Common use of Resolving Health and Safety Issues Clause in Contracts

Resolving Health and Safety Issues. a) When an occupational health and safety issue arises, the matter should be referred to the Employer’s safety representative or supervisor. The supervisor shall discuss the matter with the person and the elected employee OHS representative with a view to agreeing on a safe working procedure to minimise and eliminate where possible the risk of injury or disease. b) Where the supervisor or the employee OHS representative consider there is likely to be an immediate risk to the health and safety of any person they may, jointly or singularly, direct that work in that particular area, or by that particular method, cease (immediate risk means that there is a degree of danger which is likely to cause injury or disease before the risk can be eliminated). c) Work in the affected area(s) shall cease and employees shall be relocated to work in alternative safe areas where work is available in their classification. d) Employees may be relocated to other job sites where there is safe work available in their classification. e) Where there is no work available for the particular employees, they shall remain on site and make themselves readily available for resumption of work without loss of pay. Failure to do so shall negate any claim for payment. Provided that the Employer will not unreasonably require employees to remain for an unreasonable time period where there is no reasonable prospect of a resumption of work that day. f) At all times, the elected employee OHS Representative may seek the assistance of a representative of the Union or a person who is suitably qualified in OHS, and the supervisor may also seek advice or assistance.