Common use of Union-Employer Health and Safety Committee Clause in Contracts

Union-Employer Health and Safety Committee. A Joint Health and Safety Committee shall meet every two months for the purpose of: (a) assisting in maintaining the overall objective of a safe working environment within the Employer; and (b) providing a means of communication between existing local safety committees; and (c) recommending action on items unresolved at local safety committees. Membership of the Committee shall be one (1) Union representative from each Local and one (1) management representative from each of Operations and Maintenance. The Committee shall be chaired by a representative of the Employer's Loss Prevention Department, who shall not have voting privileges. The Secretary will be one of the Committee representatives from the Union. The Chair will ensure the typing and distribution of the minutes and other pertinent information in a timely fashion. It is agreed that both Parties will endeavour to ensure that Committee membership remains consistent and that alternative Committee members will only be used when regular members are not available. It is understood that the agenda for each meeting shall be fixed two weeks prior to the meeting and will be based on submissions to the Chair from Committee members. Non agenda items must be approved by a majority of the Committee members in order to be discussed at a meeting. Union Committee members will be compensated for a day's wages at regular rates for attending at such meetings, and will not be expected to perform regular job duties on meeting days.

Union-Employer Health and Safety Committee. A Joint Health and Safety Committee shall meet every two months for the purpose of: (a) assisting in maintaining the overall objective of a safe working environment within the Employer; andthe (b) providing a means of communication between existing local safety committees; and (c) recommending action on items unresolved at local safety committees. Membership of the Committee shall be one (1) Union representative from each Local and one (1) management representative from each of Operations and Maintenance. The Committee shall be chaired by a representative of the Employer's Loss Prevention Department, who shall not have voting privileges. The Secretary will be one of the Committee representatives from the Union. The Chair will ensure the typing and distribution of the minutes and other pertinent information in a timely fashion. It is agreed that both Parties will endeavour to ensure that Committee membership remains consistent and that alternative Committee members will only be used when regular members are not available. It is understood that the agenda for each meeting shall be fixed two weeks prior to the meeting and will be based on submissions to the Chair from Committee members. Non agenda items must be approved by a majority of the Committee members in order to be discussed at a meeting. Union Committee members will be compensated for a day's wages at regular rates for attending at such meetings, and will not be expected to perform regular job duties on meeting days.