated with the training of a certified worker will be amended from time paid by the Hospital. (h) The Hospital and Union agree that there will continue to time. [be only one Joint Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 8(12)]Committee. v) The Employer’s response shall contain a timetable for implementing the recommendations the Employer agrees with and give reasons why the Employer disagrees with any of the recommendations that the Employer does not accept. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 8(13)]. vi) The Employer shall ensure that the equipment, materials and protective devices as prescribed are provided. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 25(1)(a)]. vii) The Nurse shall use or wear the equipment, protective devices or clothing that the Employer requires to be used or worn. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 28(1)(b)]. viii) The Nurse shall not use or operate any equipment, machine, device or thing or work in a manner that may endanger himself, herself or any other worker. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 28(2)(b)].

Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee. (a) It is a mutual interest The Hospital and the Association agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of the parties to promote health and safety in workplaces the hospital in order to prevent accidents, injury and illness and to prevent abide by the Occupational Health and reduce Safety Act as amended from time to time. (b) The Hospital will review with the occurrence Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee written policies/procedures/protocols to address:  Violence in the workplace including verbal abuse  Musculoskeletal injury prevention  Needle stick and other sharps injury prevention  Personal protective equipment  Wellness initiatives (c) The Hospital shall: (i) inform employees of workplace injuries and occupational diseases. The parties agree that any situation relating to their work, which may endanger their health and safety is as soon as it learns of the utmost importance said situation; (ii) inform employees regarding the risks relating to their work and agree to promote health and safety and wellness throughout the organization. The Employer shall provide orientation and training in health and safety to new and current Nurses on an ongoing basis employees and Nurses shall supervision so that employees have the skills and knowledge necessary to safely perform the work assigned to them; (iii) ensure that the applicable measures and procedures prescribed in the Occupational Health and Safety Act are carried out in the workplace. (d) Employees shall: (i) work in compliance with the provisions of the Act; (ii) attend required health and safety orientation and training sessions. Accordingly, ; (iii) use or wear the parties fully endorse protective devises or clothing that the responsibilities hospital requires be used or worn; (iv) report to her employer or supervisor the absence of Employer or defect in any equipment or protective device of which she is aware and Nurse which may endanger herself or others; (v) report to her employer or supervisor any contravention of the Act or regulations and the existence of any hazard of which she is aware. (e) (i) At least one of the employees representing workers under the Occupational Health and Safety Act who are trained to be certified workers as defined under the Act, making particular reference to shall be from the following: i) Association. The Employer shall take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 25(2)(h)]. ii) When faced with occupational health and safety decisions, the Employer parties agree that it will not await full scientific or absolute certainty before taking reasonable action(s) that reduces risk and protects Nurses. iii) The Employer will make every attempt to ensure adequate stocks be a breach of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment this provision if only one employee representing workers is trained to be made available to Nurses at short notice in a certified worker and such employee is not from the event there are reasonable indications of the emergence of a pandemic. iv) When the Employer receives written recommendations from a health and safety representative, the Employer shall respond in writing within the time periods prescribed by the Occupational Health and Safety Act, as it may be amended from time to time. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 8(12)]. v) The Employer’s response shall contain a timetable for implementing the recommendations the Employer agrees with and give reasons why the Employer disagrees with any of the recommendations Association provided that the Employer does not accept. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 8(13)]. vi) The Employer shall ensure that the equipment, materials and protective devices as prescribed are provided. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 25(1)(a)]. vii) The Nurse shall use or wear the equipment, protective devices or clothing that the Employer requires next employee representing workers trained to be used or worn. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 28(1)(b)]a certified worker is from the Association. viii) The Nurse shall not use or operate any equipment, machine, device or thing or work in a manner that may endanger himself, herself or any other worker. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 28(2)(b)].

Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee. (a) It is a mutual interest of the parties to promote health and safety in workplaces and to prevent and reduce the occurrence of workplace injuries and occupational diseases. The parties agree that health and safety is of the utmost importance and agree to promote health and safety and wellness throughout the organization. The Employer shall provide orientation and training in health and safety to new and current Nurses on an ongoing basis and Nurses shall attend required health and safety training sessions. Accordingly, the parties fully endorse the responsibilities of Employer and Nurse under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, making particular reference to the following: i) The Employer shall take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 25(2)(h)]. ii) When faced with occupational health and safety decisions, the Employer will not await full scientific or absolute certainty before taking reasonable action(s) that reduces risk and protects Nurses. iii) The Employer will make every attempt to ensure adequate stocks of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment to be made available to Nurses at short notice in the event there are reasonable indications of the emergence of a pandemic. iv) When the Employer receives written recommendations from a health and safety representative, the Employer shall respond in writing within the time periods prescribed by the Occupational Health and Safety Act, as it may be amended from time to time. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 8(12)]. v) The Employer’s response shall contain a timetable for implementing the recommendations the Employer agrees with and give reasons why the Employer disagrees with any of the recommendations that the Employer does not accept. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 8(13)]. vi) The Employer agrees to cooperate in providing necessary information and management support to enable the Committee to fulfil its functions. The Committee shall respect the confidentiality of the information. vii) The Employer shall ensure that the equipment, materials and protective devices as prescribed are provided. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 25(1)(a)]. viiviii) The Nurse shall use or wear the equipment, protective devices or clothing that the Employer requires to be used or worn. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 28(1)(b)]. viiiix) The Nurse shall not use or operate any equipment, machine, device or thing or work in a manner that may endanger himself, herself or any other worker. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 28(2)(b)].