AND HEALTH. The Company shall institute and maintain all necessary precautions to ensure every worker a safe and healthy workplace and to protect the environment. The company shall comply in a timely manner with the Canada Labour Code, its regulations, codes of practice, and all relevant environmental laws, regulations, and codes of practice in effect. All standards established under these laws shall constitute minimum acceptable practice to be improved upon by agreement of the Joint Health and Safety Committee. The Union will encourage its members to use all safety equipment provided and to follow accident prevention rules and regulations. The Joint Local Health and Safety Committee for Cornwall Headquarters, during the life of the Agreement, will be comprised of a total of four members, two elected or appointed members representing the Union and two members representing Management. Each member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee shall be certified as required. During all absences, both parties shall recognise a substitute member as designated. In accordance with the Canada Labour Code, necessary leave with pay will be granted to every member of the Safety Committee, at his regular or acting rate, to attend meetings of the committee or to carry out any affairs as mandated in the minutes of the Committee. The union members of the Safety Committee shall be afforded the opportunity to meet for one (1) hour prior to the full Committee meeting. Requests for necessary leave under this Article shall be submitted to the employee's supervisor as far in advance as possible and in accordance with meeting schedules arranged by the co-chairpersons to avoid disruption of the Corporation's business activities. Approval by the supervisor will not be unreasonably withheld. Employees required to wear safety footwear because they hold positions designated in the Corporation's Safety Footwear Policy shall be paid an amount of for cost reimbursement of purchasing each year or every two (2) years such safety footwear, as per the applicable footwear payment schedule, thereby wearing at work safety footwear in good condition. Special consideration shall be given to employees with foot deformities. The Corporation will continue its practice of supplying at no cost to the employees concerned the clothing apparel such as coveralls, gloves, uniforms, winter parkas, and the required safety equipment other than safety footwear, as per the Corporation's schedules of replacement. The Corporati...
AND HEALTH. The Employer shall comply with all applicable federal, territorial, and municipal health and safety legislation and regulations. All standards established under the legislation and regulations shall constitute minimum acceptable practice.
AND HEALTH. The Council shall continue to make all reasonable provisions for the occupational safety and health of employees. The Council will welcome suggestions on the subject from the Association and the parties undertake to consult with a view to adopting and expeditiously carrying out reasonable procedures and techniques designed or intended to prevent or reduce the risk of employment injury. All employees of the Council shall make every reasonable effort to reduce and obviate risk of employment injury. Where any employee of the Council fails to obey a safety regulation issued by the Council, the employee may be subject to appropriate disciplinary action by the Council.
AND HEALTH. The Company will make reasonable provisions for the safety and health of its employees during their hours of the employment. Such protective devices as the Company requires to be worn, and other equipment which in the opinion of the Company is necessary to protect the employees from injury, shall be provided by the Company. The Company will contribute to a maximum of sixty-five dollars ($65.00) effective June and seventy dollars ($70.00) effective April toward the cost of required safety footwear on the basis of one (1) pair per contract year. Office employees temporarily transferred to work assign- ments in the warehouse should be dressed appropriately for warehouse work. The Joint Health and Safety Committee will comprise an equal number of representatives from the Union and the Company to a maximum of six (6) from either party including one (1) from the Office Bargaining unit, which shall meet once a month to present recommendations to the Company. A Sub-Committee of the Joint Health and Safety Committee will tour the premises of the Company on a mutually agreed upon day, once a month, for the purpose of making safety recommendations. Inspection tours will consist of one member from the bargaining unit and one member from management. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, employees attending meetings of the Joint Healthand Safety Committee, after completing their regular hours of work, will be paid at their straight time rate for the time so spent. The company agrees to supply the Union President with a copy of the Form upon mailing to the office. ARTICLE UNION REPRESENTATION The Company acknowledges the right of the Union to appoint, or otherwise select from among the permanent employees of the Company, a Union Committee, the membership of which shall consist of three one of which shall be the Local Union President. The Company will recognize the said Committee for the purpose of attending grievance meetings with management and for negotiating renewal amendments to this collective agreement. Meetings of the Union Committee and management shall be held as required, at times and places arranged. The party requesting a meetingshall, when practicable,makethe requestin writing and shall at the same time, advise the other of matters it wishes to discuss. It is understood and agreedthat a National Representative of the Union may be present at all such meetings. The Union agrees to supply the Company with the names of the Committee persons, the chief x...
AND HEALTH. The Employer shall continue to make all reasonable provisions for the occupational safety and health of employees. The Employer will welcome suggestions on the subject :from the and the parties undertake to consult with a view to adopting and expeditiously carrying out reasonable procedures and techniques designed or intended to prevent or reduce the risk of employment injury or occupational illness. ARTICLE
AND HEALTH. The Employer shall ensure that the safety and health at work of every person employed by the employer is protected. Employees will cooperate with the Safety and Health Committee established for the work place where the employee is employed.
AND HEALTH. The Employer shall continue to make all reasonable provisions for the occupational safety and health of employees. The Employer will welcome suggestions on the subject from the Alliance and the parties undertake to consult with a view to adopting and expeditiously carrying out reasonable procedures and techniques designed or intended to prevent or reduce the risk of employment injury. For the duration of this Collective Agreement a Joint Workplace Health and Safety Committee will be maintained for the National Arts Centre.
AND HEALTH. The Company, and Union agree to maintain the highest standard of safety, health, sanitationandworking conditionsin an aroundthe Company's premises. Both parties agree to form a Safety Committee. Such a committee shall be composed of two (2) members appointed by the Company and two (2) members appointed by the Union, from the same shift. The Safety Committee shall meet monthly to discuss plant safety issues. Minutes of these to the Plant Managerand bulletinboard. from time to time, rules and regulations to ensure the safety and health of its employees and the which specialequipment and is issued to employees. Such rules and regulations shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this agreement. The Company shall provide at no cost to each employee safety glasses, adequateglove and be maintainedby hearing protectionand other safety equipment requiredby the Company or by any Government Agency. However, employees will be responsible for the maintenance and care of such equipment and will also be responsiblefor them if lost or stolen. Seniority employees who are required to wear prescriptionsafety glasses while performing their duties will be reimbursed Twenty-Five ($25.00) Dollars towards the of such glasses, on time only basis per Agreement. The Company will pay, at the end of each year of the Agreement, to all seniority employees with more than one year of service andhaveworked at least One Thousand (1000) hours during that year, the sum of Thirty-Five ($35.00) dollarsas an allowance for the purchaseof certified steel-toed safety shoes upon the submission of a receipt of such purchase during the first calendar year, Forty ($40.00) dollarsin the year and Forty-Five ($45.00) dollars in the third calendar year. Any medical examination requested by the Company shall be promptly complied with by all employees provided, that the employer shall pay the costs of all such examinations. The Company the right to select their own medicalexaminer or physician, andthe Unionmay, if in their opinion an injustice has been done to an employee, have saidemployeere-examinedat the Union's expense. The Company will provide and maintainclean and sanitary lunchroom and washroom facilities. The Company will provide lockers for all employees. When a medical examination is required by the Company, the following conditions shall apply: If any medii examination is taken during the employee's normal working hours, they shall not suffer any loss of wages, as the result of such examin...
AND HEALTH. The Company and the Union agree on the importance of estab- lishing and maintaining a healthy and safe work environment for all of their employees and agree to comply with the provi- sions of the Canada Labour Code, Part II. Canada Labour Code A copy of the current Canada Labour Code will be posted in the workplace.
AND HEALTH. The Corporation will continue to make adequate provision for the safety and health of employees during the hours of their employment.
