Bulletin

V.P. Credit Union – OH&S Committee Volunteers Needed


January 20, 2021

To: MoveUP Members at V.P. Credit Union


The Joint Worksite Occupational Health and Safety Committee at your locations needs your help.  This committee is made up of both union members and management who ensure your office/worksite is a safe and healthy environment in which to work.

In accordance with Workers’ Compensation Act, Division 4, Joint Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) meetings will take place every month to identify and make recommendations that correct unsafe and unhealthy work environments.  You will conduct worksite inspections and participate in any investigations or inquiries of the workplace.

The time you spend on committee business is paid for by the employer.  Every new committee member, with some limited exceptions, is required to receive eight (8) hours of training as soon as possible. In addition, all committee members are entitled to eight (8) hours of education leave each year. All of this training is paid fully by V.P. Credit Union, including your time away from work, the course costs, and all reasonable costs of attending the course.  We recommend that all committee members take their training through the BC Federation of Labour’s Health and Safety Centre.  Please look at their list of courses and calendar here.

If you are interested in joining your Joint Worksite Occupational Health and Safety Committee or would like more information about what is involved in being on this committee, please contact me at cslusarenko@moveuptogether.ca or our OH&S Coordinator, Niki Schnurr at nschnurr@moveuptogether.ca or by phone at 604-299-0378.

All bargaining unit committee members are appointed by our union’s president, David Black, as outlined in our constitution.

In solidarity,

Christy Slusarenko, Vice President Combined Units


File Number: LF:VPCU/ART-OHS
Union Label: CS:sm-USW2009

 

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