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Has anyone developed a definition for "reasonable time off"? or know where I can find information on the topic?
Also, what ratio of safety reps to employees / premises?
If you have a response to this can you please identified what industry you in or at least what level of risk the industry is in. Also, the size of your organisation.
Cheers
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Reasonable time off" for what? TU safety rep activities?
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Used to work in a unionised factory of 600 employees - Union appointed safety reps were given an hour off their normal job to perform a safety inspection of their area once a month.
Hour was to do the inspection and enter into/onto system.
Hope this is what you mean.
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Sorry,
Yes to carry out their activities.
1 hour a month - we are currently allowing 1 day every 3 months....the first half of day is for H&S Committe and the second half for inspections / investigations.
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Gibbo, it really depends on the business concerned, the rank of the union rep and their area (geographical)
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gibbo wrote:Sorry,
Yes to carry out their activities.
1 hour a month - we are currently allowing 1 day every 3 months....the first half of day is for H&S Committe and the second half for inspections / investigations. Horses for courses I suppose - You don't say how big your company is - doesn't seem too far off on the face of it though - they have a right (or function) to inspect quarterly and attend safety committee so your about on the money
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Also depends on whether you get value from them as a safety resource. No value = minimum "time off" whereas a good TU safety rep may be worth more to the organisation doing safety stuff than their everyday job!
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