Occupational Health and Safety

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NSTU JOHS Committee Members Guide • English | French

NSTU JOHS Self-Assessment Checklist • English | French

NSTU JOHS Teacher's Right to Refuse Unsafe Work (s.43) • English | French

NSTU Workplace Refusal Tracking Form

NSTU Guidebook/Operational Procedures Excerpt

Operational Procedures Section III – Economic Welfare & Working Conditions

12.   Occupational Health and Safety

Optimal learning and teaching occurs in safe environments; therefore, the NSTU believes:

1. Health and safety in the workplace is a shared responsibility.

2. Employers are responsible for protecting Members and ensuring a safe workplace, free from occupational health and safety hazards.

3. Members are responsible to work safely and to report hazardous conditions to their supervisor.

4. Occupational hazards include, but are not limited to:
   1.    situations which may cause an immediate illness or injury;
   2.    situations where prolonged exposure may cause illness or injury; and,

   3.    environments which may aggravate existing ailments.

5. A Member who becomes ill or is injured due to occupational hazards in the workplace shall receive full support from the employer and the NSTU.

6. The employer, in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and in consultation with the NSTU, shall establish policies and procedures to ensure incidents of workplace injury and illness are mitigated (as much as possible), reported, documented, and dealt with efficiently and effectively.

Reference: Resolution 2000-29, Reaffirmed 2004-81, Amended 2009-14, 2009-88, Reaffirmed January 2015, Amended 2018-51B, 2019-29, Reaffirmed January 2024