Occupational Health & Safety Committee. (a) The Union shall select at least four (4) Union members to serve on the Joint Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) Committee. At least two (2) of these members as selected by the Union shall meet in person with a Company representative or representatives at least once each month on paid time at applicable rates. The time, date, location, and agenda of these meetings will be established by mutual agreement. There shall be equal numbers of Union and Company representatives on the OH&S Committee. A Chairperson and a Co-Chairperson shall be elected from and by the members of the OH&S Committee. When the Chairperson is a Company member, the Co-Chairperson shall be a Union member and vice-versa. (b) The Union and Company members will create an agenda for each meeting at least three (3) working days before the meeting to enable both parties to be prepared with necessary information on the agenda items to be discussed. (c) Union staff or Union health and safety advisors shall be permitted to attend OH&S Committee meetings at the request of any member of the OH&S Committee with voice but no vote. Additional persons necessary to the proper functioning of the OH&S Committee and the thorough consideration of an issue may be invited to attend meetings on the same basis. (d) Minutes will be kept of all matters discussed in the monthly meetings to ensure an accurate record is kept of all proceedings. All documentation and reports brought before the OH&S Committee will be referenced in the minutes. (e) The OH&S Committee shall assist in creating a safe place to work, shall recommend actions which will improve the effectiveness of the Occupational Health and Safety program, and shall promote compliance with applicable government regulations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the OH&S Committee shall: (i) At least every two (2) months, inspect all places of employment including buildings, structures, grounds, excavations, tools, equipment, machinery and work methods and practices. (ii) Develop, where these do not already exist, written instructions, available for reference by all workers, in respect of safe working practices and procedures. (iii) Appoint a Union OH&S Committee member and a Company OH&S Committee member to investigate every injury or near- miss which involved or would have involved a worker going to a doctor or hospital. (iv) Recommend measures required to correct hazardous conditions and to attain compliance with applicable government regulations. (v) Consider recommendations from the workforce in respect to industrial health and safety and recommend implementation where warranted. (vi) Review reports of current accidents or industrial diseases, their causes and means of prevention, and remedial action taken or required. (vii) Have access to and promptly receive copies of, all reports, records and documents in the Company's possession or obtainable by the Company pertaining to health or safety, and which fall within the jurisdiction of the OH&S Committee. (viii) Ensure that OH&S Committee minutes are posted on all bulletin boards in each depot with copies made available to all employees and Shop Stewards. A copy of the minutes will also be forwarded to the Union staff representative. (f) The Company agrees to provide detailed written reasons for not implementing any written recommendations requested by a OH&S Committee Co-Chair within twenty-one (21) days of receiving a recommendation. (g) The necessary time spent by members of the OH&S Committee in the course of their duties shall be determined by mutual agreement and will be considered as time worked and shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this agreement. Union Committee members shall be entitled to meet for at least thirty (30) minutes of paid caucus time paid at applicable rates prior to meeting with Company representatives at each monthly OH&S Committee meeting. (h) The Company will ensure that its administrative staff are directed to prepare the monthly meeting minutes in a clean and legible format and will distribute draft copies of these minutes to all OH&S Committee members for review prior to approval. Minutes of such meetings, once approved, shall be signed by the Chairperson and Secretary, and shall be posted on all Company bulletin boards in each depot and department and will be distributed to all Committee members and Management staff. A copy of the minutes will also be sent to the Union staff representative upon posting. (i) Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings will be held at a mutually agreeable date and time, will be considered as time worked as per the provisions of the collective agreement, and it is understood that these meetings are intended to be held in person. (j) Employees attending Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings and/or performing work as Safety Representatives will be paid for the hours and/or the shift they missed based upon their seniority due to their attendance at the meeting based on applicable rates, including overtime if required subject to Article G20.02 (o) below. (k) Employees attending Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings and/or performing work as Safety Representatives either prior to, after a shift, or on a day off will be paid at overtime rates if applicable. (l) Employees from Victoria attending Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings and/or performing work as Safety Representatives in Vancouver on a normal work day will be paid at straight time rates from the time they report to the Victoria depot to the time of their return to the Victoria depot or overtime if attending on a regular day off which has not been changed by mutual agreement prior to the meeting. (m) Employees attending Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings and/or performing work as Safety Representatives during a period of layoff will receive a minimum of five (5) hours of pay at applicable rates for such work. (n) Employees attending meetings under this Article must be available to work for any hours for which they are being paid and are not required to be at the meeting. (o) In the event that an employee attends a meeting for less than ten (10) hours, it is understood that no claim for greater than ten (10) hours of pay at the applicable rate will be made.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Occupational Health & Safety Committee. (a) The Union shall select at least four (4) Union members to serve on the Joint Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) Committee. At least two (2) of these members as selected by Employer and the Union shall meet agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of health and safety in person with a Company representative or representatives at least once each month on paid time at applicable rates. The timethe Home, datein order to prevent accidents, location, injury and agenda of these meetings will be established by mutual agreement. There shall be equal numbers of Union and Company representatives on the OH&S Committee. A Chairperson and a Co-Chairperson shall be elected from and by the members of the OH&S Committee. When the Chairperson is a Company member, the Co-Chairperson shall be a Union member and vice-versaillness.
(b) The Union Recognizing its responsibilities under the applicable legislation, the Employer agrees to accept as a member of its Occupational Health and Company members will create an agenda for each meeting Safety Committee, at least three (3) working days before one representative selected or appointed by the meeting to enable both parties to be prepared with necessary information on Union from the agenda items to be discussedbargaining unit.
(c) Union staff or Union health Such committee shall identify potential dangers and safety advisors shall hazards, institute means of improving Health and Safety programmes, and recommend actions to be permitted taken to attend OH&S Committee meetings at the request of any member of the OH&S Committee with voice but no vote. Additional persons necessary improve conditions relating to the proper functioning of the OH&S Committee Occupational Health and the thorough consideration of an issue may be invited to attend meetings on the same basisSafety.
(d) Minutes will be kept of all matters discussed The Employer agrees to co-operate reasonably in providing necessary information to enable the monthly meetings Committee to ensure an accurate record is kept of all proceedings. All documentation and reports brought before the OH&S Committee will be referenced in the minutesfulfil its function.
(e) Meetings shall be held every second month or more frequently at the call of the Chair, if required. The OH&S Committee shall assist in creating maintain minutes of all meetings and make the same available for review.
(f) All time spent by a safe place to work, shall recommend actions which will improve the effectiveness member of the Occupational Health and Safety programCommittee attending meetings of the Committee, shall be deemed to be time worked for which she shall be paid by the Employer at her regular rate, and she shall promote compliance with applicable government regulations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoingbe entitled to such time from her work, the OH&S Committee shall:
(i) At least every two (2) months, inspect all places of employment including buildings, structures, grounds, excavations, tools, equipment, machinery and work methods and practices.
(ii) Develop, where these do not already exist, written instructions, available for reference by all workers, in respect of safe working practices and procedures.
(iii) Appoint a Union OH&S Committee member and a Company OH&S Committee member to investigate every injury or near- miss which involved or would have involved a worker going to a doctor or hospital.
(iv) Recommend measures required to correct hazardous conditions and to attain compliance with applicable government regulations.
(v) Consider recommendations from the workforce in respect to industrial health and safety and recommend implementation where warranted.
(vi) Review reports of current accidents or industrial diseases, their causes and means of prevention, and remedial action taken or required.
(vii) Have access to and promptly receive copies of, all reports, records and documents in the Company's possession or obtainable by the Company pertaining to health or safety, and which fall within the jurisdiction of the OH&S Committee.
(viii) Ensure that OH&S Committee minutes are posted on all bulletin boards in each depot with copies made available to all employees and Shop Stewards. A copy of the minutes will also be forwarded to the Union staff representative.
(f) The Company agrees to provide detailed written reasons for not implementing any written recommendations requested by a OH&S Committee Co-Chair within twenty-one (21) days of receiving a recommendationas is necessary.
(g) The necessary time spent by members of the OH&S Committee in the course of their duties shall be determined by mutual agreement and will be considered as time worked and shall be paid in accordance Home, with the terms nurse's consent, will provide the Union with copies of this agreement. Union Committee members shall be entitled to meet for at least thirty (30) minutes of paid caucus time paid at applicable rates prior to meeting with Company representatives at each monthly OH&S Committee meetingincident reports involving assault on the job.
(h) The Company will ensure that its administrative staff are directed Sunnyside Home agrees to prepare monitor the monthly meeting minutes in a clean and legible format and will distribute draft copies of these minutes to all OH&S Committee members for review prior to approval. Minutes of such meetings, once approved, shall be signed by the Chairperson and Secretary, and shall be posted on all Company bulletin boards in each depot and department and will be distributed to all Committee members and Management staff. A copy effectiveness of the minutes will also be sent policies and procedures related to violence in the Union staff representative upon posting.
(i) workplace and review changes made to these policies and procedures at Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings will be held at a mutually agreeable date and timemeetings. Specifically, will be considered as time worked as per the provisions of the collective agreement, and it is understood that these meetings are intended to be held in person.
(j) Employees attending Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings and/or performing work as Safety Representatives will be paid discuss and may recommend appropriate measures to promote health and safety in workplaces, including, but not limited to: ▪ Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention ▪ Needle Stick Injury Prevention ▪ Personal Protective Equipment ▪ Certification training for the hours and/or ONA representative to the shift they missed based upon their seniority due to their attendance at the meeting based on applicable rates, including overtime if required subject to Article G20.02 (o) below.
(k) Employees attending Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings and/or performing work as Safety Representatives either prior to, after a shift, or on a day off will be paid at overtime rates if applicable.Committee
(li) Employees from Victoria attending Joint Employer to implement workplace violence policies and procedures as per Bill 168 and the resultant changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Committee meetings and/or performing work as Safety Representatives in Vancouver on a normal work day will be paid at straight time rates from the time they report to the Victoria depot to the time of their return to the Victoria depot or overtime if attending on a regular day off which has not been changed by mutual agreement prior to the meetingAct.
(m4.9 a) Employees attending Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings and/or performing work The parties agree that workplace violence is defined as Safety Representatives during a period of layoff will receive a minimum of five (5) hours of pay at applicable rates for such work.
(n) Employees attending meetings under this Article must be available to work for any hours for which they are being paid and are not required comment or conduct that is physically intimidating or ought to be at known to be physically intimidating. It includes the meetingwrongful physical violation or abuse of other persons or threat to such actions. It also includes damage or threat of damage to property. The parties agree that such incidences should not be condoned. Any employee who believes he/she has been subjected to such incident shall report this to a supervisor who will take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of the worker to rectify the situation.
(o) In the event that an employee attends a meeting for less than ten (10) hours, it is understood that no claim for greater than ten (10) hours of pay at the applicable rate will be made.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Occupational Health & Safety Committee. (a) The Union shall select at least four (4) Union members to serve on the Joint Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) Committee. At least two (2) of these members as selected by Employer and the Union shall meet agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of safety and health in person with a Company representative or representatives at least once each month on paid time at applicable rates. The timethe Employer in order to prevent accidents, date, location, injury and agenda of these meetings will be established by mutual agreement. There shall be equal numbers of Union and Company representatives on the OH&S Committee. A Chairperson and a Co-Chairperson shall be elected from and by the members of the OH&S Committee. When the Chairperson is a Company member, the Co-Chairperson shall be a Union member and vice-versaillness.
(b) The Union Employer agrees to accept one representative from amongst the NPs in the bargaining unit as a member of its current Joint Occupational Health and Company members Safety Committee who if mutually agreeable will create an agenda for each meeting at least three (3) working days before the meeting to enable both parties be trained to be prepared with necessary information on a certified worker as defined under the agenda items to be discussedAct.
(c) Union staff or Union Such Committee shall identify potential dangers and hazards; institute means of improving health and safety advisors shall programs and recommend actions to be permitted taken to attend OH&S Committee meetings at the request of any member of the OH&S Committee with voice but no vote. Additional persons necessary improve conditions related to the proper functioning of the OH&S Committee safety and the thorough consideration of an issue may be invited to attend meetings on the same basishealth.
(d) Minutes The Employer agrees to cooperate in providing necessary information to enable the Committee to fulfil its functions. In addition, the Employer will be kept of provide the Committee with access to all matters discussed accident reports, health and safety records and any other pertinent information in the monthly meetings to ensure an accurate record is kept of all proceedings. All documentation and reports brought before the OH&S Committee will be referenced in the minutesits possession.
(e) The OH&S Any representative appointed or selected in accordance with (b) hereof, shall serve for a term of at least (1) calendar year from the date of appointment. Time off for such representative to attend meetings of the Health and Safety Committee in accordance with the foregoing, shall assist in creating a safe place to be granted and any representative attending such meetings during their regularly scheduled hours of work, shall recommend actions which not lose regular earnings as a result of such attendance.
(f) The Union agrees to endeavour to obtain the full co-operation of its membership in the observation of all safety rules and practices. The Union and the Employer will improve abide by the effectiveness terms and conditions of the Occupational Health and Safety program, and shall promote compliance with applicable government regulations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the OH&S Committee shall:
(i) At least every two (2) months, inspect all places of employment including buildings, structures, grounds, excavations, tools, equipment, machinery and work methods and practices.
(ii) Develop, where these do not already exist, written instructions, available for reference by all workers, in respect of safe working practices and procedures.
(iii) Appoint a Union OH&S Committee member and a Company OH&S Committee member to investigate every injury or near- miss which involved or would have involved a worker going to a doctor or hospital.
(iv) Recommend measures required to correct hazardous conditions and to attain compliance with applicable government regulations.
(v) Consider recommendations from the workforce in respect to industrial health and safety and recommend implementation where warranted.
(vi) Review reports of current accidents or industrial diseases, their causes and means of prevention, and remedial action taken or required.
(vii) Have access to and promptly receive copies of, all reports, records and documents in the Company's possession or obtainable by the Company pertaining to health or safety, and which fall within the jurisdiction of the OH&S Committee.
(viii) Ensure that OH&S Committee minutes are posted on all bulletin boards in each depot with copies made available to all employees and Shop Stewards. A copy of the minutes will also be forwarded to the Union staff representative.
(f) The Company agrees to provide detailed written reasons for not implementing any written recommendations requested by a OH&S Committee Co-Chair within twenty-one (21) days of receiving a recommendationAct.
(g) The necessary All time spent by members a member of the OH&S Occupational Health and Safety Committee in attending meetings of the course of Committee and carrying out their duties duties, shall be determined by mutual agreement and will deemed to be considered as work time worked and for which they shall be paid in accordance with by the terms of this agreement. Union Committee members Employer at their regular rate, and they shall be entitled to meet for at least thirty (30) minutes of paid caucus such time paid at applicable rates prior from work as is necessary to meeting with Company representatives at each monthly OH&S Committee meetingattend scheduled meetings.
(h) The Company will ensure that its administrative staff Where the Employer identifies high risk areas where NPs are directed exposed to prepare the monthly meeting minutes in a clean and legible format and will distribute draft copies of these minutes to all OH&S Committee members infectious or communicable diseases for review prior to approval. Minutes of which there are available protection medications, such meetings, once approved, medications shall be signed by the Chairperson and Secretary, and shall be posted on all Company bulletin boards in each depot and department and will be distributed to all Committee members and Management staff. A copy of the minutes will also be sent provided at no cost to the Union staff representative upon postingNP.
(i) Joint Health The Committee shall meet quarterly, and Safety Committee meetings additionally, within two (2) weeks of the request of either party. The meeting will be held at a mutually agreeable date and time, will be considered as time worked as per the provisions of the collective agreement, and it is understood that these meetings are intended during regular centre hours. Agenda items to be held discussed shall be exchanged in person.
writing at least five (j5) Employees attending Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings and/or performing work as Safety Representatives will be paid for the hours and/or the shift they missed based upon their seniority due to their attendance at the meeting based on applicable rates, including overtime if required subject to Article G20.02 (o) below.
(k) Employees attending Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings and/or performing work as Safety Representatives either prior to, after a shift, or on a day off will be paid at overtime rates if applicable.
(l) Employees from Victoria attending Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings and/or performing work as Safety Representatives in Vancouver on a normal work day will be paid at straight time rates from the time they report to the Victoria depot to the time of their return to the Victoria depot or overtime if attending on a regular day off which has not been changed by mutual agreement calendar days prior to the meeting.
(ma) Employees attending Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings and/or performing work as Safety Representatives during a period Members of layoff the above-mentioned committees will receive a minimum of five (5) hours experience no loss of pay or benefits for their attendances at applicable rates for such workmeetings with the Employer that are scheduled during the NP’s regularly scheduled hours.
(nb) Employees attending Where meetings under this Article must be available to work of any of the above-mentioned committees are scheduled outside of the NP’s regularly scheduled hours, the Employer shall pay the time for any hours for which they are being paid and are not required to be such NP’s attendance at the meetingtheir regular straight hourly rate of pay.
(oc) In case of the event that an employee attends a meeting Negotiating Committee, this will include meetings up to and including conciliation.
(d) The Employer will not be required to pay the Union Representative or the grievor for less than ten (10) hours, it is understood that no claim for greater than ten (10) hours of pay time spent at the applicable rate will be madearbitration hearings.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Occupational Health & Safety Committee. (a) The Union shall select at least four (4) Union members to serve on the Joint Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) Committee. At least two (2) of these members as selected by the Union shall meet in person with a Company representative or representatives at least once each month on paid time at applicable rates. The time, date, location, and agenda of these meetings will be established by mutual agreement. There shall be equal numbers of Union and Company representatives on the OH&S Committee. A Chairperson and a Co-Chairperson shall be elected from and by the members of the OH&S Committee. When the Chairperson is a Company member, the Co-Chairperson shall be a Union member and vice-versa.
(b) The Union and Company members will create an agenda for each meeting at least three (3) working days before the meeting to enable both parties to be prepared with necessary information on the agenda items to be discussed.
(c) Union staff or Union health and safety advisors shall be permitted to attend OH&S Committee meetings at the request of any member of the OH&S Committee with voice but no vote. Additional persons necessary to the proper functioning of the OH&S Committee and the thorough consideration of an issue may be invited to attend meetings on the same basis.
(d) Minutes will be kept of all matters discussed in the monthly meetings to ensure an accurate record is kept of all proceedings. All documentation and reports brought before the OH&S Committee will be referenced in the minutes.
(e) The OH&S Committee shall assist in creating a safe place to work, shall recommend actions which will improve the effectiveness of the Occupational Health and Safety program, and shall promote compliance with applicable government regulations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the OH&S Committee shall:
(i) At least every two (2) months, inspect all places of employment including buildings, structures, grounds, excavations, tools, equipment, machinery and work methods and practices.
(ii) Develop, where these do not already exist, written instructions, available for reference by all workers, in respect of safe working practices and procedures.
(iii) Appoint a Union OH&S Committee member and a Company OH&S Committee member to investigate every injury or near- miss which involved or would have involved a worker going to a doctor or hospital.
(iv) Recommend measures required to correct hazardous conditions and to attain compliance with applicable government regulations.
(v) Consider recommendations from the workforce in respect to industrial health and safety and recommend implementation where warranted.
(vi) Review reports of current accidents or industrial diseases, their causes and means of prevention, and remedial action taken or required.
(vii) Have access to and promptly receive copies of, all reports, records and documents in the Company's possession or obtainable by the Company pertaining to health or safety, and which fall within the jurisdiction of the OH&S Committee.
(viii) Ensure that OH&S Committee minutes are posted on all bulletin boards in each depot with copies made available to all employees and Shop Stewards. A copy of the minutes will also be forwarded to the Union staff representative.
(f) The Company agrees to provide detailed written reasons for not implementing any written recommendations requested by a OH&S Committee Co-Chair within twenty-one (21) days of receiving a recommendation.
(g) The necessary time spent by members of the OH&S Committee in the course of their duties shall be determined by mutual agreement and will be considered as time worked and shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this agreement. Union Committee members shall be entitled to meet for at least thirty (30) minutes of paid caucus time paid at applicable rates prior to meeting with Company representatives at each monthly OH&S Committee meeting.
(h) The Company will ensure that its administrative staff are directed to prepare the monthly meeting minutes in a clean and legible format and will distribute draft copies of these minutes to all OH&S Committee members for review prior to approval. Minutes of such meetings, once approved, shall be signed by the Chairperson and Secretary, and shall be posted on all Company bulletin boards in each depot and department and will be distributed to all Committee members and Management staff. A copy of the minutes will also be sent to the Union staff representative upon posting.
(i) Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings will be held at a mutually agreeable date and time, will be considered as time worked as per the provisions of the collective agreement, and it is understood that these meetings are intended to be held in person.
(j) Employees attending Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings and/or performing work as Safety Representatives will be paid for the hours and/or the shift they missed based upon their seniority due to their attendance at the meeting based on applicable rates, including overtime if required subject to Article G20.02 (o) below.
(k) Employees attending Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings and/or performing work as Safety Representatives either prior to, after a shift, or on a day off will be paid at overtime rates if applicable.
(l) Employees from Victoria attending Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings and/or performing work as Safety Representatives in Vancouver on a normal work day will be paid at straight time rates from the time they report to the Victoria depot to the time of their return to the Victoria depot or overtime if attending on a regular day off which has not been changed by mutual agreement prior to the meeting.
(m) Employees attending Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings and/or performing work as Safety Representatives during a period of layoff will receive a minimum of five (5) hours of pay at applicable rates for such work.
(n) Employees attending meetings under this Article must be available to work for any hours for which they are being paid and are not required to be at the meeting.
(o) In the event that an employee attends a meeting for less than ten (10) hours, it is understood that no claim for greater than ten (10) hours of pay at the applicable rate will be made.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Occupational Health & Safety Committee. (a) The Union shall select at least four (4) Union members to serve on the Joint Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) Committee. At least two (2) of these members as selected by Employer and the Union shall meet agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of health and safety in person with a Company representative or representatives at least once each month on paid time at applicable rates. The timethe Home, datein order to prevent accidents, location, injury and agenda of these meetings will be established by mutual agreement. There shall be equal numbers of Union and Company representatives on the OH&S Committee. A Chairperson and a Co-Chairperson shall be elected from and by the members of the OH&S Committee. When the Chairperson is a Company member, the Co-Chairperson shall be a Union member and vice-versaillness.
(b) The Union Recognizing its responsibilities under the applicable legislation, the Employer agrees to accept as a member of its Occupational Health and Company members will create an agenda for each meeting Safety Committee, at least three (3) working days before one representative selected or appointed by the meeting to enable both parties to be prepared with necessary information on Union from the agenda items to be discussedbargaining unit.
(c) Union staff or Union health Such committee shall identify potential dangers and safety advisors shall hazards, institute means of improving Health and Safety programmes, and recommend actions to be permitted taken to attend OH&S Committee meetings at the request of any member of the OH&S Committee with voice but no vote. Additional persons necessary improve conditions relating to the proper functioning of the OH&S Committee Occupational Health and the thorough consideration of an issue may be invited to attend meetings on the same basisSafety.
(d) Minutes will be kept of all matters discussed The Employer agrees to co-operate reasonably in providing necessary information to enable the monthly meetings Committee to ensure an accurate record is kept of all proceedings. All documentation and reports brought before the OH&S Committee will be referenced in the minutesfulfil its function.
(e) Meetings shall be held every second month or more frequently at the call of the Chair, if required. The OH&S Committee shall assist in creating maintain minutes of all meetings and make the same available for review.
(f) All time spent by a safe place to work, shall recommend actions which will improve the effectiveness member of the Occupational Health and Safety programCommittee attending meetings of the Committee, shall be deemed to be time worked for which she shall be paid by the Employer at her regular rate, and she shall promote compliance with applicable government regulations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoingbe entitled to such time from her work, the OH&S Committee shall:
(i) At least every two (2) months, inspect all places of employment including buildings, structures, grounds, excavations, tools, equipment, machinery and work methods and practices.
(ii) Develop, where these do not already exist, written instructions, available for reference by all workers, in respect of safe working practices and procedures.
(iii) Appoint a Union OH&S Committee member and a Company OH&S Committee member to investigate every injury or near- miss which involved or would have involved a worker going to a doctor or hospital.
(iv) Recommend measures required to correct hazardous conditions and to attain compliance with applicable government regulations.
(v) Consider recommendations from the workforce in respect to industrial health and safety and recommend implementation where warranted.
(vi) Review reports of current accidents or industrial diseases, their causes and means of prevention, and remedial action taken or required.
(vii) Have access to and promptly receive copies of, all reports, records and documents in the Company's possession or obtainable by the Company pertaining to health or safety, and which fall within the jurisdiction of the OH&S Committee.
(viii) Ensure that OH&S Committee minutes are posted on all bulletin boards in each depot with copies made available to all employees and Shop Stewards. A copy of the minutes will also be forwarded to the Union staff representative.
(f) The Company agrees to provide detailed written reasons for not implementing any written recommendations requested by a OH&S Committee Co-Chair within twenty-one (21) days of receiving a recommendationas is necessary.
(g) The necessary time spent by members of the OH&S Committee in the course of their duties shall be determined by mutual agreement and will be considered as time worked and shall be paid in accordance Home, with the terms nurse's consent, will provide the Union with copies of this agreement. Union Committee members shall be entitled to meet for at least thirty (30) minutes of paid caucus time paid at applicable rates prior to meeting with Company representatives at each monthly OH&S Committee meetingincident reports involving assault on the job.
(h) The Company will ensure that its administrative staff are directed Sunnyside Home agrees to prepare monitor the monthly meeting minutes in a clean and legible format and will distribute draft copies of these minutes to all OH&S Committee members for review prior to approval. Minutes of such meetings, once approved, shall be signed by the Chairperson and Secretary, and shall be posted on all Company bulletin boards in each depot and department and will be distributed to all Committee members and Management staff. A copy effectiveness of the minutes will also be sent policies and procedures related to violence in the Union staff representative upon posting.
(i) workplace and review changes made to these policies and procedures at Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings will be held at a mutually agreeable date and timemeetings. Specifically, will be considered as time worked as per the provisions of the collective agreement, and it is understood that these meetings are intended to be held in person.
(j) Employees attending Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings and/or performing work as Safety Representatives will be paid discuss and may recommend appropriate measures to promote health and safety in workplaces, including, but not limited to: Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention Needle Stick Injury Prevention Personal Protective Equipment Certification training for the hours and/or ONA representative to the shift they missed based upon their seniority due to their attendance at the meeting based on applicable rates, including overtime if required subject to Article G20.02 (o) below.
(k) Employees attending Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings and/or performing work as Safety Representatives either prior to, after a shift, or on a day off will be paid at overtime rates if applicable.Committee
(li) Employees from Victoria attending Joint Employer to implement workplace violence policies and procedures as per Bill 168 and the resultant changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Committee meetings and/or performing work as Safety Representatives in Vancouver on a normal work day will be paid at straight time rates from the time they report to the Victoria depot to the time of their return to the Victoria depot or overtime if attending on a regular day off which has not been changed by mutual agreement prior to the meetingAct.
(m4.9 a) Employees attending Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings and/or performing work The parties agree that workplace violence is defined as Safety Representatives during a period of layoff will receive a minimum of five (5) hours of pay at applicable rates for such work.
(n) Employees attending meetings under this Article must be available to work for any hours for which they are being paid and are not required comment or conduct that is physically intimidating or ought to be at known to be physically intimidating. It includes the meetingwrongful physical violation or abuse of other persons or threat to such actions. It also includes damage or threat of damage to property. The parties agree that such incidences should not be condoned. Any employee who believes he/she has been subjected to such incident shall report this to a supervisor who will take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of the worker to rectify the situation.
(o) In the event that an employee attends a meeting for less than ten (10) hours, it is understood that no claim for greater than ten (10) hours of pay at the applicable rate will be made.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Occupational Health & Safety Committee. (a) The Union shall select at least four (4) Union members to serve on the Joint Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) Committee. At least two (2) of these members as selected by Employer and the Union shall meet agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of health and safety in person with a Company representative or representatives at least once each month on paid time at applicable rates. The timethe Home, datein order to prevent accidents, location, injury and agenda of these meetings will be established by mutual agreement. There shall be equal numbers of Union and Company representatives on the OH&S Committee. A Chairperson and a Co-Chairperson shall be elected from and by the members of the OH&S Committee. When the Chairperson is a Company member, the Co-Chairperson shall be a Union member and vice-versaillness.
(b) The Union Recognizing its responsibilities under the applicable legislation, the Employer agrees to accept as a member of its Occupational Health and Company members will create an agenda for each meeting Safety Committee, at least three (3) working days before one representative selected or appointed by the meeting to enable both parties to be prepared with necessary information on Union from the agenda items to be discussedbargaining unit.
(c) Union staff or Union health Such committee shall identify potential dangers and safety advisors shall hazards, institute means of improving Health and Safety programmes, and recommend actions to be permitted taken to attend OH&S Committee meetings at the request of any member of the OH&S Committee with voice but no vote. Additional persons necessary improve conditions relating to the proper functioning of the OH&S Committee Occupational Health and the thorough consideration of an issue may be invited to attend meetings on the same basisSafety.
(d) Minutes will be kept of all matters discussed The Employer agrees to co-operate reasonably in providing necessary information to enable the monthly meetings Committee to ensure an accurate record is kept of all proceedings. All documentation and reports brought before the OH&S Committee will be referenced in the minutesfulfil its function.
(e) Meetings shall be held every second month or more frequently at the call of the Chair, if required. The OH&S Committee shall assist in creating maintain minutes of all meetings and make the same available for review.
(f) All time spent by a safe place to work, shall recommend actions which will improve the effectiveness member of the Occupational Health and Safety programCommittee attending meetings of the Committee, shall be deemed to be time worked for which she shall be paid by the Employer at her regular rate, and she shall promote compliance with applicable government regulations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoingbe entitled to such time from her work, the OH&S Committee shall:
(i) At least every two (2) months, inspect all places of employment including buildings, structures, grounds, excavations, tools, equipment, machinery and work methods and practices.
(ii) Develop, where these do not already exist, written instructions, available for reference by all workers, in respect of safe working practices and procedures.
(iii) Appoint a Union OH&S Committee member and a Company OH&S Committee member to investigate every injury or near- miss which involved or would have involved a worker going to a doctor or hospital.
(iv) Recommend measures required to correct hazardous conditions and to attain compliance with applicable government regulations.
(v) Consider recommendations from the workforce in respect to industrial health and safety and recommend implementation where warranted.
(vi) Review reports of current accidents or industrial diseases, their causes and means of prevention, and remedial action taken or required.
(vii) Have access to and promptly receive copies of, all reports, records and documents in the Company's possession or obtainable by the Company pertaining to health or safety, and which fall within the jurisdiction of the OH&S Committee.
(viii) Ensure that OH&S Committee minutes are posted on all bulletin boards in each depot with copies made available to all employees and Shop Stewards. A copy of the minutes will also be forwarded to the Union staff representative.
(f) The Company agrees to provide detailed written reasons for not implementing any written recommendations requested by a OH&S Committee Co-Chair within twenty-one (21) days of receiving a recommendationas is necessary.
(g) The necessary time spent by members of the OH&S Committee in the course of their duties shall be determined by mutual agreement and will be considered as time worked and shall be paid in accordance Home, with the terms nurse's consent, will provide the Union with copies of this agreement. Union Committee members shall be entitled to meet for at least thirty (30) minutes of paid caucus time paid at applicable rates prior to meeting with Company representatives at each monthly OH&S Committee meetingincident reports involving assault on the job.
(h) The Company will ensure that its administrative staff are directed Sunnyside Home agrees to prepare monitor the monthly meeting minutes in a clean and legible format and will distribute draft copies of these minutes to all OH&S Committee members for review prior to approval. Minutes of such meetings, once approved, shall be signed by the Chairperson and Secretary, and shall be posted on all Company bulletin boards in each depot and department and will be distributed to all Committee members and Management staff. A copy effectiveness of the minutes will also be sent policies and procedures related to violence in the Union staff representative upon posting.
(i) workplace and review changes made to these policies and procedures at Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings will be held at a mutually agreeable date and timemeetings. Specifically, will be considered as time worked as per the provisions of the collective agreement, and it is understood that these meetings are intended to be held in person.
(j) Employees attending Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings and/or performing work as Safety Representatives will be paid discuss and may recommend appropriate measures to promote health and safety in workplaces, including, but not limited to: Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention Needle Stick Injury Prevention Personal Protective Equipment Certification training for the hours and/or ONA representative to the shift they missed based upon their seniority due to their attendance at the meeting based on applicable rates, including overtime if required subject to Article G20.02 (o) below.
(k) Employees attending Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings and/or performing work as Safety Representatives either prior to, after a shift, or on a day off will be paid at overtime rates if applicable.Committee
(li) Employees from Victoria attending Joint Employer to implement workplace violence policies and procedures as per Xxxx 168 and the resultant changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Committee meetings and/or performing work as Safety Representatives in Vancouver on a normal work day will be paid at straight time rates from the time they report to the Victoria depot to the time of their return to the Victoria depot or overtime if attending on a regular day off which has not been changed by mutual agreement prior to the meetingAct.
(m) Employees attending Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings and/or performing work as Safety Representatives during a period of layoff will receive a minimum of five (5) hours of pay at applicable rates for such work.
(n) Employees attending meetings under this Article must be available to work for any hours for which they are being paid and are not required to be at the meeting.
(o) In the event that an employee attends a meeting for less than ten (10) hours, it is understood that no claim for greater than ten (10) hours of pay at the applicable rate will be made.
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