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CUPE PEI Occupational Health and Safety Committee: (May 2011-May 2013)
Division Liaison: Jason Woodbury, Local 3324, CUPE PEI jason.woodbury@eastlink.ca
Chair: Vacant
Health Sector: Marie Cassiste, Local 805 (628-1253) allancassiste@eastlink.ca
Education Sector: Mary Louise Richard, Local 1775 finallyhere1959@hotmail.com
Municipal Sector: Paul Clow, Local 501 pclow@pei.sympatico.ca
University Sector: Melissa Bruce, Local 1870, CUPE PEI Trustee mjbruce73@gmail.com
Island EMS/Atlantic Baptist Nursing Home & Group Homes: Jed Burt, Local 3324 jedburt@pei.sympatico.ca
Betty Pryor, Local 830 (368-2419) (National Occupational Health & Safety Committee Rep.)
NATIONAL & PROVINCIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT PEI Convention – May 19 & 20, 2011
Free Occupational Health and Safety Workshops - Spring 2011 Schedule (Dates are subject to change)
Mandate:
The CUPE PEI Health and Safety Committee have a mandate to promote health and safety by ad vocating for the prevention of hazards within the work place
Terms of Reference:
The Committee will work in accordance with the PEI Division Constitution.
Committee Objectives:
- To ensure accessibility and inclusions on occupational health and safety matters.
- To recommend health and safety activities, tools and campaigns to CUPE PEI Division.
- To recommend and promote health and safety training to members of CUPE PEI and suggest
training programs to the CUPE PEI’s Provincial Union Development Committee.
- To participate and coordinate health and safety campaigns within the Province.
- To promote and raise awareness of the Day of Mourning, April 28th.
- To assist with the development and promotion of health and safety committees within collective agreements of CUPE Locals in PEI.
Specific roles and Obligations:
The CUPE PEI Health and Safety Committee shall:
- Promote health and safety issues at CUPE PEI’s annual conventions by submitting an annual report, submitting related resolutions, providing materials and handouts on information tables, etc.
- Meet a minimum of two times per year and report back to Division after each meeting.
- Support local, provincial and national health and safety campaigns.
- Encourage locals to send members to Health and Safety workshops.
- Act as a resource to Union Locals and partner organizations.
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