Common use of SAFETY AND EQUIPMENT Clause in Contracts

SAFETY AND EQUIPMENT. The Company will not require hourly employees to operate any company vehicle on the streets or highways that is not in safe operating condition or equipped with safety appliances prescribed by law. All unsafe vehicles shall be locked out and red tagged. The Company will not require hourly employees to operate any equipment that is in violation of any relevant statutes. It will not be a violation of this Agreement when hourly employees refuse to operate unsafe equipment or those not properly equipped as prescribed by law. The Company will not ask any hourly employee to take out a vehicle until same has been approved as being safe by the Company. In the event of a dispute over the condition of a vehicle, the matter shall be resolved after consultation between a member of Management, a Union Representative, and a certified mechanic. The certification as to the safety of the vehicle shall be in writing. Should said vehicle be certified by a mechanic as safe, then the employee who refused to take the vehicle out may be subject to discipline if, after the matter has been investigated by the Company and Union, the refusal was found to be frivolous. a. Hourly employees will immediately, or at the end of their respective shifts, report all vehicle malfunctions and defects of equipment. Such reports will be made on a suitable form furnished by the Company and will be made in multiple copies; one (1 ) may be retained by the hourly employee. MS-87.04 MS-87.05 MS-87.06 MS-87.07 MS-87.08 b. Hourly employee operated Company vehicles will be equipped with a hand cart. c. Maintenance of the equipment in good running condition is the duty and responsibility of the Company. d. All Company vehicles will be equipped with adequate heaters, windshield wipers and defogger. These will be kept in good operating condition at all times. The driver's area will include a protective barrier between the driver and the freight. e. Windshield washer solution and motor oil shall be made readily available at all times at the Company's expense for Company vehicles. f. The Company must keep speedometers, odometers and fuel gauges in proper working order and reasonably accurate. Hourly employees held out of service during the investigation period relating to an accident in which that hourly employee was involved, will be paid for all time lost should it be found that the hourly employee was not at fault. All accidents will be reviewed by the joint Health and Safety Committee who shall provide the Company with a detailed report in writing of their recommendations for preventative measures. Any hourly employee involved in a preventable accident may be required to attend a Defensive Driving course and the Company will cover the cost of the course and their lost wages if the driver is not on suspension. Hourly employees will be responsible for paying all fines incurred while driving a Company vehicle if proven to be at fault. Accidents for which the hourly employee is found at fault or for which their action or lack of action is a contributing factor, may result in disciplinary action. Hourly employees involved in accidents will be notified by the Company as to whether the accident was preventable or unpreventable. Drivers will not be responsible for damage while towing or pushing a vehicle, if instructed to do so by the Company. A bargaining unit member will notify their supervisor for direction on handling goods in the event an article is not properly packaged or presents a hazardous potential. The bargaining unit member and the Supervisor will mutually agree on a course of action to be taken. Where required, the Company will provide and maintain a first aid room in keeping with Federal and Workers' Compensation Board regulations. The Company will reimburse a bargaining unit member for the cost of procuring a driver's abstract and/or police record at the req uest of the Company upon presentation of a receipt. New bargaining unit members shall incur such costs for the above at first hiring. There shall be a Joint Health and Safety Committee at each location with a Union and Company Co-Chair. A minimum of two (2) employees from each party shall serve on the Committee; the Company representation shall not exceed the number of Union MS-87.09 MS-87. 10 MS-87.1 1 MS-87.1 2 MS-87. 13 MS-87. 14 MS-87. 15 MS-87. 16 employees. The duties and responsibilities of the Committee include but are not limited to the following: a) The Health and Safety Committee shall meet on a monthly basis. b) Minutes of the meeting shall be posted and copies shall be provided to the Unit Chairperson and each member of the Health and Safety Committee. c) When a Union member of the Health and Safety Comm ittee is unable to attend a meeting, a designate will be selected by the Union. d) The Committee will conduct a safety inspection of the entire workplace prior to each Comm ittee meeting including warehouse, office, yard and parking lot. e) Copies of all reports, records and documents pertaining to health and safety will be provided to the Union Co-Chair. f) The Union Co-Chair or designate shall be allowed to accompany a government inspector on any/all inspection tours and to speak with the inspector on matters of concern. It is understood that concerns must be brought to the attention of the joint Health and Safety Committee prior to speaking with any inspector. All investigations of accidents and unsafe working conditions shall be conducted by the joint Health and Safety Committee. A bargaining unit member may exercise their right to refuse unsafe work in accordance with the provisions outlined in the Canada Labour Code. The Company shall apply the provisions of Part 2 of the Canada Labour Code and any other applicable regulations. These regulations shall be considered to be the minimum acceptable standards. In the event of an injury on the job, the Company shall provide transportation from the point of injury to the point of treatment on the day of injury, and the point of treatment to the employee's residence. The Company and the Union agree that packages weighing over seventy (70) pounds or thirty-two (32) kg will be handled safely and according to Company policy. Employees must request assistance from the Company and /or customers to handle such packages. In the instance where no help is available, employees will not be required to handle such packages. All time spent in attendance at regularly scheduled joint Health and Safety meetings or in activities approved by the Company, shall be paid at the employee's regular hourly or overtime rate of pay whichever is applicable. The time spent is to be considered as time worked. The Local President of the Union will appoint one (1 ) member from the district as a member of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee. In the event of a disabling injury on the job, an employee will be paid for the number of hours which the employee was scheduled to work on the date of the injury.

SAFETY AND EQUIPMENT. The Company will not require hourly employees to operate any company vehicle on the streets or highways that is not in safe operating condition or equipped with safety appliances prescribed by law or that has not been passed by the Safety Inspection Board of the Department of Motor Vehicles, where applicable. It will not be a violation of this Agreement when employees refuse to operate unsafe vehicles or those not properly equipped as prescribed by law. All unsafe vehicles shall be locked out and red tagged. The Employees will immediately, or at the end of their respective shifts, report all vehicle malfunctions and defects of equipment. Such reports will be made on a suitable furnished by the Company and will not require hourly employees to operate any equipment that is be made in violation of any relevant statutes. It will not multiple copies; one (1) may be a violation of this Agreement when hourly employees refuse to operate unsafe equipment or those not properly equipped as prescribed retained by lawthe employee. The Company will not ask any hourly employee to take out a vehicle until same has been approved as being safe by the Company. In the event of a dispute over the condition of a vehicle, the matter shall be resolved after consultation between a member of Management, a Union Representative, Management and a certified mechanic. The certification as to the safety of the vehicle Such Certificate shall be in writing. Should said vehicle be certified by a mechanic as safe, then the employee who refused to take the vehicle out may be subject to discipline if, after the matter has been investigated by the Company and Union, the refusal was found to be frivolous. a. Hourly employees will immediately, or at the end of their respective shifts, report all vehicle malfunctions and defects of equipment. Such reports will be made on a suitable form furnished by the Company and will be made in multiple copies; one (1 ) may be retained by the hourly employee. MS-87.04 MS-87.05 MS-87.06 MS-87.07 MS-87.08 b. Hourly employee operated Company vehicles will be equipped with a hand cart. c. . Maintenance of the equipment in good running condition is the duty and responsibility of the Company. d. . All Company vehicles will be equipped with adequate heaters, windshield wipers and defogger. These will be kept in good operating condition at all times. The driver's ’s area will include a protective barrier between the driver and the freight. e. . Windshield washer solution and motor oil shall be made readily available at all times at the Company's ’s expense for Company vehicles. f. . The Company must keep speedometers, odometers and fuel gauges in proper working order and reasonably accurate. Hourly employees held out of service during the investigation period relating to an accident in which that hourly employee was involved, will be paid for all time lost should it be found that the hourly employee was not at fault. All accidents will be reviewed by the joint Health and Safety Committee who shall provide the Company with a detailed report in writing of their recommendations for preventative measures. Any hourly employee involved in a preventable accident may be required to attend a Defensive Driving course and the Company will cover the cost of the course and their lost wages if the driver is not on suspension. Hourly employees will be responsible for paying all fines incurred while driving a Company vehicle if proven to be at fault. Accidents for which the hourly employee is found at fault or for which their action or lack of action is a contributing factor, may will result in disciplinary action. Hourly employees involved in accidents will Employees shall be notified by paid for all time lost during the Company as investigation period relating to whether the accident was preventable or unpreventable. Drivers will not be responsible for damage while towing or pushing a vehicle, if instructed to do so by the Company. A bargaining unit member An employee will notify their supervisor for direction on handling goods in the event an article is not properly packaged package or presents a hazardous potential. The bargaining unit member employee and the Supervisor supervisor will mutually agree on a course of action to be taken. Where required, the Company will provide and maintain a first aid room in keeping with Federal and Workers' ’ Compensation Board regulations. The Company will reimburse a bargaining unit member an employee for the cost of procuring a driver's drivers abstract and/or police record at the req uest request of the Company upon presentation of a receipt. New bargaining unit members employees shall incur such costs for the above at first hiring. There shall be a Joint Health and Safety Committee at each location with a Union and Company Co-Chairchair. A minimum of two (2) employees from each party shall serve on the Committee; committee, the Company representation shall not exceed the number of Union MS-87.09 MS-87. 10 MS-87.1 1 MS-87.1 2 MS-87. 13 MS-87. 14 MS-87. 15 MS-87. 16 employees. The duties and responsibilities of the Committee include but are not limited to the following: a) The Health and Safety Committee shall meet on a monthly basis. b) . Minutes of the meeting shall be posted and copies posted. A copy of the minutes shall be provided to the Unit Chairperson and each of the Safety Committee. When a member of the Health and Safety Committee. c) When a Union member of the Health and Safety Comm ittee safety committee is unable to attend a meeting, a designate will be selected by the Union. d) The Committee will conduct a safety inspection of the entire workplace prior to each Comm ittee meeting including warehouse, office, yard and parking lot. e) Copies of all reports, records and documents pertaining to health and safety will be provided to the Union Co-Chair. f) The Union Co-Chair or designate shall be allowed to accompany a government inspector on any/all inspection tours and to speak with the inspector on matters of concern. It is understood that concerns must be brought to the attention of the joint Health and Safety Committee prior to speaking with any inspector. All investigations of accidents and unsafe working conditions shall be conducted by the joint Health health and Safety Committeesafety committee. A bargaining unit member An employee may exercise their right to refuse unsafe work in accordance with the provisions outlined in the Canada Labour Code. The Company shall apply the provisions of Part 2 of the Canada Labour Code and any other applicable regulations. These regulations shall be considered to be the minimum acceptable standards. In the event of an injury on the job, the Company shall provide transportation from the point of injury to the point of treatment on the day of injury, and the point of treatment to the employee's residence. The Company and the Union agree that packages weighing over seventy (70) pounds or thirty-two (32) kg will be handled safely and according to Company policy. Employees must request assistance from the Company and /or customers to handle such packages. In the instance where no help is available, employees will not be required to handle such packages. All time spent in attendance at regularly scheduled joint Health and Safety meetings or in activities approved by the Company, shall be paid at the employee's regular hourly or overtime rate of pay whichever is applicable. The time spent is to be considered as time worked. The Local President of the Union will appoint one (1 ) member from the district as a member of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee. In the event of a disabling injury on the job, an employee will be paid for the number of hours which the employee was scheduled to work on the date of the injury.

SAFETY AND EQUIPMENT. The Company will not require hourly employees to operate any company vehicle on the streets or highways that is not in safe operating condition or equipped with safety appliances prescribed by law. All unsafe vehicles shall be locked out and red tagged. The Company will not require hourly employees to operate any equipment that is in violation of any relevant statutes. It will not be a violation of this Agreement when hourly employees refuse to operate unsafe equipment or those not properly equipped as prescribed by law. The Company will not ask any hourly employee to take out a vehicle until same has been approved as being safe by the Company. In the event of a dispute over the condition of a vehicle, the matter shall be resolved after consultation between a member of Management, a Union Representative, and a certified mechanic. The certification as to the safety of the vehicle shall be in writing. Should said vehicle be certified by a mechanic as safe, then the employee who refused to take the vehicle out may be subject to discipline if, after the matter has been investigated by the Company and Union, the refusal was found to be frivolous. a. Hourly employees will immediately, or at the end of their respective shifts, report all vehicle malfunctions and defects of equipment. Such reports will be made on a suitable form furnished by the Company and will be made in multiple copies; one (1 ) may be retained by the hourly employee. MS-87.04 MS-87.05 MS-87.06 MS-87.07 MS-87.08 b. Hourly employee operated Company vehicles will be equipped with a hand cart. c. Maintenance of the equipment in good running condition is the duty and responsibility of the Company. d. All Company vehicles will be equipped with adequate heaters, windshield wipers and defogger. These will be kept in good operating condition at all times. The driver's area will include a protective barrier between the driver and the freight. e. Windshield washer solution and motor oil shall be made readily available at all times at the Company's expense for Company vehicles. f. The Company must keep speedometers, odometers and fuel gauges in proper working order and reasonably accurate. Hourly employees held out of service during the investigation period relating to an accident in which that hourly employee was involved, will be paid for all time lost should it be found that the hourly employee was not at fault. All accidents will be reviewed by the joint Health and Safety Committee who shall provide the Company with a detailed report in writing of their recommendations for preventative measures. Any hourly employee involved in a preventable accident may be required to attend a Defensive Driving course and the Company will cover the cost of the course and their lost wages if the driver is not on suspension. Hourly employees will be responsible for paying all fines incurred while driving a Company vehicle if proven to be at fault. Accidents for which the hourly employee is found at fault or for which their action or lack of action is a contributing factor, may result in disciplinary action. Hourly employees involved in accidents will be notified by the Company as to whether the accident was preventable or unpreventable. Drivers will not be responsible for damage while towing or pushing a vehicle, if instructed to do so by the Company. A bargaining unit member will notify their supervisor for direction on handling goods in the event an article is not properly packaged or presents a hazardous potential. The bargaining unit member and the Supervisor will mutually agree on a course of action to be taken. Where required, the Company will provide and maintain a first aid room in keeping with Federal and Workers' Compensation Board regulations. The Company will reimburse a bargaining unit member for the cost of procuring a driver's abstract and/or police record at the req uest request of the Company upon presentation of a receipt. New bargaining unit members shall incur such costs for the above at first hiring. There shall be a Joint Health and Safety Committee at each location with a Union and Company Co-Chair. A minimum of two (2) employees from each party shall serve on the Committee; the Company representation shall not exceed the number of Union MS-87.09 MS-87. 10 MS-87.1 1 MS-87.1 2 MS-87. 12 MS-87. 13 MS-87. 14 MS-87.14 MS-87. 15 MS-87. 16 employees. The duties and responsibilities of the Committee include but are not limited to the following: a) The Health and Safety Committee shall meet on a monthly basis. b) Minutes of the meeting shall be posted and copies shall be provided to the Unit Chairperson and each member of the Health and Safety Committee. c) When a Union member of the Health and Safety Comm ittee Committee is unable to attend a meetingm eeting, a designate will be selected by the Union. d) The Committee will conduct a safety inspection of the entire workplace prior to each Comm ittee meeting including warehouse, office, yard and parking lot. e) Copies of all reports, records and documents pertaining to health and safety will be provided p rovided to the Union Co-Chair. f) The Union Co-Chair or designate shall be allowed to accompany a government inspector on any/all inspection tours and to speak with the inspector on matters of concern. It is understood that concerns must be brought to the attention of the joint Health and Safety Committee prior to speaking with any inspector. All investigations of accidents and unsafe working conditions shall be conducted condu cted by the joint Health and Safety Committee. A bargaining unit member may exercise their right to refuse unsafe u nsafe work in accordance with the provisions outlined in the Canada Labour Code. The Company shall apply the provisions of Part 2 of the Canada Labour Code and any other applicable regulations. These regulations shall be considered to be the minimum acceptable standards. In the event of an injury on the job, the Company shall provide transportation from the point of injury to the point of treatment on the day of injury, and the point of treatment to the employee's residence. The Company and the Union agree that packages weighing over seventy (70) pounds or thirtythi rty-two (32) kg will be handled safely and according to Company policy. Employees must request assistance from the Company and /or customers to handle such packages. In the instance where no help is availableavai lable, employees will not be required to handle such packages. All time spent in attendance at regularly scheduled joint Health and Safety meetings or in activities approved by the Company, shall be paid at the employee's regular hourly or overtime rate of pay whichever is applicable. The time spent is to be considered as time worked. The Local President of the Union will appoint one (1 ) member from the district as a member of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee. In the event of a disabling injury on the job, an employee will be paid for the number of hours which the employee was scheduled to work on the date of the injuryi njury.

SAFETY AND EQUIPMENT. The Company will not require hourly employees to operate any company vehicle on the streets or highways that is not in safe operating condition or equipped with safety appliances prescribed by law. All unsafe vehicles shall be locked out and red tagged. The Company will not require hourly employees to operate any equipment that is in violation of any relevant statutes. It will not be a violation of this Agreement when hourly employees refuse to operate unsafe equipment or those not properly equipped as prescribed by law. The Company will not ask any hourly employee to take out a vehicle until same has been approved as being safe by the Company. In the event of a dispute over the condition of a vehicle, the matter shall be resolved after consultation between a member of Management, a Union Representative, and a certified mechanic. The certification as to the safety of the vehicle shall be in writing. Should said vehicle be certified by a mechanic as safe, then the employee who refused to take the vehicle out may be subject to discipline if, after the matter has been investigated by the Company and Union, the refusal was found to be frivolous. a. Hourly employees will immediately, or at the end of their respective shifts, report all vehicle malfunctions and defects of equipment. Such reports will be made on a suitable form furnished by the Company and will be made in multiple copies; one (1 ) may be retained by the hourly employee. MS-87.04 MS-87.05 MS-87.06 MS-87.07 MS-87.08 b. Hourly employee operated Company vehicles will be equipped with a hand cart. c. Maintenance of the equipment in good running condition is the duty and responsibility of the Company. d. All Company vehicles will be equipped with adequate heaters, windshield wipers and defogger. These will be kept in good operating condition at all times. The driver's area will include a protective barrier between the driver and the freight. e. Windshield washer solution and motor oil shall be made readily available at all times at the Company's expense for Company vehicles. f. The Company must keep speedometers, odometers and fuel gauges in proper working order and reasonably accurate. Hourly employees held out of service during the investigation period relating to an accident in which that hourly employee was involved, will be paid for all time lost should it be found that the hourly employee was not at fault. All accidents will be reviewed by the joint Health and Safety Committee who shall provide the Company with a detailed report in writing of their recommendations for preventative measures. Any hourly employee involved in a preventable accident may be required to attend a Defensive Driving course and the Company will cover the cost of the course and their lost wages if the driver is not on suspension. Hourly employees will be responsible for paying all fines incurred while driving a Company vehicle if proven to be at fault. Accidents for which the hourly employee is found at fault or for which their action or lack of action is a contributing factor, may result in disciplinary action. Hourly employees involved in accidents will be notified by the Company as to whether the accident was preventable or unpreventable. Drivers will not be responsible for damage while towing or pushing a vehicle, if instructed to do so by the Company. A bargaining unit member will notify their supervisor for direction on handling goods in the event an article is not properly packaged or presents a hazardous potential. The bargaining unit member and the Supervisor will mutually agree on a course of action to be taken. Where required, the Company will provide and maintain a first aid room in keeping with Federal and Workers' Compensation Board regulations. The Company will reimburse a bargaining unit member for the cost of procuring a driver's abstract and/or police record at the req uest request of the Company upon presentation of a receipt. New bargaining unit members shall incur such costs for the above at first hiring. There shall be a Joint Health and Safety Committee at each location with a Union and Company Co-Chair. A minimum of two (2) employees from each party shall serve on the Committee; the Company representation shall not exceed the number of Union MS-87.09 MS-87. 10 MS-87.1 1 MS-87.1 2 MS-87. 12 MS-87. 13 MS-87. 14 MS-87.14 MS-87. 15 MS-87. 16 employees. The duties and responsibilities of the Committee include but are not limited to the following: a) The Health and Safety Committee shall meet on a monthly basis. b) Minutes of the meeting shall be posted and copies shall be provided to the Unit Chairperson and each member of the Health and Safety Committee. c) When a Union member of the Health and Safety Comm ittee Committee is unable to attend a meetingm eeting, a designate will be selected by the Union. d) The Committee will conduct a safety inspection of the entire workplace prior to each Comm ittee meeting including warehouse, office, yard and parking lot. e) Copies of all reports, records and documents pertaining to health and safety will be provided p rovided to the Union Co-Chair. f) The Union Co-Chair or designate shall be allowed to accompany a government inspector on any/all inspection tours and to speak with the inspector on matters of concern. It is understood that concerns must be brought to the attention of the joint Health and Safety Committee prior to speaking with any inspector. All investigations of accidents and unsafe working conditions shall be conducted condu cted by the joint Health and Safety Committee. A bargaining unit member may exercise their right to refuse unsafe u nsafe work in accordance with the provisions outlined in the Canada Labour Code. The Company shall apply the provisions of Part 2 of the Canada Labour Code and any other applicable regulations. These regulations shall be considered to be the minimum acceptable standards. In the event of an injury on the job, the Company shall provide transportation from the point of injury to the point of treatment on the day of injury, and the point of treatment to the employee's residence. The Company and the Union agree that packages weighing over seventy (70) pounds or thirtythi rty-two (32) kg will be handled safely and according to Company policy. Employees must request assistance from the Company and /or customers to handle such packages. In the instance where no help is available, employees will not be required to handle such packages. All time spent in attendance at regularly scheduled joint Health and Safety meetings or in activities approved by the Company, shall be paid at the employee's regular hourly or overtime rate of pay whichever is applicable. The time spent is to be considered as time worked. The Local President of the Union will appoint one (1 ) member from the district as a member of the National Health and Safety Policy Committee. In the event of a disabling injury on the job, an employee will be paid for the number of hours which the employee was scheduled to work on the date of the injuryi njury.