Common use of SAFETY AND WORKING CONDITIONS Clause in Contracts

SAFETY AND WORKING CONDITIONS. Section 1 A change room, lunchroom, washroom, and locker facilities shall be provided by the Employer and kept in a sanitary condition. The Shop Committee and Employees agree to cooperate in keeping these facilities sanitary; otherwise at the discretion of management, a written warning may be issued to those Employees not complying. The Employer is responsible for the destruction by fire, on the Employer’s premises, of personal effects owned by the Employee to a maximum of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00). Section 2 The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall sign a safe slip before any Employee proceeds to work on any vessel or tank that has contained explosive or hazardous material. Section 3 If any Employee has an accident during working hours and a physician deems it not safe to continue the shift, the Employee shall be paid at the regular rate of pay for the full shift. Employees governed by this contract shall adhere to all Employer safety policies and procedures. Section 4 The Employer shall provide: (a) Coveralls on an exchange basis, or an exchange service for coveralls on a weekly basis at no cost to the Employees within thirty (30) calendar days of start of employment. (b) A cash payment of one hundred dollars ($100.00) on June 1, October 1, and February 1. It is the onus of the Employee to purchase appropriate wearing apparel and maintain the apparel equivalent to the maintenance that is supplied by the exchange service. Gloves are to be supplied by the Employer as required on an exchange basis. The Employer will provide acceptable hearing protection, safety glasses, hard hat and respiratory protection. Winter coats shall be provided to Employees who are required to work outside. Section 5 When practical, spray painting shall be conducted at the time and location that causes the least hazard to the Employees. Section 6 When Employees are called back to work after completion of their regular shift, they shall receive a minimum of two (2) hours show-up time to be calculated at two (2) times the Employee's regular rate of pay. Section 7 The Employer, where practical, shall provide plug-ins for all regular Employees. Section 8 Employees shall be allowed a paid five (5) minute personal clean-up time prior to the end of their shift. Section 9 The Employer shall provide all Employees with the rules, regulations, and safety information. Section 10 Employees must comply with all PPE requirements. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action.

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Sources: Collective Agreement

SAFETY AND WORKING CONDITIONS. Section 1 A change Change room, lunchroom, washroom, and locker facilities shall be provided by the Employer and kept in a sanitary condition. The Shop Committee committee and Employees employees agree to cooperate in keeping these facilities sanitary; otherwise at the discretion of management, a written warning may be issued to those Employees employees not complying. The Employer is responsible for the destruction by fire, on the Employer’s premises, of personal effects owned by the Employee employee to a maximum of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00). Section 2 The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall sign a safe slip before any Employee employee proceeds to work on any vessel or tank that which has contained explosive or hazardous material. Section 3 If any Employee has employee meets with an accident during working hours and a his physician deems it not safe for him to continue the his shift, the Employee he shall be paid at the his regular rate of pay for the full shift. Employees governed by this contract shall adhere to all Employer safety policies and procedures. Section 4 The Employer shall provide: (a) Coveralls supply coveralls on an exchange basis, or an exchange service for coveralls on a weekly basis at no cost to the Employees employees within thirty (30) calendar days of start of employment.; or (b) A a cash payment of one hundred dollars ($100.00) 85.00 on June 1, October 1, and February 1. It is the onus of the Employee employee to purchase appropriate wearing apparel and maintain the apparel equivalent to the maintenance that is supplied by the exchange service. Gloves are to be supplied by the Employer as required on an exchange basis. The Employer will provide acceptable hearing protection, safety glasses, hard hat and respiratory protection. Winter coats shall be provided to Employees who are required to work outside. Section 5 When practical, spray painting shall be conducted at the best place, time and location that causes the least hazard to the Employeesemployees. Section 6 When Employees employees are called back to work after completion of their regular shift, they shall receive a minimum of two (2) hours show-up time to be calculated at two (2) times double the Employeeemployee's regular rate of pay. Section 7 The Employer, where practical, shall provide plug-ins for all regular Employeesemployees. Where not practical to provide plug-ins, a boosting service will be supplied. Section 8 Employees shall be allowed a paid five (5) minute personal clean-up time prior to the end of their shift. Section 9 The Employer shall provide all Employees with the rules, regulations, rules and safety informationequipment information to all employees. Section 10 Employees must comply with all PPE requirements. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary actionThe Employer will provide acceptable ear protection.

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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement

SAFETY AND WORKING CONDITIONS. Section 1 A change The Employer agrees to continue to make every reasonable effort to provide safe and healthy conditions of work for Employees and to continue its practice of providing necessary safety equipment. The Union agrees to assist the Employer in maintaining proper observation of all Occupation Health and Safety (OH&S) Board rules, laws and regulations, and the Employer’s safety manual. Employees are responsible for working safely, fully observing safety standards and rules, and the directions of the Employer in this respect. Section 2 If an Employee meets with a safety incident, injury, near miss, or property damage during working hours they shall immediately report the incident to their ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Supervisor or First Aid person and follow their instructions. Should an attending Physician deem it not safe for them to continue their work, they shall be paid their regular pay for that full shift, provided that the attending Physician’s report is given to the Employer. Section 3 At all times, the Employer must first be advised before the Employee reports to a Physician, of all work-related injuries and/or suspected work-related injuries by reporting to the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Supervisor, or First Aid person prior to completion of the shift. Failure to comply may result in disciplinary action. Section 4 The Employer may request an Employee to provide a Physician’s report on their illness if the Employee has missed three (3) or more consecutive working days. If a medical report is requested by the Employer, the Employer shall pay the charge imposed by the Physician for said report. Section 5 The Employer agrees to supply Employees with hand protection but reserves the right to refuse free issue to any Employee who may from time to time be deemed to be abusing the privilege. The Employer will provide replacement coveralls to Employees involved in specialty work outside their normal working duties, i.e. cleaning out crude tankers. Section 6 Employees shall be allowed a fifteen (15) minute rest period or coffee break during each four (4) or four and one half (4 ½) hour work period, i.e. morning, afternoon, evening or night. Section 7 The Employee must accept reasonable responsibility for the tools and equipment furnished by the Employer and must report the loss of any of these tools and equipment immediately to their Supervisor. Any Employee found deliberately misusing Employer tools and equipment may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including dismissal. Responsibility for normal wear and tear of tools and equipment supplied by the Employer is accepted by the Employer upon return of broken or worn tools or equipment. The Employer shall provide adequate protection and storage for all tools and equipment taken out on any job or work. Section 8 The Employer will train and enforce confined and restricted space requirements, where applicable, involving vessels and tanks as per Occupational Health and Safety regulations. Section 9 The Employer shall provide tool insurance up to two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for Employees providing their own tools with the exception of machinists and mechanics whose insurance will be ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), for theft and fire. To be eligible, Employees must have a tool list on file and have the tool list signed by their Supervisor. Section 10 Change room, lunchroom, washroom, washroom and locker facilities shall be provided by the Employer and kept in a sanitary condition. The Shop Committee and Employees agree to cooperate in keeping these facilities sanitary; otherwise sanitary otherwise, at the discretion of management, a written warning the facility may be issued to those Employees not complyingforfeited. The Employer is responsible for Personal effects of each Employee shall be covered by fire insurance in the destruction by fire, on the Employer’s premises, amount of personal effects owned by the Employee to a maximum of two three hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00350.00). Locker facilities will be provided with reasonably secure doors. Section 2 The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall sign a safe slip before any Employee proceeds to work on any vessel or tank that has contained explosive or hazardous material. Section 3 If any 11 After an Employee has an accident during been with the Employer for a period of thirty (30) days, Employees working hours on June 15 and a physician deems it not safe to continue the shift, the Employee December 15 of each year shall be paid at a coverall/boot allowance of three hundred dollars ($300.00) on the regular rate first payday following each of pay for these dates. On abnormally dirty and/or corrosive work, in which the full shift. Employees governed by this contract shall adhere to all Employer safety policies and procedures. Section 4 The Employee’s clothes may be permanently damaged; the Employer shall provide: supply or replace the necessary protective clothing (acoveralls, gloves, boots, particularly on, but not limited to, all corrosive work) Coveralls on an exchange basis, or an exchange service for coveralls on a weekly basis at no cost to the Employee for all Employees within thirty (30) calendar days of start of employment. (b) A cash payment of one hundred dollars ($100.00) on June 1, October 1, and February 1. It is the onus of the Employee to purchase appropriate wearing apparel and maintain the apparel equivalent to the maintenance that is supplied covered by the exchange service. Gloves are to be supplied by the Employer as required on an exchange basis. The Employer will provide acceptable hearing protection, safety glasses, hard hat and respiratory protection. Winter coats shall be provided to Employees who are required to work outsidethis Collective Agreement. Section 5 When practical, spray painting shall 12 The Employer commits to performing scheduled air-quality testing of the work environment as per Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Regulations. All test results will be conducted at the time recorded and location that causes the least hazard shared with affected workers in order to the Employeeswork on reasonable controls to help protect workers. Section 6 When Employees are called back 13 The Employer agrees to work after completion of their regular shiftmaintain automobile electrical plug-in facilities for Employees’ vehicles. The allocation will be handled on a first come, they shall receive a minimum of two (2) hours show-up time to be calculated at two (2) times the Employee's regular rate of payfirst served basis, in keeping with current practice. Section 7 The Employer, where practical, shall provide plug-ins for all regular Employees. Section 8 14 Employees shall be allowed permitted a paid five (5) minute personal clean-clean up time prior to the end of their shift. Section 9 The Employer shall provide all Employees with the rules, regulations, and safety information. Section 10 Employees must comply with all PPE requirements. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement