Protective Devices and Safety Equipment. Where the nature of the work or working conditions so require, Employees will be supplied, at Company expense, all necessary protective devices (excluding Uniform), which will be maintained and replaced, where necessary, at Company expense. Costs due to loss or damage due to negligence shall be borne by the Employee. Employees are required to use these items where necessary. Failure to do so is a disciplinable offence.
Protective Devices and Safety Equipment. Protective devices and safety equipment shall be provided to employees who work in a hazardous environment. The employee will be responsible for the proper use of such devices and equipment. Training sessions for the proper use of such devices and safety equipment will be provided in accordance with the provisions outlined in Section 6.4 of this Agreement.
Protective Devices and Safety Equipment. Where the nature of the work or working conditions so require, Employees be supplied, at Company expense, all necessary protective devices (excluding uniform), which will be maintained and replaced, where necessary, at Company expense. Costs due to loss or damage due to negligence shall be borne by the Employee. Employees are required to use these items where necessary. Failure to do so is a disciplinable offence. Where safety footwear is a requirement of the Company or is legislated, the Employee shall be entitled to an annual safety footwear allowance of five ($85.00) dollars to be paid upon hire and upon the annual pay increase. Wearing the safety will be a condition of employment. “Ear-Muff‘ type noise suppressors will be made available at work locations where necessary. Costs due to loss or damage due to negligence shall be borne by the Employee. Employees who fail to use noise suppressors will be subject to discipline. The Company shall inform Employees of any hazardous material which they be required to handle and of any special handling requirements for such material. All applicable Material Safety Data Sheets will be kept current and made available to Employees.
Protective Devices and Safety Equipment. Where the nature of the work or working conditions so require, Employees will be supplied, at Company expense, all necessary protective devices (excluding uniform), which will be maintained and replaced, where necessary, at Company expense. Costs due to loss or damage due to shall be borne by the Employee. Employees are required to use these items where necessary. Failure to do so is a disciplinable offence. Where safety footwear is a requirement of the Company or is legislated, the Employee shall be entitled to an annual safety footwear allowance of one hundred and ($125.00) dollars to be paid upon hire and upon the annual pay increase. Wearing the safety footwear will be a condition of employment, "Ear-Muff' type noise suppressors will be made available at work Locations where necessary. Costs due to loss or damage due to negligence shall be borne by the Employee. Employees who fail to use noise suppressors will be subject to discipline. The Company shall Inform Employees of any hazardous material they be required to handle and of any handling requirementsfor such material. All applicable Material Safety Data Sheets be kept current and made available to Employees. Union Time Off The Union will notify Labour Relations in writing of the names of its elected or appointed representatives. The Company and the Union recognize the importance of handling business as promptly as possible. Such business includes the handling of grievances throughout the process, the negotiation of amendments to the Collective Agreement and the attendance at various meetings. It is therefore agreed that the Union representatives will be granted reasonabletime off, consistent with service requirements, to carry out such functions. In order to facilitate the approving of time off requests, it is the obligation of the Union representatives to afford as much notice as possible of such needs and to clear in advance their activities, both to their own supervisor and the supetvisor of the involved in any problem situation. In addition the Company will absorb the cost of lost time due to Union business up to a of six hundred and fifty (650) hours during the term of this Agreement. Time from this bank will be limited to members of the Union bargaining committee, District Chairpersons and any other Union officers. A request for time off under this provision must be submitted to their local manager and copied to Labour Relations at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance. The Company will kee...
