Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee. The Employer and the Union recognize the role of the joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee in promoting a safe and healthful workplace. The parties agree that a Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee shall be established for each Employer covered by this Collective Agreement. The Committee shall govern itself in accordance with the provisions of the Industrial Health and Safety Regulations made pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Act. The Committee shall be as between the Employer and the Union, with equal representation, and with each party appointing its own representatives. Representatives of the Union shall be chosen by the Union membership or appointed by the Union. All minutes of the meetings of the Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee will be recorded in a mutually agreeable format and will be sent to the Union. The Union further agrees to actively pursue with the other Health Care Unions a Joint Union Committee for the purposes of this Article. The Employer agrees to provide or cause to be provided to Employer members of the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee adequate training and orientation to the duties and responsibilities of committee members to allow the incumbents to fulfil those duties competently. The Union agrees to provide or cause to be provided to Union members of the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee adequate training and orientation to the duties and responsibilities of committee members to allow the incumbents to fulfil those duties competently. Such training and orientation shall take place within six (6) months of taking office.
Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee. The Hospital will recognize one (1) bargaining unit employee of the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee. When a regular member of the Committee is not available, she or he may be replaced by an alternate, appointed by the Association.
Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee. (a) The Hospital and the Association agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of safety and health in the hospital in order to prevent accidents, injury and illness.
(b) Recognizing its responsibilities under the applicable legislation, the Hospital agrees to accept as a member of its Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee, at least one (1) representative selected or appointed by the Association from amongst bargaining unit employees. Hospital with sites of up to one hundred (100) nurses per site may choose to include a representative from the bargaining unit from each site, or have a separate Joint Occupational Health and Safety committee at each site or to remain with the current structure. Hospitals with sites of over one hundred (100) nurses per site will choose either to include a representative from the bargaining unit from each site, or to have a separate Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee at each site, unless the parties agree otherwise.
(c) Such Committee shall identify potential dangers and hazards, institute means of improving health and safety programs and recommend actions to be taken to improve conditions related to safety and health.
(d) The Hospital agrees to cooperate in providing necessary information to enable the Committee to fulfill its functions. In addition, the Hospital will provide the Committee with access to all accident reports, health and safety records and any other pertinent information in its possession.
(e) Meetings shall be held every second month or more frequently at the call of the Chair, if required. The Committee shall maintain minutes of all meetings and make the same available for review.
(f) Any representative appointed or selected in accordance with (b) hereof, shall serve for a term of at least one (1) calendar year from the date of appointment. Time off for representatives to perform these duties shall be granted. "A member of a committee is entitled to,
(a) one hour or such longer period of time as the committee determines is necessary to prepare for each committee meeting;
(b) such time as is necessary to attend meetings of the committee; and
(c) such time as is necessary to carry out [inspections and investigations under subsection 9 (26), 9 (27), and 9 (31) of the Act.]" ref: Occupational Health and Safety Act, Sec. 9 (34) "A member of a committee shall be deemed to be at work during the times described [above] and the member’s employer shall pay the member for those times at...
Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee. The Employer and the Union recognize the role of the joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee in promoting a safe and healthful workplace. The parties agree that a Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee shall be established. The Committee shall govern itself in accordance with the provisions of the Industrial Health and Safety Regulations made pursuant to the Workers' Compensation Act. Representatives of the Union shall be chosen by the Union membership or appointed by the Union. The Union agrees these provisions shall be construed to require a single JOSH committee for the Employer’s operations. The employee member(s) of the Committee shall be granted leave without loss of pay or receive straight time regular wages while attending meetings of the joint committee. The member(s) of the Committee shall be granted leave without loss of pay or receive straight time regular wages to participate in workplace inspections and accident investigations at the request of the Committee pursuant to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations. Every effort will be made to schedule committee meetings, workplace inspections and accident investigations during the committee members’ scheduled working hours. All minutes of the meetings of the Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee will be recorded in a mutually agreeable format and will be sent to the Union. The Employer agrees to provide or cause to be provided to Employer members of the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee adequate training and orientation to the duties and responsibilities of committee members to allow the incumbents to fulfill those duties competently. The Union agrees to provide or cause to be provided to Union members of the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee adequate training and orientation to the duties and responsibilities of committee members to allow the incumbents to fulfill those duties competently. Such training and orientation shall take place within six (6) months of taking office.
Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee. (a) The Employer shall establish and maintain one (or more) Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee(s) as provided for in the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
(b) The committee(s) shall consist of such number of persons as may be agreed to by the Employer and the Union.
(c) At least one-half of the members of the committee shall be Employees at the workplace who are not connected with the management of the workplace and the Employer may choose up to one-half of the members of the committee if the Employer wishes to do so.
Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee. (a) The Employer shall establish and maintain one (or more) Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee(s) as provided for in the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
(b) The committee(s) shall consist of such number of persons as may be agreed to by the Employer and the Union.
Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee. (a) The Employer shall establish and maintain one (or more) Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee(s) as provided for in the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
(b) The committee(s) shall consist of such number of persons as may be agreed to by the Employer and the Union.
(c) At least one-half of the members of the committee shall be Employees at the workplace who are not connected with the management of the workplace and the Employer may choose up to one-half of the members of the committee if the Employer wishes to do so.
(d) The Employees on the committee are to be determined by the Employees they represent or designated by the Union that represents the Employees.
(e) The committee shall meet at least once each month unless:
(i) a different frequency is prescribed by the regulation; or
(ii) the committee alters the required frequency of meetings in its rules of procedure.
(f) Where the committee alters the required frequency of meetings by its rules of procedure and the Director of Occupational Health and Safety Division of the Nova Scotia Department of Labour (hereinafter in this Article referred to as the “Director”) is not satisfied that the frequency of meetings is sufficient to enable the committee to effectively perform its functions, the frequency of the meetings shall be as determined by the Director.
(g) An Employee who is a member of the committee is entitled to such time off from work as is necessary to attend meetings of the committee, to take any training prescribed by the regulations and to carry out the Employee's functions as a member of the committee, and such time off is deemed to be work time for which the Employee shall be paid by the Employer at the applicable rate.
(h) The committee shall establish its own rules of procedure and shall adhere to the applicable regulations.
(i) Unless the committee determines another arrangement for chairing the committee in its rules of procedure, two of the members of the committee shall co-chair the committee, one of whom shall be selected by the members who represent Employees and the other of whom shall be selected by the other members.
(j) The rules of procedure established pursuant to Article 31.03(h) shall include an annual determination of the method of selecting the person or persons who shall:
(i) chair the committee; and
(ii) hold the position of the chair for the coming year.
(k) Where agreement is not reached on:
(i) the size of the committee;
(ii) the designation of Employees t...
Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee. The Employer and the Union recognize the role of the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee in promoting a safe and healthful workplace.
Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee a) The parties agree to abide by the Occupational Health and Safety Act and its regulations. 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.
b) A joint Health and Safety Committee shall be constituted with representation of at least half by employees from the various bargaining units and of employees who are not represented by unions and who do not exercise managerial functions, which shall identify potential dangers, recommend means of improving the health and safety programs and obtain information from the Employer or other persons respecting the identification of hazards and standards elsewhere. One member of this bargaining unit shall be designated by the Union to sit on the Committee. The Committee shall normally meet at least once every two (2) months. Time spent in meetings is to be considered time worked and will be paid at regular or premium rates as may be proper. Minutes shall be taken of all meetings and copies shall be sent to the Employer and 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 workplace 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 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 her inspections. Scheduled time spent in all such activities shall be considered as time worked at regular or premium rates that may apply. The Joint Health and Safety Committee and the representatives thereof shall have reasonable access to the annual summary of data from the WSIB 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 WSIB may decide to disclose. The Employer and the Union agree to obtain the full co-operation of staff members in the observance of all safety rules and practices in the workplace.
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Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee. (a) The Employer and the Union agree to recognize the Joint Health and Safety Committees and the right of the committees to represent the nurses in all matters dealing with Health and Safety subject to the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario 1990 RSO.
(b) The Employer shall take all precautions reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of workers. All rights and privileges, duties and standards established under the laws of the Province of Ontario in respect of Occupational Health and Safety shall form part of this Agreement.
(c) The Union endeavours to obtain the full cooperation of its membership in observation of all safety rules and practices.
(d) The Employer shall ensure that a worker uses or wears the equipment, protective devices or clothing that the Employer requires to be used or worn and take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker.
