Safe Workplace. A) The Employer and employees recognize the need for a safe and healthful workplace and agree to take appropriate measures in order that risks of accidents and/or occupational disease are reduced and/or eliminated. Employers will take all reasonable steps to eliminate, reduce and/or minimize threats to the safety of employees.
B) An employee performing visitation to clients in the community shall have the right to request backup to attend where there is reasonable cause to expect a violent situation and will have access to appropriate communication equipment.
C) When the Employer is aware that a patient/resident/client has a history of violent behaviour, the Employer shall make such information available to the employee. Upon admission or transfer the Employer will make every reasonable effort to identify the potential for aggressive behaviour. In- services and/or instruction in caring for the violent patient will be provided by the Employer.
D) The Employer will provide orientation and/or in-service which is necessary for the safe performance of work including universal precautions, the safe use of equipment, safe techniques for lifting and supporting patients/residents/clients and the safe handling of materials and products. The Employer will also make readily available information, manuals and procedures for these purposes. The Employer will provide appropriate safety clothing and equipment.
Safe Workplace. The Employer and employees recognize the need for a safe and healthful workplace and agree to take appropriate measures in order that risks of accidents and/or occupational disease are reduced and/or eliminated.
Safe Workplace. A) The Employer and employees recognize the need for a safe and healthful workplace and agree to take appropriate measures in order that risks of accidents and/or occupational disease are reduced and/or eliminated. Employers will take all reasonable steps to eliminate, reduce and/or minimize threats to the safety of employees.
B) When the Employer is aware that a resident has a history of violent behaviour, the Employer shall make such information available to the employee. Upon admission or transfer the Employer will make every reasonable effort to identify the potential for aggressive behaviour. In-services and/or instruction in caring for the violent resident will be provided by the Employer.
C) The Employer will provide orientation and/or in-service which is necessary for the safe performance of work including universal precautions, the safe use of equipment, safe techniques for lifting and supporting patients/residents/clients and the safe handling of materials and products. The Employer will also make readily available information, manuals and procedures for these purposes. The Employer will provide appropriate safety clothing and equipment.
Safe Workplace. The Employer agrees to maintain a safe and healthy workplace in compliance with all federal, state, county and municipal regulations.
Safe Workplace.
(A) The Employer and employees recognize the need for a safe and healthful workplace and agree to take appropriate measures in order that risks of accidents and/or occupational disease are reduced and/or eliminated. Employers will take all reasonable steps to eliminate, reduce and/or minimize threats to the safety of employees.
(B) An employee performing visitation to clients in the community shall have the right to request backup to attend where there is reasonable cause to expect a violent situation and will have access to appropriate communication equipment.
(C) When the Employer is aware that a patient/resident/client has a history of violent behaviour, the Employer shall make such information available to the employee. Upon admission or transfer the Employer will make every reasonable effort to identify the potential for aggressive behaviour. In-services and/or instruction in caring for the violent patient will be provided by the Employer.
(D) Critical incident support shall be provided to employees who have suffered a work-related, traumatic incident including, but not limited to, violence, death of a colleague or an unusual or unexpected patient death or a series of such incidents. Appropriate resources will be made available as soon as possible following the incident. Employees accessing support will be given time off from work without loss of pay to attend agreed to critical incident support, or be paid at the applicable rate of pay.
(E) The Employer will provide orientation and/or in-service which is necessary for the safe performance of work including universal precautions, the safe use of equipment, safe techniques for lifting and supporting patients/residents/clients, and the safe handling of materials and products. Nurses who are newly hired to work in community mental health or in a job that primarily provides services to a similar client population shall also be provided with orientation, job shadowing, and/or in-service where necessary for a minimum period of three (3) weeks including: • job shadowing with an experienced nurse, • familiarization with available patient resources, • development of environmental assessment skills, • familiarization with client population, • development of appropriate care plans, and • ground rules for safe visitation of clients. The Employer will make readily available ongoing and updated information, manuals, online tools and procedures for these purposes. The Employer will provide appropriate safety cloth...
Safe Workplace. A) The Employer and employees recognize the need for a safe and healthful workplace and agree to take appropriate measures in order that risks of accidents and/or occupational disease are reduced and/or eliminated.
B) When the Employer is aware that a resident has a history of violent behaviour, the Employer shall make such information available to the employee. Upon admission or transfer the Employer will make every reasonable effort to identify the potential for aggressive behaviour. In-services and/or instruction in caring for the violent patient will be provided by the Employer.
C) The Employer will provide orientation and/or in-service which is necessary for the safe performance of work including universal precautions, the safe use of equipment, safe techniques for lifting and supporting residents and the safe handling of materials and products. The Employer will also make readily available information, manuals and procedures for these purposes. The Employer will provide appropriate safety clothing and equipment.
Safe Workplace. Consistent with the provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations:
(a) No employee shall be required or expected to lift any patient without assistance, if in the opinion of the employee, the weight of the patient is excessive.
(b) The Parties will instruct their representatives on Local Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees to review the matter of employee safety while travelling to or from their workplace. The Committees will make recommendations regarding the establishment of policies and/or procedures to eliminate or minimize such risk to employees. Where elimination of such risk is not reasonably possible, the Committees shall make recommendations to either manage or avoid the risk.
Safe Workplace. The Employer is responsible for maintaining a safe and healthful workplace. The Employer shall comply with all federal, state, and local laws applicable to the safety and health of its employees. Recognizing that danger is an inherent aspect of law enforcement work, employees who have a reasonable basis for believing the assignment would constitute a danger to their health and safety shall immediately contact a supervisor who shall make a final determination with regard to safety. No directive shall be delayed pending such determination. All on-the-job injuries, no matter how slight, must be reported. Employees must immediately notify their supervisor if they are unable to work because of a work-related injury or illness.
Safe Workplace. The Employer is responsible for maintaining a safe and healthful workplace. The Employer shall comply with all federal, state, and local laws applicable to the safety and health of its employees. Employees shall not be required to perform work if they have a reasonable basis for believing the assignment would constitute a danger to their health and safety. The employee shall immediately contact a supervisor who shall make a determination with regard to safety. Upon the supervisor’s instruction and liability, the employee will perform the work but may refer the matter to the safety committee or risk management. All on-the-job injuries, no matter how slight, must be reported. Employees must immediately notify their supervisor if they are unable to work because of a work-related injury or illness.
Safe Workplace. The employer shall endeavour at all times to ensure that members who initiate a complaint under this article are not unduly displaced from their workspace or area as a result of any action by the employer in the investigation or dispensation of actions under the Respectful University policy and procedures. If these actions create a potential unsafe workspace, the employer will immediately rectify the situation; if members need to be removed from the physical space, the employer will consider the relocation of the respondent first. Alternatively, a Sessional Academic Staff member who believes that an alleged violation of this Article creates an unsafe workplace shall be entitled to request a change of physical space or other accommodations without fear of reprisal.
