Local Occupational Health and Safety Committee. (a) The Employer shall initiate and maintain, at the regular place of employment, Local Occupational Health and Safety Committees where there is, subject to the provisions of Article 22.1, a workforce of ten (10) or more workers in an operation or work area classified as A (High) or B (Medium) by WCB First Aid Regulations. (b) Employees who are representatives of this committee shall not suffer any loss of current pay for the time spent attending a committee meeting, job site inspection, or accident investigation in accordance with the WCB Regulations. Transportation shall be provided by the Employer. (c) Committee meetings shall be scheduled during normal working hours whenever practicable. Time spent by designated committee members attending meetings held on their day of rest or outside their regularly scheduled hours of work shall not be considered time worked, but such committee members shall receive equivalent time off at the straight-time rate. (d) There shall be equal employee and Employer representation and the chairing of such meetings will alternate between employees and the Employer. Employee representatives shall be appointed by the Union.
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(a) The Employer shall initiate and maintain, at the regular place of employment, Local Occupational Health and Safety Committees where there is, subject to the provisions of Article Clause 22.1, a workforce of ten (10) 10 or more workers in an operation or work area classified as A "A" (High) or B "B" (Medium) hazard rating by the WCB First Aid Regulations.
(b) Employees who are representatives of this committee Committee shall not suffer any loss of current pay for the time spent attending a committee meeting, job site inspection, or accident investigation in accordance with the WCB Regulations. Transportation shall be provided by the Employer.
(c) Committee meetings shall be scheduled during normal working hours whenever practicable. Time spent by designated committee members attending meetings held on their day of rest or outside their regularly regularly-scheduled hours of work shall not be considered time worked, but such committee members shall receive equivalent time off at the straight-time rate.
(d) There shall be equal employee and Employer employer representation and the chairing of such meetings will alternate between employees and the Employer. Employee representatives shall be appointed by the Union.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Local Occupational Health and Safety Committee. (a) The Employer shall initiate and maintain, at the regular place of employment, Local Occupational Health and Safety Committees where there is, subject to the provisions of Article 22.1, a workforce of ten (10) or more workers in an operation or work area classified as A (High) or B (Medium) by WCB First Aid Regulations.
(b) Employees who are representatives of this committee shall not suffer any loss of current pay for the time spent attending a committee meeting, job site inspection, or accident investigation in accordance with the WCB Regulations. Transportation shall be provided by the Employer.
(c) Committee meetings shall be scheduled during normal working hours whenever practicable. Time spent by designated committee members attending meetings held on their day of rest or outside their regularly scheduled hours of work shall not be considered time worked, but such committee members shall receive equivalent time off at the straight-time rate.
(d) There shall be equal employee and Employer employer representation and the chairing of such meetings will alternate between employees and the Employer. Employee representatives shall be appointed by the Union.
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Samples: Collective Agreement