Occupational Health Committee Training Sample Clauses

Occupational Health Committee Training. Subject to reasonable notice being given, all committee members of an OH&S Committee shall be entitled to up to five (5) days' leave with pay, per year, for purposes of attending Occupational Health and Safety training courses, seminars or courses of instruction. Only up to two (2) days of these days can be for courses not sponsored by the Department. Courses other than those sponsored by the Department shall be approved by the Executive Director.
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Occupational Health Committee Training. Subject to reasonable notice being given, all committee members or alternates of an Occupational Health and Safety Committee may receive up to five (5) days’ leave with pay, per year, to attend occupational health and safety training courses, seminars or courses of instruction.
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Occupational Health Committee Training. Subject to reasonable notice being given, all committee members of an (5) days' leave with pay, per year, for purposes of attending Occupational Health and Safety training courses, seminars or courses of instruction. Only up to two (2) days of these days can be for courses not sponsored by the Ministry. Courses other than those sponsored by the Ministry shall be approved by the Executive Director.
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Occupational Health Committee Training. Where a committee member attends a training program conducted by the Ministry responsible for administering The Saskatchewan Employment Act during normal working hours, the employer shall not deduct any pay or other benefits from that worker.
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Occupational Health Committee Training. The employer shall ensure that relevant training as defined by OH&S is offered to all committee members of the OH&S Committee. The employees will be compensated, by the employer, for all expenses in relation to this training.
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Occupational Health Committee Training. ‌ (a) Subject to reasonable notice being given by the employee and subject to the employer approval, all Committee members may receive leave with pay to attend occupational health and safety training courses, seminars, or courses of instruction.
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Related to Occupational Health Committee Training

  • Occupational Health and Safety Committee ‌ (a) The parties agree that a joint occupational health and safety committee will be established. The Committee shall govern itself in accordance with the provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations made pursuant to the Workers Compensation Act. The Committee shall be between the Employer and the Union, with equal representation, and with each party appointing its own representatives. The Union agrees to actively pursue with the other Health Care unions, where more than one union is certified with the Employer, a joint union/employer committee for the purposes of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations. (b) Employees who are members of the Committee shall be granted leave without loss of pay or receive straight-time regular wages while attending meetings of the Joint Committee. Employees who are members of the Committee shall be granted leave without loss of pay or receive straight-time regular wages to participate in joint workplace inspections and joint accident investigations at the request of the Committee pursuant to the WCB Occupational Health and Safety Regulations. Committee meetings, workplace inspections and accident investigations shall be scheduled during normal working hours whenever practicable. (c) The Occupational Health and Safety Committee shall have as part of its mandate the jurisdiction to receive complaints or concerns regarding workload problems which are safety-related, the right to investigate such complaints, the right to define the problem and the right to make recommendations for a solution. Where the Committee determines that a safety-related workload problem exists, it shall inform the Employer. Within 21 days thereafter, the Employer shall advise the Committee what steps it has taken or proposes to take to rectify the safety-related workload problem identified by the Committee. If the Union is not satisfied with the Employer's response, it may refer the matter to the Industry Trouble shooter for a written recommendation. (d) No employee shall be disciplined for refusal to work when excused by the provisions of the

  • 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.

  • 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 and Safety Committee 29.01 The Employer and the Union agree that they mutually agree to maintain standards of safety and health in the facility in order to prevent injury and illness. 29.02 A Joint Health and Safety Committee shall be continued with at least fifty percent (50%) of its membership representative of the bargaining unit. 29.03 The Committee will assist wherever possible in the promotion of safe work practices, identify and communicate to employees and the Employer potential hazards and recommend methods of improving accident prevention programs. 29.04 The Committee shall endeavour to meet at least bi-monthly and more frequently as the need arises. Scheduled time spent in such meetings is to be considered time worked. Minutes shall be taken of all meetings and copies shall be provided to the Employer and Committee members 29.05 One (1) or more Committee-appointed representative(s), on a rotating basis, shall make monthly inspections of the workplace and equipment and shall report to the Joint Health and Safety Committee the results of the inspection. 29.06 In the event of serious injury, a Committee-appointed representative shall be notified as soon as possible and shall investigate and report to the Committee and the Employer on the nature and causes of a serious accident, or such potentiality, and recommend corrective action. 29.07 Committee representatives must be notified of an inspection by a Ministry of Labour inspector and shall have the right to accompany her on her inspection. Scheduled time spent in all such activities shall be considered time worked. 29.08 The Joint Health and Safety Committee members shall have access to the annual summary of data from the WSIB relating to number of work accident fatalities, the number of lost time accidents, the number of lost workdays, the number of accidents that required medical aid without lost time, the incidence of occupational injuries and such other data as the Workers’ Compensation Board may decide to disclose. 29.09 The Union agrees to endeavour to obtain the full cooperation of its membership in the observation of all accident prevention policies and procedures. 29.10 Prior to implementing new accident prevention policies and procedures, they will be discussed at the Committee level.

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