ARTICLE HEALTH AND SAFETY. The Region shall endeavour to observe all reasonable precautions and provide necessary safety devices, clothing or equipment that may be required for the protection of its employees. The employees will co- operate by observing safety practices. Joint Health and Safety Committee Under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, there is to be Joint Health and Safety Committee to monitor health and safety in the Workplace and provide recommendationsto the Region in the interest of a safe and health work environment. The parties acknowledge that a Joint Health and Safety Committee can only be successful where everyone on the committee is committed to health and safety in the workplace. The parties agree to undertake to ensure the members of the committee operate in accordance with the full intent of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The Region agrees to provide, upon request of the committee, information as prescribed in the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Employees shall be required to report all on-the-job accidents or illnesses, whether they result in lost time or health care or not. An employee receiving Workers' Compensation payments shall accumulate seniority and be entitled to all benefits of this Agreement. Provided the employee is utilizing accumulated sick leave to top up Workers' Compensation payments and the cheque is being sent to the Employer, the Employer continues to pay its share of all employee benefit plans. The Employer agrees that an employee who is injured whilst at work, shall, upon return to work, be reinstated to the position, shift, and rate held at the time of the injury provided the employee is capable and qualified to perform the former employment. The Employer will attempt to apply the modified duties plan subject to the abilities of the injured employee and the work available. to Refuse Unsafe Where permitted by the Occupational Health and Safety Act an employee may exercise his or her right to refuse unsafe work. Where an employee chooses to exercise his or her right to refuse unsafe work, the employee shall immediately report this refusal to his or her supervisor who shall immediately initiate an investigation in conjunction with a worker member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee or, where such a member is not available, a person designated by the Union. The investigation shall be conducted as per the requirement of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The company agrees that no employee shall be discharged, pen...
ARTICLE HEALTH AND SAFETY. The Union and the Company shall cooperate in maintaining regulations which will afford adequate protection for the employees.
ARTICLE HEALTH AND SAFETY. The Employer shall make 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.
ARTICLE HEALTH AND SAFETY. The parties agree to cooperate in order to establish and maintain conditions conducive to ensuring proper health and safety at work for all employees. of the Law The Company, the Union and the employees collectively undertake to respect the health and safety measures prescribed by applicable laws and regulations in order to ensure the health and safety of all employees.
ARTICLE HEALTH AND SAFETY. The parties agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of safety and health in the facility in order to prevent injury and illness. A Joint Health and Safety Committee shall be constituted with representation of at least half by employees from various bargaining units and of employees who are not represented by Unions and who do not exercise managerialfunctions, which shall identify potential dangers, recommend 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. Scheduledtime 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. Two (2) representatives of the Joint Health and Safety Committee, one (1) from management and one (1) 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 representativesshall be notified immediatelyand 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 the government inspector and shall have the right to accompany her on her inspections. Scheduled time spent in all such activities shall be considered as time worked. The Joint Health and Safety Committee and the representatives thereof shall have reasonable access to the annual summary of data from the Workplace Safety Insurance Board relating to the number of work accidents, fatalities, the number of lost workday cases, the number of cases that required medical aid without lost workdays, the incidence of occupational injuries, and such other data as the Workplace Safety Insurance Board may decide to disclose. The Union agrees to endeavour to obtain the full co-operation of its membership in the observation of all safety rules and practices.
ARTICLE HEALTH AND SAFETY. As per Article of main body of Agreement. As per Article of main body of Agreement. As per Article of main body of Agreement. ARTICLE INJURY As per Article of main body of Agreement. ARTICLE BULLETIN BOARDS As per Article of main body of Agreement.
ARTICLE HEALTH AND SAFETY. It is the policy of the company to make reasonable provision for safe and healthful working conditions for all employees and the employee agrees to work in a safe manner. The Union agrees to assist the Company in maintaining proper observation of all health and safety rules.
ARTICLE HEALTH AND SAFETY. A health and safety committee shall be established in accordance with the appropriate legislation. No driver shall be held responsible for any accident occurring to a Company vehicle being towed at the direction of the Company. Employees shall not be directed by the Company to take out on the streets or highways, any Company vehicle which is considered unsafe by the driver; the employee shall complete the necessary defect forms supplied by the Company regarding the defects. No more than two defect reports will be written up before the vehicle will be pulled out of service to fix the defects. No employee will be directed to drive a vehicle unless it is properly registered. It is agreed between the Union and the Company, having regard for safety and driver health, that all power units will have adequate heaters, windshield wipers, and defrosters installed and kept in suitable operating condition. In temperatures that are extreme, where heaters do not heat the cab adequately, the Company will make the necessary alterations to retain adequate heat. The Company will keep speedometers in proper working order. The picking up, handling and transporting of hazardous goods shall be in accordance with the Dangerous Goods Act. Employees shall not be directed by the Company to take any Company vehicle out on the highways in weather conditions. The Company will provide proper protective clothing for the handling of dangerous goods. In the interest of safety, the Company agrees that where warehouse work is required on the weekends, and, only one warehouse worker is doing the work, the Company shall ensure that, in addition to the bargaining unit employee, there shall be at least one other Company representative on the premises while any warehouse work is being performed.
ARTICLE HEALTH AND SAFETY. Accident Prevention Health and Safety Committee . . . . . . . . . . . .
ARTICLE HEALTH AND SAFETY. The employer shall continue to make reasonable provisions for the safety and health of the employees during the hours of their employment. It is agreed that both the Employer and the Union shall work co-operatively in the prevention of accidents and in the reasonable promotion of safety and health of all employees.
