Safety Meetings Accident investigation.
Health and Safety Representative Meetings 13.1 A health and safety representative will be allowed reasonable paid time during working hours to attend occupational health and safety matters, including meetings affecting employees they represent, providing that the Representative informs their manager.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND PROGRAMS The Contractor shall be responsible for initiating, maintaining and supervising all safety precautions and programs in connection with the Work.
SAFETY & HEALTH A. Employees covered by this Agreement who are uniformly and periodically required by the Company to take physical examinations because of the duties they perform shall be scheduled and paid for the time spent taking such examinations in accordance with the Company's established procedures for employees under this Agreement. The Company will schedule the exam in a way that is not unduly burdensome to the employee or the Company. The provisions of this Paragraph shall not apply to employees required to take physical examinations after absence due to illness or any physical examinations other than those specified above. B. The Company hereby agrees to maintain safe, sanitary and healthful working conditions in all shops and facilities and to maintain on all shifts emergency first aid equipment at a first aid station to take care of its employees in case of accident or illness, and that sufficient employees will be given initial and recurrent first aid / CPR training. It is understood that this does not require the Company to maintain a nurse or doctor on the property, but in an emergency the Company will utilize the appropriate emergency services. C. The Company agrees to furnish good drinking water and sanitary fountains; the floors of the toilets and washrooms will be kept in good repair and in a clean, dry, sanitary condition. Employees will cooperate in maintaining the foregoing conditions Shops and washrooms will be lighted and heated in the best manner possible consistent with the source of heat and light available. Individual lockers will be provided for all employees where space and lockers are available. Every effort will be made as early as possible to provide space and lockers for all employees. D. The Company, Union, and employees will cooperate toward the prevention of accidents and the furtherance of an aggressive safety program. A joint Company- E. The Company shall furnish all necessary safety devices for employees working on hazardous or unsanitary work, and employees will be required to use or wear such devices in performing such work. F. The Company will furnish appropriate aprons, gloves and shoes to all employees required to work with acids and chemicals that are injurious to clothing while such employees are engaged in such activities, and employees will be required to wear such equipment. G. Employees taken sick or injured while at work, shall be given medical attention as promptly as reasonably practicable. Employees will not be refused permission to return to work because they have not signed releases of liability pending the disposition or settlement of any claims which they may have for compensation arising out of such sickness or injury. H. In cases of occupational injury or illness employees may elect to be treated by their personal physician, and decline treatment from others, provided they have their physician registered with United's medical department prior to the occurrence of illness or injury. The Company's physician will retain the right to monitor the employee's course of treatment. I. United will maintain a Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Plan which satisfies the requirements of the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen regulations. Corporate Safety agrees to consider any proposed changes to the Plan that may be suggested by the Union in an effort to improve the safety of employees in their work environment and to solicit comments from the Union whenever routine revisions are made to the Plan. The Company agrees to make available, at no cost to covered employees, complete post- exposure evaluation including necessary blood work and medications. J. The Flight Safety Committee shall function as described in Letter of Agreement #21. K. In the event the IBT and the Company jointly petition the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for, and are granted, formal party or observer status in connection with an investigation involving a Company incident or accident, the Company and the IBT will L. Any MSAP program will be covered in a stand alone MOU between the Company, the Union and the FAA. While there is a valid MOU the Company will sponsor 1 full-time, IBT representative to participate on the ERC scheduled Mon-Fri, on traditional business hours. This position will in all respects be treated in a similar manner regarding necessary transportation as other IBT staff positions. The Company agrees to supply access to office space appropriate for the confidentiality needs of the position and access to office supplies. M. In the event the Company requires employees covered by this Agreement to wear protective footwear as personal protective equipment, the Company will provide an allowance to such employees for the actual cost of protective footwear that complies with Company standards. Such allowance shall be up to a maximum of $52.80 per year per employee on a rolling calendar basis.
Parent-Teacher Conferences A. Unit member shall be available at mutually arranged times during the regular school day to confer with parents regarding learning difficulties, student progress and/or behavioral problems a student may be experiencing. Unit members are encouraged to arrange a meeting or conference with parents before or after the regular school day if both time and place are mutually agreeable. B. In the event that a bargaining unit member does not communicate with a parent on the established date for parent unit member conferences as per the calendar adopted by the Board, a reasonable attempt to contact that parent will be made. A reasonable attempt constitutes a phone call or email. If that contact is not returned, the bargaining unit member shall not be obligated to make further contact.
Contract Negotiations Meetings Where operational requirements permit, the Employer will grant leave without pay to an employee for the purpose of attending contract negotiations meetings on behalf of the Institute.
