Time Off for Health and Safety Training Sample Clauses

Time Off for Health and Safety Training. Union members of the Health and Safety Committee shall be entitled to time off from work provided that such time off shall not unreasonably affect the operations of the Employer, with no loss of seniority or earnings, to attend seminars for instruction and upgrading on safety and health matters provided that the content of such seminars is reasonably appropriate to circumstances of this industry. Unless otherwise agreed to, such time off with pay shall be limited to four (4) normal working days per employee per year. The Employer and the Union will each pay for two (2) of the days per Union Committee Member per year.
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Time Off for Health and Safety Training. Union members of the Health and Safety Committee shall be entitled to time off from work with no loss of seniority or earnings to attend seminars sponsored by the Alberta Workers’ Compensation Board for instruction and upgrading on health and safety matters. Attendance at seminars sponsored by other recognized educational groups would be granted on the same terms and conditions, subject to mutual agreement as to its benefit.
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Time Off for Health and Safety Training. Where an Employee attends a training program, seminar or course of instruction on health and safety matters conducted or provided by the Occupational Health and Safety Division, or jointly between SAHO and CUPE, such attendance will be considered time worked and the Employee shall suffer no loss of pay or benefits.
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Time Off for Health and Safety Training. The Employer may grant time off to employees from work, with no loss of seniority, to attend seminars on Health and Safety matters.
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Time Off for Health and Safety Training. Members of the Union – Employer Health and Safety committee are entitled to an annual education leave totaling eight (8) hours, or longer period if prescribed by the Workers Compensation Act Regulations, for the purposes of attending occupational health and safety training courses conducted by or with the approval of the Workers Compensation Board of British Columbia. A member of the joint committee may designate another member as being entitled to take all or part of the member’s educational leave. The Employer must provide the first eight (8) hours of educational leave under this Article without loss of pay or other benefits and must pay for, or reimburse the worker for the costs of the training course and the reasonable costs of attending the course. Union members of the Health and Safety Committee shall be entitled to further time off from work without pay and without loss of seniority to attend educational courses and seminars sponsored by government agencies or the Union for instruction and upgrading on health and safety matters. Employees requesting education leave under this Article must do so at least three (3) weeks in advance of their requested time off. The Employer may make exceptions to this requirement where operationally feasible.
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Time Off for Health and Safety Training. Where Employee attends a training program, seminar or course of instruction on health and safety matters conducted or provided by the Occupational Health and Safety Division, or jointly between and such attendance will be considered time worked and the Employee shall suffer no loss of pay or benefits. Referral of Safety Concern An Employee or group of Employees who have a health or safety concern should endeavour to resolve the concern by first referring the concern to the immediate supervisor or the Committee Co-chair who will investigate and take remedial action.
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Time Off for Health and Safety Training. With the permission of the Executive Director, a maximum of three (3)- Union members of the Health and Safety Committee shall be entitled to time off from work with no loss of seniority or benefits to attend up to two (2) educational courses/seminars per year by government agencies or Union, for instruction and upgrading on Health and Safety matters.
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This Committee shall meet at least once a month. 11.03 The number of Employer representatives on the Committee shall not exceed the number of representatives from the Union and other employee groups. The Committee will, on an annual basis, discuss and determine the most effective means of chairing meetings. 11.04 The Basic Rate of Pay shall be paid to an Employee representative for time spent in attendance at a meeting of this Committee. 11.05 The Employer shall not unreasonably deny Employee representatives of the Health and Safety Committee(s) access to the workplace to conduct safety inspections. 11.06 The Committee shall consider such matters as occupational health and safety including responsibility for communication and education as required. The Union may make recommendations to the Employer in that regard. 11.07 The Health and Safety Committee shall also consider measures necessary to protect the security of each Employee on the Employer’s premises and may make recommendations to the Employer in that regard. (a) If an issue arises regarding occupational health or safety, the Employee or Union shall first seek to resolve the issue through discussion with the applicable immediate supervisor in an excluded management position. If the issue is not resolved satisfactorily, it may then be forwarded, in writing, to the Committee. The Committee shall meet within ten (10) days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Named Holidays) of receiving a written issue regarding occupational health and safety. (b) Should an issue not be resolved by the Committee, the issue shall be referred to the Senior Program Officer, or designate(s) with accountability for Workplace Health & Safety. A resolution meeting between the Union and the Senior Program Officer, or Designate(s), shall take place within twenty- one (21) calendar days of the issue being referred to the Senior Program Officer. The Senior Program Officer or designate(s) shall reply in writing to the Union within seven (7) days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Named Holidays). (c) Should an issue not be resolved by the Senior Program Officer, or Designate(s) the issue shall be referred to the Chief Executive Officer (or Designate). A resolution meeting between the Union and the CEO (or Designate) shall take place within twenty-one (21) calendar days of the issue being referred to the CEO. The CEO (or Designate) shall reply in writing to the Union within seven (7) calendar days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Named Holidays). (d) Should the issue remain unresolved following the CEO’s written response, the Union may request and shall have the right to present its recommendation(s) to the governing Board. The governing Board shall reply in writing to the Union within twenty-eight (28) calendar days of the presentation by the Union. 11.09 The Employer shall have in place a Workplace Violence Prevention and Response Policy (that includes harassment and bullying), and working alone policies and procedures to support a working alone safety plan which adheres to the Occupational Health and Safety legislation. 11.10 The Employer shall have a process in place to protect the Employees in situations that could impact the safety of the Employees in the workplace such as: isolation/contagious disease communication and notification of violent patient/resident. 11.11 Employer policies, plans and procedures related to Occupational Health & Safety shall be reviewed annually by the Committee. 11.12 Where the Employer requires that the Employee receive specific immunization and titre, as a result of or related to their work, it shall be provided at no cost. (a) Occupational Health & Safety education, training and instruction shall be provided to Employees, at the Basic Rate of Pay, to fulfill the requirements for training, instruction or education set out in the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Regulation or Code. (b) The Employer shall provide training at no cost to all Employees on the Committee to assist them in performing their duties on the Committee. Such training shall be provided at the Employee’s basic rate of pay. 11.14 When introducing a regularly scheduled shift that begins or ends between the hours of twenty-four hundred (2400) and zero six hundred (0600), the Employer will notify the Union.

  • 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

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  • Health and Safety Committee 24.01 The Employer and the Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of safety and health in the home, in order to prevent injury and illness. 24.02 A joint management and employees health and safety committee shall be constituted with representation of at least half by employees from the bargaining unit and of employees who are not represented by the union, which shall identify potential dangers, recommended means of improving the health and safety programs and obtaining information from the Employer or other persons respecting the identification of hazards and standards elsewhere. The committee shall normally meet at least once a month. Scheduled time spent in such meetings is to be considered time worked. Minutes shall be taken of all meetings and copies shall be sent to the Employer and to the Union. 24.03 Two representatives of the joint health and safety committee, one from management and one from the employees on a rotating basis designated by the employees, shall make monthly inspections of the work place and equipment and shall report to the health and safety committee the results of their inspection. In the event of accident or injury, such representatives shall be notified immediately and shall investigate and report as soon as possible to the committee and to the Employer on the nature and causes of the accident or injury. Furthermore, such representatives must be notified of the inspection of a government inspector and shall have the right to accompany him on his inspections. Scheduled time spent in all such activities shall be considered as time worked. 24.04 The Joint Health and Safety Committee and the representa- tives thereof shall have reasonable access to the annual summary of data from The Workers' Compensation Board relating to the number of work accident fatalities, the number of lost workday cases, the number of lost workdays, the number of non-fatal cases that required medical aid without lost workdays, the incidence of occupational injuries, and such other data, as The Workers' Compensation Board may decide to disclose. 24.05 The Union agrees to endeavour to obtain the full co- operation of its membership in the observation of all safety rules and practices. Employees on the premises are required to respond to the Retirement Residence fire alarm by proceeding directly to their appointed post. Failing to do so may result in disciplinary action. 24.06 The Employer will use its best efforts to make all affected direct care employees aware of residents who have serious infectious diseases. The nature of the disease need not be disclosed. Employees who are not direct care employees will be made aware of special procedures required of them to deal with these circumstances. The parties agree that all employees are aware of the requirement to practice universal precautions in all circumstances.

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