Common use of Refusal of Unsafe Work Clause in Contracts

Refusal of Unsafe Work. The Company and the Union agree to cooperate in developing and maintaining a strong sense of safety awareness among employees and supervisors. It is, therefore, recognized that every employee has the right to refuse work if they have reasonable cause to believe that to perform the work would create undue hazard to the health or safety of any person. (a) An employee must not carry out, or cause to be carried out, any work process or operate or cause to be operated any tool, appliance or equipment if that employee has reasonable cause to believe that to do so would create an undue hazard to the health and safety of any person. (b) An employee who refuses to carry out a work process or operate a tool, appliance or equipment must immediately report the circumstances of the unsafe condition to their supervisor or employer. (c) A supervisor or employer receiving a report made must immediately investigate the matter and ensure that any unsafe condition is remedied without delay, or; (i) if, in the supervisor or employer’s opinion, the report is not valid, they must so inform the employee who made the report. (d) If the procedure above (c) does not resolve the matter and the employee continues to refuse to carry out the work process or operate the tool, appliance or equipment, the supervisor or employer must investigate the matter in the presence of; (i) the employee who made the report and in the presence of an employee member of the joint committee, or; (ii) another employee who is selected by the Union. (e) If the investigation in (d) does not resolve the matter and the employee continues to refuse to carry out the work process or operate the tool, appliance or equipment, both the supervisor, or the employer, and the employee must immediately notify an officer of WorkSafe BC, who must investigate the matter without undue delay and issue whatever orders are deemed necessary.

Refusal of Unsafe Work. The Company and the Union agree to cooperate in developing and maintaining a strong sense of safety awareness among employees and supervisors. It is, therefore, recognized that every employee has the right to refuse work if they have he has reasonable cause to believe that to perform the work would create undue hazard to the health or safety of any person. (a) An employee must not carry out, or cause to be carried out, any work process or operate or cause to be operated any tool, appliance or equipment if that employee has reasonable cause to believe that to do so would create an undue hazard to the health and safety of any person. (b) An employee who refuses refused to carry out a work process or operate a tool, appliance or equipment must immediately report the circumstances of the unsafe condition to their supervisor or employer. (c) A supervisor or employer receiving a report made must immediately investigate the matter and ensure that any unsafe condition is remedied without delay, or; (i) ifi. If, in the supervisor or employer’s opinion, the report is not valid, they must so inform the employee who made the report. (d) If the procedure above (c) does not resolve the matter and the employee continues to refuse to carry out the work process or operate the tool, appliance or equipment, the supervisor or employer must investigate the matter in the presence of;: (i) i. the employee who made the report and in the presence of an employee member of the joint committee, or; (ii) . another employee who is selected by the Union. (e) If the investigation in (d) does not resolve the matter and the employee continues to refuse to carry out the work process or operate the tool, appliance or equipment, both the supervisor, or the employer, and the employee must immediately notify an officer of WorkSafe BC, who must investigate the matter without undue delay and issue whatever orders are deemed necessary.