Joint Occupational Safety and Health Committee. There shall be established a joint Safety and Health Committee composed of two (2) Management employees appointed by the Employer and two (2) employees appointed by the Union. Both parties may also appoint alternate members. The committee shall meet every one (1) month as per the Workers Compensation Act to review matters pertinent to occupational safety and health, including issues related to ergonomics and the safe operation of video display terminals.
Joint Occupational Safety and Health Committee. In addition to being a legislative requirement, a joint management and worker Health & Safety Committee is an excellent means of internal consultation and communication. The Committee works together to promote and monitor an effective Health and Safety Program, including: identifying and resolving safety and health problems, assisting in the development of training regarding employer and worker responsibilities, and establishing positive attitudes towards health and safety. An effective Committee operates in an atmosphere of cooperation, with commitment and sincerity, understanding their collective and individual roles and responsibilities, as identified through appropriate Committee training. Pursuant to Part 3, Division 4 of the Workers’ Compensation Act (“the Act”), the employer agrees to establish a Joint Occupational Health & Safety (“JOSH”) Committee, in accordance with the following:
a) The committee will consist of at least three (3) worker representatives: (1) co- chair; (1) recording secretary; and (1) shop xxxxxxx.
b) The committee will meet regularly, at least once each month, at a time mutually agreed to by the committee members. Time off reasonably necessary for the preparation and attendance of these meetings, and any other duties and functions of the committee, is considered time worked, and the member must be paid accordingly.
c) The Employer must post and keep posted, on the office Health & Safety bulletin boards, the names of each of the committee members, along with the three (3) most recent committee meeting minutes. The meeting minutes must also be distributed to the Local Union Representative.
Joint Occupational Safety and Health Committee. The Village will continue to make reasonable provisions for the safety of its employees during their hours of employment. The Village appreciates suggestions from employees concerning safety matters and will meet periodically with the Union to discuss the same. The Village and the Union shall each appoint two (2) members to the Joint Occupational Safety and Health Committee. This committee will meet to discuss safety and health conditions and review and make recommendations. Records shall be kept of all on-the-job accidents, injuries, and illnesses. These records shall be maintained by the Fire Department. The Committee shall process and resolve employee safety complaints, which have not yet become formal grievances. After an attempt is made to resolve a safety complaint at a meeting of the Joint Occupational Safety and Health Committee, the unresolved complaint may be filed directly with the Fire Chief.
Joint Occupational Safety and Health Committee.
(a) The Employer will establish a Joint Occupational Safety and Health Committee which will have the following powers:
(i) shall receive, consider and expeditiously dispose of complaints relating to the safety and health of the employees represented by the Committee;
(ii) shall maintain records pertaining to the disposition of complaints relating to the safety and health of the employees represented by the Committee;
(iii) shall cooperate with any occupational health service established to serve the workplace;
(iv) may establish and promote safety and health programs for the education of the employees represented by the Committee;
(v) shall, within reason, participate in inquiries and investigations pertaining to occupational safety and health including such consultations as may be necessary with persons who are professionally or technically qualified to advise the Committee on such matters;
(vi) may develop, establish and maintain programs, measures and procedures for the protection or improvement of the safety and health of employees;
(vii) shall monitor on a regular basis programs, measures and procedures related to the safety and health of employees;
(viii) shall ensure that adequate records are kept on work accidents, injuries and health hazards and shall monitor data relating to such accidents, injuries and hazards on a regular basis;
(ix) shall cooperate with the Safety Officers;
(x) may request from the Employer such information as the Committee considers necessary to identify existing or potential hazards with respect to materials, processes or equipment in the workplace;
(xi) shall have full access to all reports prepared by the Employer or PSAC or at the Employer's or PSAC's request, relating to the safety and health of the employees represented by the Committee, but shall not have access to the medical records of any person except with the consent of that person.
(b) The Operational Group shall have two members on this Committee.
Joint Occupational Safety and Health Committee. A Joint Occupational Safety and Health Committee shall be established, composed of the Fire Chief and one Fire Officer appointed by the Fire Chief, and two members of the Union’s Occupational Safety and Health Committee. This Committee shall meet upon request of either party to discuss matters relating to the occupational safety and health of Division of Fire employees. The Joint OHSA Committee shall have the authority to establish safety standard and procedures for employees in conjunction with the Rules and Regulations Committee, subject to final disapproval by the Board of Township Trustees.
Joint Occupational Safety and Health Committee. There shall be established a Joint Safety and Health Committee. Committee meetings shall be held as per the Workers’ Compensation Board Industrial Health and Safety Regulations.
Joint Occupational Safety and Health Committee. It is the desire of the District and the Union to maintain the highest standards of safety and health in the fire District in order to eliminate, as much as possible, accidents, death, injuries and illnesses in the fire service. Protective devices, wearing apparel and other equipment necessary to properly protect fire fighters shall be provided by the District at no cost to the employees and shall conform to applicable fire service standards. These devices, apparel and equipment shall be inspected by the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee on a (quarterly, semiannually, or annually) basis to ensure proper maintenance and replacement. The Union and the District shall have the opportunity to appoint an equal number of members (up to two) to the Joint Occupational Safety and Health Committee. This Committee will meet no less than once every three months and discuss safety and health conditions. Safety Committee members will be granted time-off with pay when meeting jointly with the District and for any inspection or investigation of safety or health problems in the District, subject to HIPAA or confidentiality constraints. The District shall not restrict the safety committee members from any fire District facility when investigating health or safety condition. Records shall be kept of all job related accidents, injuries and illnesses which shall be maintained by the fire district. Copies of all such records and reports, including all reports which may be required by the state or federal governments, shall be made available upon request to the Safety Committee members.
Joint Occupational Safety and Health Committee. It is the desire of the District and the Union to maintain the highest standards of safety and health in the District in order to eliminate, as much as possible, accidents, death, injuries and illnesses in the fire service. The Union and District shall have the opportunity to appoint three (3) persons each to a six (6) member Joint Occupational Safety and Health Committee with one of the District’s appointees acting as the chairman of this Committee. This Committee will meet as needed to discuss safety and health conditions. Protective devices, wearing apparel and other equipment necessary to properly protect fire fighters shall be provided by the District at no cost to the employees and shall conform to applicable fire service standards. These devices, apparel and equipment shall be inspected by the Committee on a (as needed but not less than biannual) basis to ensure proper maintenance and replacement. Records shall be kept of all job related accidents, injuries and illnesses which shall be maintained by the District. Copies of all such records and reports, including all reports which may be required by the state or federal governments, shall be made available upon request to Committee members as permitted under federal and state law.
Joint Occupational Safety and Health Committee. (a) The Employer and the Union shall establish a joint safety committee to be composed of union and employer representatives. The union representatives shall be selected by the Union and such representatives must be in the employ of Employer. The Committee shall meet monthly to discuss questions or problems which may arise with respect to the health and safety of employees.
(b) All meetings of the Committee shall be recorded and sent to the Union and the Employer. The Committee shall consist of three (3) union representatives, one (1) from the Road Crew, Mechanical Crew and Bridge Crew, and three (3) management representatives.
(c) Employees who are representatives of the Committee shall not suffer any loss of regular earnings for the time spent attending a committee meeting, job site inspection or accident investigation in accordance with the OH&S Regulations. Transportation shall be provided by the Employer.
(d) Committee meetings shall be scheduled during normal working hours whenever practicable. Time spent by designated committee members attending to the committee business or accident investigation on their days of rest or outside their regularly scheduled hours of work shall not be considered time worked but such employees shall receive equivalent time off at straight-time.
(e) The Employer and the Union agree that it is mutually beneficial to have all committee members in attendance at meetings of the Committee. The Employer shall make every reasonable effort to ensure that the Union members are able to attend such meetings.
(f) On a monthly basis, each crew shall have a crew safety meeting as per Article 22.
Joint Occupational Safety and Health Committee. (a) The parties agree that a joint occupational safety and health committee will be established and function in accordance with the regulations made pursuant to the Workers Compensation Act.
(b) One employee will be appointed by the Union as a worker representative for the bargaining unit employees and will serve as a member of the Kamloops Community Y Joint Occupational Safety and Health Committee (Committee). Worker representatives will be employees in the workplace, and will be appointed by the Union. The Union will advise the Employer of its appointments to this committee.
(c) Employees who are representatives of the Committee shall not suffer any loss of basic pay for the time spent attending a committee meeting, job site inspection or accident investigation in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.
(d) When committee meetings cannot be scheduled within the worker representative’s regular hours of work, it is understood that compensation to attend such meetings will be at straight-time, and may be taken as time off.
