Strain Injury Prevention. (a) The Parties agree that there is a shared interest in minimizing and/or eliminating musculo-skeletal strain injuries or illness which are work related.
(b) Local Occupational Health and Safety Committees shall, in the performance of regular worksite inspections, identify the following risk factors which may contribute to risk:
(i) the work methods and practices
(ii) the layout and condition of the workplace and workstation
(iii) the characteristics of objects or equipment handled
(iv) the environmental conditions
(v) the physical demands of work in a manner consistent with generic guidelines developed by the Provincial Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee.
(c) Where new equipment will be introduced to the workplace, or during the design and planning stages of new or renovated workplace or workstations, the Employer shall seek the appropriate advice with respect to the risk factors noted in (b). Such advice will be sought from resources which will, where appropriate, include a joint occupational health and safety committee or designated safety representatives.
Strain Injury Prevention. (a) The Parties agree that there is a shared interest in minimizing and/or eliminating musculo-skeletal strain injuries or illness which are work related.
(b) Local Occupational Health and Safety Committees (or Union and Employer designated safety representatives) shall, in the performance of regular worksite inspections, identify the following risk factors which may contribute to risk:
(1) the work methods and practices;
(2) the layout and condition of the workplace and workstation;
(3) the environmental conditions; and
(4) the physical demands of work in a manner consistent with generic guidelines developed by the Provincial Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee.
(c) Where new equipment will be introduced to the workplace, or during the design and planning stages of new or renovated workplace or workstations, the Employer shall seek the appropriate advise with respect to the risk factors noted in (b). Such advice will be sought from resources which will, where appropriate, include a joint occupational health and safety committee or designated safety representatives.
Strain Injury Prevention. (a) The parties agree that there is a shared interest in minimizing and/or eliminating musculo-skeletal strain injuries or illnesses which are work related.
(b) The Occupational Health and Safety Committee (or union and employer designated safety representatives) shall, in the performance of regular worksite inspections, identify the following risk factors which may contribute to risk:
(1) the work methods and practices;
(2) the layout and condition of the workplace and workstation;
(3) the characteristics of objects or equipment handled;
(4) the environmental conditions;
(5) the physical demands of work; in a manner consistent with generic guidelines developed by the Occupational Health and Safety Committee.
(c) Where new equipment will be introduced to the workplace, or during the design and planning stages of new or renovated workplaces or workstations, the Employer shall seek the appropriate advice with respect to the risk factors noted in (b). Such advice will be sought from resources which will, where appropriate, include a Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee or designated safety representatives.
Strain Injury Prevention. (a) The parties agree that there is a shared interest in minimizing and/or eliminating musculoskeletal strain injuries or illnesses which are work related.
(b) Local Occupational Health and Safety Committees (or union and employer designated safety representatives) shall, in the performance of regular worksite inspections, identify the following risk factors which may contribute to risk:
(1) the work methods and practices;
(2) the layout and condition of the workplace and workstation;
(3) the characteristics of objects or equipment handled;
(4) the environmental conditions;
(5) the physical and psychological demands of work;
(6) in a manner consistent with WCB regulation, policy and guidelines and developed by the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee.
(c) Where new equipment will be introduced to the workplace, or during the design and planning stages of new or renovated workplaces or workstations, the Employer will seek the appropriate advice with respect to the risk factors noted in (b). Such advice will be sought from resources which will include the Joint Occupational Health And Safety Committee or worker health and safety representatives.
Strain Injury Prevention. (a) The Parties agree that there is a shared interest in minimizing and/or eliminating musculo-skeletal strain injuries or illnesses which are work related.
(b) Local Occupational Health and Safety Committees (or Union and Employer designated safety representatives) shall, in the performance of regular worksite inspections, identify the following risk factors which may contribute to risk:
(1) the work methods and practices;
(2) the layout and condition of the workplace and workstation;
(3) the characteristics of objects or equipment handled;
(4) the environmental conditions;
(5) the physical demands of work; in a manner consistent with generic guidelines developed by the Authority Occupational Health and Safety Committee.
(c) Where new equipment will be introduced to the workplace, or during the design and planning stages of new or renovated workplaces or workstations, the Employer shall seek the appropriate advice with respect to the risk factors noted in (b). Such advice will be sought from resources which will, where appropriate, include a joint occupational health and safety committee or designated safety representatives.
Strain Injury Prevention. (a) The parties agree that there is a shared interest in minimizing and/or eliminating musculo skeletal strain injuries or illnesses which are work related.
(b) Local occupational health and safety committees (or union and employer designated safety representatives) shall, in the performance of regular worksite inspections, identify the following risk factors which may contribute to risk:
(1) the work methods and practices;
(2) the layout and condition of the workplace and workstation;
(3) the characteristics of objects or equipment handled;
(4) the environmental conditions;
(5) the physical demands of work.
(c) Where new equipment will be introduced to the workplace, or during the design and planning stages of new or renovated workplaces or workstations, the Employer shall seek the appropriate advice with respect to the risk factors noted in (b). Such advice will be sought from resources which will, where appropriate, include a joint occupational health and safety committee or designated safety representatives.
Strain Injury Prevention. (a) The parties agree that there is a shared interest in minimizing and/or eliminating musculo-skeletal strain injuries or illnesses which are work related.
(b) Joint occupational health and safety committees shall, in the performance of regular worksite inspections, identify the following risk factors which may contribute to risk:
(1) the work methods and practices;
(2) the layout and condition of the workplace and workstation;
(3) the characteristics of objects or equipment handled;
(4) the environmental conditions;
(5) the physical demands of work.
Strain Injury Prevention. (a) The parties agree that there is a shared interest in minimizing and/or eliminating musculo skeletal strain injuries or illnesses which are work related.
(b) Where new equipment will be introduced to the workplace, or during the design and planning stages of new or renovated workplaces or workstations, the Employer shall seek the appropriate advice with respect to the risk factors. Such advice will be sought from resources which will, where appropriate, include a joint occupational health and safety committee or designated safety representatives.
Strain Injury Prevention.
(a) The Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee will, in the performance of regular worksite inspections, identify musculoskeletal strain injury or illness risk factors.
(b) Where new equipment will be introduced to the workplace, or during the design and planning stages of new or renovated workplaces or workstations, the Employer will seek appropriate advice with respect to the risk factors noted in (a) above. The Employer will seek such advice from resources that will include the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee.
Strain Injury Prevention. The parties agree that there is a shared interest in minimizing and/or eliminating musculo-skeletal strain injuries or illnesses that are work related. The Occupational Health and Safety Committee (or union and employer designated safety representatives) will, in the performance of regular worksite inspections, identify the following risk factors which may contribute to risk:
(1) the work methods and practices;
(2) the layout and condition of the workplace and workstation;
(3) the characteristics of objects or equipment handled;
(4) the environmental conditions;
(5) the physical demands of work. Where new equipment will be introduced to the workplace, or during the design and planning stages of new or renovated workplaces or workstations, the Employer will seek the appropriate advice with respect to the risk factors noted in (b). Such advice will be sought from resources that will, where appropriate, include an Occupational Health and Safety Committee member or designated safety representative.
