Safety and Safety Committee Sample Clauses

Safety and Safety Committee. The City agrees to provide a safe place to work consistent with the requirement to conduct efficient operations. The parties agree that Administrative Rule 7.8, Safety Inspections, sets forth the procedures for conducting safety inspections. a. The City will attempt to have all harmful substances used in the workplace labeled with an appropriate warning as to the hazardous properties of the contents, precautions to be taken, and antidotes to be used in the event of over-exposure. Manufacturer's labels which address these concerns shall satisfy the foregoing requirements. b. The City will endeavor to accommodate requests for transfer of a pregnant employee when the employee’s physician certifies that the normal work duties pose a danger to the employee's health or to the health of the fetus. The City may require an independent verification by a City designated physician at the City’s expense. If granted, such transfer shall be limited to other positions which are vacant and which the pregnant employee is qualified to perform, to a trading of positions where both parties are competent to perform the duties of the new job assignments, or to any position held by a temporary employee which the pregnant employee is qualified to perform. While an employee is occupying a substitute position pursuant to the provisions of this Section, the employee shall suffer no loss of pay or benefits for a period not to exceed forty-five (45) calendar days. In the event such substitute assignment exceeds forty-five (45) days, pay and benefits will revert to the normal rate for the position.
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Safety and Safety Committee. There shall be established a Safety Committee comprised of the following, which committee shall function through the life of the Agreement: • City Safety Officer, who may be a Department Head or Director of Human Resources • President of Teamsters 404 or Designee • Three (3) other members appointed by the Union Commissioner of Public Works/Utilities or their designee Director of Maintenance or their designee The authority of this committee as a whole shall be the following: Members shall bring to the Committee safety violations. The Committee shall make recommendations for remedial action in regard to specific violations to the Mayor and the Department Head concerned. Upon approval by the Mayor, any remedial action requiring unbudgeted expenditures shall be subject to appropriation by the City Council, and such request for appropriation shall be submitted as soon as practical.
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Safety and Safety Committee. The City agrees to provide a safe place to work and appropriate safety training consistent with the requirement to conduct efficient operations. The parties agree that Administrative Rule 7.8, Safety Inspections, sets forth the procedures for conducting safety inspections. The City agrees to continue to make available inoculations for Hepatitis B and Tetanus, as medically indicated, to employees in sewer maintenance, streets and landscapes, wastewater treatment classifications, and any employees tasked with cleaning up homeless encampments. Training on infectious disease control concerns shall continue to be made available to employees in the sewer maintenance, water, landscaping, and wastewater treatment divisions, and any employee tasked with cleaning up homeless encampments. The City will continue employee involvement in meetings of safety committees presently in existence, and any new or revised committees which may be formed during the term of this Memorandum of Understanding.
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Safety and Safety Committee. It is the obligation of the Employer to exert all reasonable efforts to maintain safe and healthful working conditions for all Employees. Employees recognize that they have a key role in maintaining safe working conditions. It shall not be a violation of this Agreement or grounds for discipline or dismissal if an Employee refuses to work on what the Employee reasonably believes to be unsafe conditions for his/her job. The Borough shall establish a safety committee to consider matters of work place, personal and occupational safety. The Committee will be made up of three (3) members of the Administration and three (3) members of the KBEA. The Committee shall meet quarterly. Recommendations of a majority of the members of the Committee will be forwarded to the Borough Mayor and the KBEA. They will identify issues and concerns regarding the recommendations and will suggest options for implementation of the recommendations. Time spent by Bargaining Unit Members in committee meetings will be considered work time. If meetings begin or end outside of work time, that time will not be compensated. A good faith effort will be made to schedule these meetings on work time. This committee will sunset at the end of this agreement unless continued by the parties in the next contract.
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Safety and Safety Committee. Section 1: The City and the Federation recognize the importance of an adequate safety program. Accordingly, there shall be a safety committee formed which shall be composed of the City's Risk Manager, a Federation-appointed representative, and, subject to the approval of the City Manager, a member assigned to the Police Department. Any Federation representative must be a regular full-time City of Margate employee. The Committee shall meet once a month on working days, during working hours, with the Federation-appointed representative(s) serving without loss of compensation. Section 2: The City agrees to provide blood tests and/or checks every three (3) months for all employees directly involved with the use of hazardous materials in the pursuit of their duties in the specific job classifications of auto/truck technician, aquatic weed control, pest control, and/or water and wastewater treatment upon the request of the employee.
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Safety and Safety Committee. A Joint Health Safety Committee shall be convened in accordance with the provisions of the Occupational Health Safety Act as amended by Xxxx a copy of which will be supplied to each committee member by the Hospital.
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Safety and Safety Committee. The Company will make provisions in accordance with applicable federal, state, or local regulations for the health and safety of its employees. Such health and safety rules, regulations, operating policies and procedures shall be strictly adhered to, including the wearing or use of personal protective equipment, wearing apparel and other health and safety equipment required by the Company. It is the responsibility of every employee to speak up about safety concerns, watch out for their fellow employee, contribute to and participate in Company safety initiatives. A – The Company agrees to establish and maintain a comprehensive occupational safety and health program, and to make every effort to provide safe and healthful workplaces and working conditions as required by applicable regulations. The Company and the Union agree to cooperate in a continuing effort to avoid, reduce the possibility of, and/or eliminate accidents, injuries, and health hazards in all areas under the Company’s control. B – The parties agree to publicize on a recurring basis all safety awareness programs and the provisions and procedures for elimination of safety and health hazards. C – The Company will maintain an Environmental Safety and Occupational Health Committee chaired by the Plant Manager or their designee. The Company and the Union may appoint at least two (2) members each for permanent membership. Meetings will be scheduled at least quarterly on dates scheduled by the Chairman. Additional meetings will be held upon mutual agreement of the parties to consider serious safety matters that arise between the regular scheduled meetings. The purpose of such committee shall be to consider occupational safety and health related matters brought to its attention, make recommendations thereon to the Chairman of the committee, and perform such additional tasks as the committee Chairman may direct. The Plant Manager will have ultimate tie-breaking vote if needed.
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Safety and Safety Committee. 16.01 a) The Employer agrees to make practicable provisions for the safety and health of its employees on its job sites and shop during the hours of their employment.
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Safety and Safety Committee. The City agrees to provide a safe place to work and appropriate safety training consistent with the requirement to conduct efficient operations. The City agrees to continue to make available inoculations for Hepatitis B and Tetanus, as medically indicated, to employees in sewer maintenance, streets and landscapes, wastewater treatment classifications, and any employees tasked with cleaning up homeless encampments. Training on infectious disease control concerns shall continue to be made available to employees in the sewer maintenance, water, landscaping, and wastewater treatment divisions and any employee tasked with cleaning up homeless encampments. The City will continue employee involvement in meetings of safety committees presently in existence, and any new or revised committees which may be formed during the term of this Memorandum of Understanding.
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Related to Safety and Safety Committee

  • Health and Safety Committee Where required a committee will be formed and will meet where required by the Employer’s safety policies and by statute.

  • Health and Safety Committees In order to provide a safe and healthful workplace, local unit level LMCs shall establish Health and Safety Committees. Each committee will be composed of an equal number of representatives appointed by the Union and the Employer and will be co-chaired by a Union and Employer representative. A Union representative must be a member of the unit but either party may be accompanied by staff and/or other subject matter experts who may participate, but not vote, at meetings. Each party shall prepare and submit an agenda to the other party one week prior to any scheduled meeting. If neither party submits an agenda, the meeting shall be canceled. Each committee’s general responsibility will be to provide a safe and healthful workplace by recognizing hazards and recommending the abatement of hazards and educational programs. Each committee will: 1. Meet on an established schedule; 2. arrange periodic inspections to detect, evaluate and offer recommendations for control of potential health and safety hazards; 3. appoint members of the committee to participate in inspections, investigations, or other established health and safety functions to the extent necessary; 4. receive and review a quarterly summary of job-related health and safety reports including accident reports and make appropriate recommendations; 5. investigate all types of employee job-related accidents and all types of occupational illnesses and make recommendations; 6. promote health and safety education; 7. study the use of VDTs and make appropriate recommendations to ensure the health and safety of employees regarding such use; 8. maintain and review minutes of all committee meetings; and 9. review the availability and adequacy of first aid supplies and equipment and address any inadequacies. In cases where summary reports are provided, a committee member may request and receive an individual case file or report. In no case will an employee’s records be provided when the law forbids disclosure. In addition, employees’ names will normally be deleted but may be provided to all committee members in instances where committee members need to know the name(s) of employee(s) to effectively represent the bargaining unit(s) and disclosure of name(s) is not prohibited by law. The Employer may require committee members and union representatives to sign confidentiality statements. Members of each Health and Safety Committee will be paid by the Employer while performing committee duties, including travel time, and will also be paid for any time spent in committee approved training related to health and safety. The Committee will develop an annual training program for its members. Each Health and Safety Committee will establish rules consistent with the above principles. A mechanism to coordinate the efforts of individual Health and Safety Committees will be established at each agency.

  • Joint Health and Safety Committee (a) The Employer and the Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of occupational health and safety in the organization, in order to prevent accidents, injury and illness. The parties agree to promote health and safety throughout the organization. The employer shall provide orientation and training in health and safety to new and current employees on an ongoing basis, and employees shall attend required health and safety training sessions. (b) Recognizing its responsibilities under the applicable legislation, the Employer agrees to accept as a member of its Joint Health and Safety Committee, at least one representative from the bargaining unit. The number of committee members will be no less than that determined by legislation and the bargaining unit will be entitled to the same membership as any other employee group on the committees. The Union shall notify the employer of their representatives. (c) Such Committee shall identify potential dangers and hazards, institute means of improving health and safety programs, and recommend actions to be taken to improve conditions related to occupational health and safety. (d) The Employer agrees to cooperate reasonably in providing necessary information to enable the Committee to fulfill its functions. The Committee shall respect the confidentiality of the information. (e) The Union agrees to endeavour to obtain the full cooperation of its membership in the observation of all safety rules and practices. (f) Meetings shall be held every third month or more frequently at the call of either co-chair, if required. The Committee shall keep Minutes of all meetings and make the Minutes available for review. (g) All time spent by a member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee attending meetings of the Committee and carrying out the members duties, shall be deemed to be time worked for which the member shall be paid by the Employer at the member's applicable rate of pay, and the member shall be entitled to such time from the member's work as necessary for those duties. (h) The employer shall take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker. [Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 25

  • Occupational Health and Safety Committee ‌ (a) The parties agree that a joint occupational health and safety committee will be established. The Committee shall govern itself in accordance with the provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations made pursuant to the Workers Compensation Act. The Committee shall be between the Employer and the Union, with equal representation, and with each party appointing its own representatives. The Union agrees to actively pursue with the other Health Care unions, where more than one union is certified with the Employer, a joint union/employer committee for the purposes of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations. (b) Employees who are members of the Committee shall be granted leave without loss of pay or receive straight-time regular wages while attending meetings of the Joint Committee. Employees who are members of the Committee shall be granted leave without loss of pay or receive straight-time regular wages to participate in joint workplace inspections and joint accident investigations at the request of the Committee pursuant to the WCB Occupational Health and Safety Regulations. Committee meetings, workplace inspections and accident investigations shall be scheduled during normal working hours whenever practicable. (c) The Occupational Health and Safety Committee shall have as part of its mandate the jurisdiction to receive complaints or concerns regarding workload problems which are safety-related, the right to investigate such complaints, the right to define the problem and the right to make recommendations for a solution. Where the Committee determines that a safety-related workload problem exists, it shall inform the Employer. Within 21 days thereafter, the Employer shall advise the Committee what steps it has taken or proposes to take to rectify the safety-related workload problem identified by the Committee. If the Union is not satisfied with the Employer's response, it may refer the matter to the Industry Trouble shooter for a written recommendation. (d) No employee shall be disciplined for refusal to work when excused by the provisions of the

  • Health & Safety Committee The Employer agrees to establish a Health & Safety Committee for all employees of the company under the auspices of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). The Committee shall be made up of an equal number (not less than one each) of non-bargaining unit and bargaining unit persons who have completed their probationary period. The Union has the right to appoint the members representing the bargaining unit. The Committee shall keep minutes of its meetings and post them in the shop. One copy will be forwarded to the Union office.

  • Joint Safety Committee (a) The Union and the Company shall cooperate in selecting one or more Safety Committees, which will meet at least once a month to consider all safety and occupational health problems. (b) The local Joint Safety Committee shall consist of equal representation from Company and Union. This Committee shall meet at least once a month to consider all safety and occupational health problems.

  • Safety Committee Where a Health and Safety Committee is established on a job in accordance with section 72 of the OHS Act, it shall include the Employer’s Site Safety Supervisor and the Health and Safety Representative/s.

  • Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee The Employer and the Union recognize the role of the joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee in promoting a safe and healthful workplace. The parties agree that a Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee shall be established for each Employer covered by this Collective Agreement. The Committee shall govern itself in accordance with the provisions of the Industrial Health and Safety Regulations made pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Act. The Committee shall be as between the Employer and the Union, with equal representation, and with each party appointing its own representatives. Representatives of the Union shall be chosen by the Union membership or appointed by the Union. All minutes of the meetings of the Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee will be recorded in a mutually agreeable format and will be sent to the Union. The Union further agrees to actively pursue with the other Health Care Unions a Joint Union Committee for the purposes of this Article. The Employer agrees to provide or cause to be provided to Employer members of the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee adequate training and orientation to the duties and responsibilities of committee members to allow the incumbents to fulfil those duties competently. The Union agrees to provide or cause to be provided to Union members of the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee adequate training and orientation to the duties and responsibilities of committee members to allow the incumbents to fulfil those duties competently. Such training and orientation shall take place within six (6) months of taking office.

  • Function of Joint Health and Safety Committee All incidents involving aggression or violence shall be brought to the attention of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. The Employer agrees that the Joint Health and Safety Committee shall concern itself with all matters relating to violence to staff.

  • Safety and Health Committee The District's Safety and Health Committee shall include three (3) classified staff members appointed by ECCE who shall fully participate in the duties and functions of the Committee. The Safety and Health Committee shall normally meet on a monthly basis.

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