Working Alone or Isolated Place of Employment. Working alone means to work at a work site as the only worker of the Employer(s) at that work site, in circumstances where assistance is not readily available in the event of injury, ill health or emergency. The Employer(s) shall take all reasonably practicable steps to eliminate or reduce risks arising from the conditions and circumstances of working alone. The steps:
Working Alone or Isolated Place of Employment. Through joint process, the Union and Employer shall design and monitor mechanisms and policies to reduce risks to employees working alone or at isolated places of employment or whose employment requires travel. Such policies, once agreed, shall be maintained and enforced by the Employer subject to O H & S Regulations as applicable. Such policies shall provide for: - Guidelines for safe travel in adverse weather conditions; - Provision of CAA approved emergency supplies for use in travelling in adverse weather conditions; - Effective communication plan for every employee to provide two-way communication between Employer and employee which may include phone (cellular or otherwise), radio, calls indicating location, departure time, arrival time, calling card, reimbursement of required work-related call; - If direct two-way communication is not available, it is the responsibility of the employee to follow prescribed communication procedures.
Working Alone or Isolated Place of Employment. Through joint process, the Union and Employer shall design and monitor mechanisms and policies to reduce risks to employees working alone or at isolated places of employment or whose employment requires travel in the course of their employment. Such policies, once agreed, shall be maintained and enforced by the Employer subject to O H & S Regulations as applicable. Such policies shall provide for: - Guidelines for safe travel in adverse weather conditions; - Provision of CAA approved emergency supplies for use in travelling in adverse weather conditions; - Effective communication plan for every employee to provide two-way communication between Employer and employee which may include phone (cellular or otherwise), radio, calls indicating location, departure time, arrival time, calling card, and/or reimbursement of required work-related call. It is the responsibility of the employee to follow prescribed communication procedures. - If direct two-way communication is not available, it is the responsibility of the employee to follow prescribed communication procedures.
Working Alone or Isolated Place of Employment. Through joint process, the Union and Employer shall design mechanisms and policies to reduce risks to employees working alone or at isolated places of employment or whose employment requires travel. Such policies, once agreed, shall be maintained and enforced by the Employer subject to OH & S regulations as applicable. Such policies shall provide for: - Guidelines for safe travel in adverse weather conditions; - Provision of CAA approved emergency supplies for use in travelling in adverse weather conditions; - Effective communication plan for every employee to provide two-way communication between Employer and employee which may include phone, radio, calls indicating location, departure time, arrival time, calling card, reimbursement of required work- related call; - If direct two-way communication is not available, it is the responsibility of the employee to follow prescribed communication procedures.
Working Alone or Isolated Place of Employment. The Employer will continue to review and monitor policies to reduce risks to employees working alone or at isolated places of employment or whose employment requires travel in the course of their employment. Where an employee is authorized to use their personal cell phone for the purposes of maintaining emergency communication in the course of their employment, the Employer shall reimburse the employee thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per calendar month to offset the cost of purchasing and maintaining the cell phone. In order to receive the thirty-five dollars ($35.00) reimbursement, the employee must have worked at least one (1) day in that month. Employees eligible for this benefit are Maintenance, Facility Operators, Mechanics, Shop supervisors, Xxxxxxxx’s Helpers, and Bus Drivers.
