Union Health and Safety Representatives Sample Clauses

The Union Health and Safety Representatives clause establishes the right of union-appointed representatives to participate in workplace health and safety matters. Typically, this clause outlines the process for selecting representatives, their access to relevant information, and their authority to inspect workplaces or consult with management about safety concerns. Its core function is to ensure that employees have a formal voice in maintaining safe working conditions, thereby promoting a safer work environment and helping to prevent workplace accidents or hazards.
Union Health and Safety Representatives. One (1) member (and one (1) alternate) of the Bargaining Unit shall be members of the University Central Safety Committee and will be certified. Meetings, inspections, and University sponsored or approved safety seminars are held during working hours, the employee shall suffer no loss of pay or benefits. The Union shall notify the Employee Relations Manager of the name of its appointee and the alternate.
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Union Health and Safety Representatives. 11.1 Headteachers and Service Managers should grant Union health and safety representatives reasonable time off with pay, subject to section 7 above, to undertake the following key functions: • Representing members in consultation. • Representation at Health and Safety Committee meetings. • Investigating potential hazards, causes of accidents and complaints from employees regarding health and safety at work. • In cooperation with management and workplace union representatives undertaking specific health and safety inspections as necessary. • Undergoing relevant training to their union role. 11.2 Reasonable time off for training will also be permitted as outlined in 9 above. 11.3 In order to minimise disruption for pupils and the school/workplace and facilitate efficient use of representative time, the recognised unions agree to endeavour to nominate one representative from amongst all school/workplace representatives on a site-by-site basis to represent health and safety issues for all represented employees at that workplace, regardless of union affiliation.
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Union Health and Safety Representatives. One (1) member (and one (1) alternate) of the Bargaining Unit shall be members of the Joint Health and Safety Committee and if meetings, inspections, and University sponsored or approved safety seminars are held during working hours, the employee shall suffer no loss of pay or benefits. The Union shall notify the Employee Relations Manager of the name of its appointee and the alternate. When inspections, meetings, or seminars are held outside normal working hours, the bargaining unit member shall be paid the overtime rate of two (2) times their regular straight time hourly rate of pay.
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Related to Union Health and Safety Representatives

  • Health and Safety Representatives The Employer and its Employees will comply with Part 7 of the OHS Act – Representation of Employees in relation to the establishment of designated work groups and the election of Health and Safety Representatives.

  • Health and Safety Representative Meetings 13.1 A health and safety representative will be allowed reasonable paid time during working hours to attend occupational health and safety matters, including meetings affecting employees they represent, providing that the Representative informs their manager.

  • Accident Prevention Health and Safety Committee (a) The Company and the Union agree that they mutually desire to maintain standards of safety and health in the Company in order to prevent accidents, injury and illness. (b) Recognizing its responsibilities under the applicable legislation, the Company agrees to accept as a member of its Accident Prevention Health and Safety Committee at least one representative selected or appointed by the Union from amongst bargaining unit employees. (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 Company agrees to cooperate reasonably in providing necessary information to enable the Committee to fulfil its functions. (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 one calendar year from the date of appointment which may be renewed for further periods of one year. Time off for such representative(s) to attend meetings of the Accident Prevention Health and Safety Committee in accordance with the foregoing shall be granted and time so spent attending such meetings shall be deemed to be work time for which the representative(s) shall be paid by the Company at his regular or premium rate as may be applicable. (g) The Union agrees to endeavour to obtain the full cooperation of its membership in the observation of all safety rules and practices. (h) Pregnant employees may request to be transferred from their current duties if, in the professional opinion of the employee's physician, the pregnancy may be at risk. If such a transfer is not feasible, the pregnant employee, if she so requests, will be granted an unpaid leave of absence before commencement of the maternity leave referred to in Article 15.04. (i) Where the Company identifies high-risk areas where employees are exposed to Hepatitis B, the Company will provide, at no cost to the employees, a Hepatitis B vaccine. (j) The Company will recognize April 28 as the annual day of remembrance for workers killed, injured or have contracted a work related disease on the job. Subject to the requirements of patient care, the Company agrees to stop work and provide a minute of silence for all employees at 11:00 A.M. April 28, in memory of workers killed or injured on the job. The Company will announce on its public address system at 11:00 a.m., April 28 that all employees will be observing a minute of silence in memory of workers killed or injured in the job.

  • D5 Health and Safety The Contractor shall promptly notify the Authority of any health and safety hazards which may arise in connection with the performance of its obligations under the Contract. The Authority shall promptly notify the Contractor of any health and safety hazards which may exist or arise at the Authority’s Premises and which may affect the Contractor in the performance of its obligations under the Contract.

  • Work Health and Safety (a) The employer and employee acknowledge their responsibilities under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012. (b) Where there is a Work Health and Safety Representative they must be elected and will carry out the tasks associated with the role of Work Health and Safety Representative set out within the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.