Occupational Health Committee Sample Clauses

Occupational Health Committee a) The Occupational Health and Safety Committees shall have a continuing concern with respect to the health and safety at the work place. The committees shall meet no less than quarterly. The committees shall receive, consider and recommend solutions respecting health and safety concerns at the work place. Committee members shall be given reasonable opportunity during regular hours to deal with such concerns.
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Occupational Health Committee. An Occupational Health Committee, as provided by Saskatchewan Employment Act and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations made thereunder, shall be implemented.
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Occupational Health Committee. Occupational Health Committees shall be at both Water Treatment and Wastewater Treatment consisting of six (6) persons of whom three (3) shall be persons representing the employees of the City other than employees connected with the management of the City, and elected or appointed in accordance with the Constitution or Bylaws of the Union and properly representative of the places of work of the employees. The Committee shall have a continuing concern with respect to the health and safety of the employees of the City as herein represented. Meetings shall take place at a minimum of once quarterly and maximum of once monthly or more frequently if the Committee as a whole so decides, and minutes of same made available to the employees and the Union. The General Manager or designate shall cause the names of the Committee members to be posted on the employees' bulletin board. The duties of the Committee shall include: ) The receipt, consideration and disposition of complaints respecting the health and safety of the employee.
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Occupational Health Committee. The Employer and the Association agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of health and safety in the Centre, in order to prevent accidents, injury and illness. Recognizing its responsibilities under the applicable legislation, the Employer agrees to accept as a member of its Occupational Health and Safety Committee, one (1) Representative selected or appointed by the Association from the bargaining unit. Such committee shall potential dangers and hazards, institute of improving Health and Safety programmes, and recommend actions to be taken to improve conditions relating to Occupational Health and Safety. The Centre and the Association agree to co-operate reasonably in providing each other the necessary to enable the Committee to fulfil its functions. All time spent a member of the Occupational Health and Safety Committee attending meetings of the Committee and carrying the duties of a member, shall be deemed to be time for which she shall be paid by the Centre regular rate and she shall be entitled to time from work as is necessary to attend meetings. Meetings shall be held every second month or more at the call of the chair, required. The shall maintain minutes of all and make the same available for review. The Association agrees to endeavour to obtain the full co-operation of its membership in the observation of all safety rules and practices. Pregnant nurses may request to be transferred from their duties, if, in the professional the physician, pregnancy may be at risk. If such a transfer is not feasible, the pregnant employee, if she so requests, will be granted an unpaid leave of absence before commencement of the current contractual maternity leave. Where the Centre identifies high risk areas where nurses are exposed to infectious or diseases for which there are available protective medications, such medications shall be provided at no cost to the nurses.
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Occupational Health Committee. It is the intent of the Parties to conduct a safe operation. To this end, the Employer agrees to consider all reasonable and practical suggestions made by employees or the Union for the improvement of safety practices or for the protection of employees from safety hazards in the performance of their work. The Union and the Employer agree to establish an Occupational Health and Safety Committee. The Occupational Health and Safety Committee shall consist of two (2) representatives of the Union and not more than two (2) representatives of the Parties agree the policies and guidelines relating to the Committee shall be established by the Committee. The Occupational Health and Safety Committee shall meet once each month, or as closely to monthly as possible unless otherwise required by Workers Compensation Board regulation, and shall post the approved minutes of each meeting in the driver’s room. Time spent at these meetings shall be paid for by the Company at each employees’ regular rate of pay with a minimum of one (1) hours’ pay or actual time of the meeting, whichever is greater.
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Occupational Health Committee. The Occupational Health Committee shall have a continuing concern with respect to the health and safety of workers at the workplace. The committee shall meet not less than quarterly. The committee shall receive, consider and recommend solutions respecting health and safety concerns at the workplace. Committee members shall be given reasonable opportunity during regular working hours to deal with such concerns. Quorum at each committee meeting will be satisfied if at least half of its members are present, and if at least half of those members present are worker representatives. The Employer will consider as hours worked, all time spent by committee members at committee meetings, conducting business authorized by the committee, and reporting to employees on the progress of the committee's work. Such hours worked will be subject to the hours of work provisions of Article 10 (Hours of Work and Overtime).
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Occupational Health Committee. The Occupational Health and Safety Committee shall have a continuing responsibility with respect to the health and safety at the work place. The Committee shall meet not less than quarterly. If the Committee determines that less frequent meetings are required, they will apply for this as per regulations. The Committee shall receive, consider and recommend solutions respecting health and safety concerns at the work place. Committee members shall be given reasonable opportunity during regular hours to deal with such concerns.
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Related to Occupational Health Committee

  • Occupational Health & Safety Committee (a) The Employer and the Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of health and safety in the Home, in order to prevent accidents, injury and illness.

  • Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee The Employer and the Union recognize the role of the joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee in promoting a safe and healthful workplace. The parties agree that a Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee shall be established for each Employer covered by this Collective Agreement. The Committee shall govern itself in accordance with the provisions of the Industrial Health and Safety Regulations made pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Act. The Committee shall be as between the Employer and the Union, with equal representation, and with each party appointing its own representatives. Representatives of the Union shall be chosen by the Union membership or appointed by the Union. All minutes of the meetings of the Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee will be recorded in a mutually agreeable format and will be sent to the Union. The Union further agrees to actively pursue with the other Health Care Unions a Joint Union Committee for the purposes of this Article. The Employer agrees to provide or cause to be provided to Employer members of the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee adequate training and orientation to the duties and responsibilities of committee members to allow the incumbents to fulfil those duties competently. The Union agrees to provide or cause to be provided to Union members of the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee adequate training and orientation to the duties and responsibilities of committee members to allow the incumbents to fulfil those duties competently. Such training and orientation shall take place within six (6) months of taking office.

  • Occupational Health and Safety Committee The Employer and the Union agree to cooperate in the promotion of safe working conditions, the prevention of accidents, the prevention of workplace injuries and the promotion of safe workplace practices.

  • Safety and Health Committee The District's Safety and Health Committee shall include three (3) classified staff members appointed by ECCE who shall fully participate in the duties and functions of the Committee. The Safety and Health Committee shall normally meet on a monthly basis.

  • Health Care Committee A Health Insurance Committee shall be established and maintained with at least three (3) representatives appointed by the Association and three (3) representatives appointed by the Superintendent. The purpose of the Committee shall be to make recommendations designed to optimize the quality of health care available to District employees and improve cost effectiveness of the health insurance program. Committee members shall review data, work with the District insurance consultant, collaborate on making recommendations for changes in plan design, review bids by insurance companies, and ultimately consider recommending plan changes to their respective constituencies. The Committee is not empowered to unilaterally make changes in health care benefits without ratification by the Association and approval by the Board. The creation of the Committee does not diminish or in any way reduce the Board’s and Association’s rights or responsibilities.

  • LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE 1. A Statewide Labor Management Committee consisting of not more than five (5) members selected by the VSEA from among bargaining units represented by VSEA and not more than five (5) members selected by the State shall meet periodically to discuss a mutually agreed agenda which may include methods of improving labor relations, productivity, safety, and health problems of a continuing nature, or other problems which have an impact on conditions of employment; provided, however, these sessions are not for the purpose of discussing pending grievances or for collective bargaining on any subject.

  • Occupational Health & Safety (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 employees on an ongoing basis, and employees shall attend required health and safety training sessions. Accordingly, the parties fully endorse the responsibilities of employer and employee under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, making particular reference to the following:

  • Safety Committee 62.1 Where a Health and Safety Committee is established on a job in accordance with section 72 of the OHS Act, it shall include the Employer’s Site Safety Supervisor and the Health and Safety Representative/s.

  • JOINT LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE In order to encourage open communication, promote harmonious labor relations, and resolve matters of mutual concern, the parties agree to create a joint labor- management committee. The committee will be governed by the following principles:

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