Common use of Safety Disputes Resolution Procedure Clause in Contracts

Safety Disputes Resolution Procedure. In addition to the Companies “Refusal To Work/Safety Issue Resolution” policy, the Parties agree to follow this procedure when dealing with occupational health and safety issues except where the Company already has an agreed procedure between the Parties: 1. When an issue arises the matter should be referred to the Company’s Supervisor/Manager or safety representative. The supervisor shall discuss the matter with the person(s) and or the elected health and safety representative with a view to establishing a safe working procedure to minimise the risk of injury or disease. 2. Where the Supervisor/Manager and the health and safety representative cannot determine a procedure, the Supervisor/Manager may call in a Worksafe Inspector or other appropriate external advisor, who may provide advice on the proposed procedure. 3. Work will continue as normal during these discussions (subject to the following): 4. Where the Supervisor or the health and safety representative consider there is, or is likely to be an immediate risk to the health and safety of any person, then following consultation, the Supervisor/Manager will direct that work in the particular area, or by that particular method, cease. 5. The Supervisor/Manager after ensuring that the work area is made safe will further direct one of the following: • Employees may be relocated to work in alternative safe areas where work is available in their classification. • Employees may be relocated to other job sites where there is safe work for their classification. 6. For the purposes of this clause, immediate risk means that there is a degree of danger, which is likely to cause injury or disease before the risk can be eliminated. 7. Where there is no work available for the particular Employees, they shall remain on site and make themselves readily available for resumption of work without loss of pay. Failure to do so shall negate any claim for payment. 8. The supervisor and the health and safety representative shall confer on the best method of rectifying the problem. 9. Should the matter not be successfully resolved between the Company and Employees, then the Union, if requested by the employee may become involved in the resolution. 10. Where the Parties cannot reach agreement they may call a Worksafe Inspector or other appropriate external advisor to assist the Parties to determine the appropriate method of rectifying the concerns.

Safety Disputes Resolution Procedure. In addition to The Company and the Companies “Refusal To Work/Safety Issue Resolution” policy, the Parties employees agree to follow this procedure when dealing with occupational health and safety issues except where the Company already has an agreed procedure between the Parties:on building and construction sites. 1. (a) When an issue arises the matter should be referred to the Company’s Supervisor/Manager 's safety representative or safety representativesupervisor. The supervisor shall discuss the matter with the person(s) person and or the elected health and safety representative with a view to establishing of agreeing on a safe working procedure to minimise eliminate the risk of injury or disease. 2. (b) Where the Supervisor/Manager supervisor and the health and safety representative representatives cannot determine agree on a procedure, the Supervisor/Manager either party may call in a Worksafe Inspector or other appropriate external advisorWorkCover Inspector, who may provide advice on the proposed procedure. 3. (c) Work will continue as normal during these discussions (subject to the following):). 4. (d) Where the Supervisor supervisor or the health and safety representative consider there is, is or is likely to be an immediate risk to the health and safety of any personperson they may, then following jointly or singularly, after consultation, the Supervisor/Manager will direct that work in the particular area, or by that particular method, ceasecease (immediate risk means that there is a degree of danger which is likely to cause injury or disease before the risk can be eliminated). 5. The Supervisor/Manager after ensuring that (e) Work in the work area is made safe will further direct one of the following: • Employees may affected area(s) shall cease and employees shall be relocated to work in alternative safe areas where work is available in their classification. • . (f) Employees may be relocated to other job jobs sites where there is safe work for their classification. 6. For the purposes of this clause, immediate risk means that there is a degree of danger, which is likely to cause injury or disease before the risk can be eliminated. 7. (g) Where there is no work available for the particular Employeesemployees, they shall remain on site and make themselves readily available for resumption of work without loss of pay. Failure to do so shall negate any claim for payment. 8. (h) The supervisor and the health and safety representative shall confer on the best method of rectifying the problem. 9. Should the matter not be successfully resolved between the Company and Employees, then the Union, if requested by the employee may become involved in the resolution. 10. (i) Where the Parties supervisor and the health and safety representative cannot reach agreement they may call a Worksafe SafeWork Inspector or other appropriate external advisor to assist the Parties Company and the employees to determine the appropriate method of rectifying the concerns. (j) At all times, should any employee cease work without complying with the above and/or leave the site without permission of the supervisor, the employee shall forfeit the right for payment for any period up to the resumption of normal duties.