WORKING CONDITIONS, SAFETY MEASURES, HEALTH AND

All work shall be performed, and equipment operated, according to accepted safety conditions which must conform to the applicable Provincial or Federal Regulations, Acts and Laws, and to Employer Regulations. Fresh, safe, cool drinking water and sanitary cups shall be furnished to the employees.

Where job and climatic conditions warrant, the Employer shall provide clean and adequately heated lunch and change rooms with benches and tables. Where practical, a separate change area will be provided. The Contractor will advise the Union when conditions do not permit a separate change area. Areas required for eating and changing shall be adequate in size and shall be kept free of tools and equipment. The Employer shall indemnify the employee(s) for loss or damage of personal effects damaged or destroyed by fire at the jobsite in an amount not to exceed $400.00.

The Employer shall supply at no cost to the employee when required by the work they are to perform: safety hats, new sweat bands, new liners, appropriate welding gloves, appropriate working gloves, welding helmets, welding and burning goggles, appropriate welding leathers (i.e. jackets, capes and/or sleeves), non-prescription safety glasses, and leather faced gloves (unless special processes dictate otherwise). The Employer shall provide appropriate wet weather gear (rain suit, rubber boots or overshoes), when working conditions require their use. Such items shall remain the property of the Employer and shall be returned upon completion of the job. Welders' capes shall be kept available for temporary issue to welders engaged on such work requiring additional protection, such as but not limited to arc-air gouging and overhead welding. On abnormally dirty and/or corrosive maintenance, revamp and repair work, in which the employees' clothes may be abnormally or permanently damaged, the Employer shall supply and maintain the necessary protective clothing (including gloves and coveralls where appropriate, particularly on, but not limited to, all corrosive work) at no cost to the employee for all employees covered by this Agreement. On such work, employees shall be allowed 15 minutes for wash-up time prior to the conclusion of their shift. No charge shall be made against the employee for above items which are returned in reasonable condition or which are lost or damaged beyond the employees' control and are reported immediately. Such work shall also include special cases of new construction carried out in existing facilities such that the above abnormal conditions are encountered. Employees shall report for work equipped with safety boots and, if applicable, prescription safety glasses and full-face prescription respirator spectacle kits, which will meet the following standards: a) Safety boots shall be CSA approved, Grade 1 (green triangle), in good condition, and at least 6 inches high from the sole of the boot. b) Prescription safety glasses shall be foam sealed frames compliant with CAN/CSA Z94.3 or ANSI Z87.1 c) Prescription full face spectacle kit approved for use by 3M for 6000 Series Respirators for which the worker has been fit tested (see attached letter).

The Employer shall provide adequate sanitary facilities on the job for the welfare of its employees and protection of public health, and these facilities must be heated when necessary, and provided with toilet tissue and kept clean with adequate facilities for wash-up (hot and cold running water) where practical. Flush toilets will be provided, however, it is recognized by the Parties that there may be situations where it is impossible and/or impractical due to the location of the job. In such cases, the Employer shall discuss the problem of toilets with the Local Business Manager/Secretary-Treasurer, prior to starting the job.

The Employer will provide plug-ins when such has been found to be practicable on the project; otherwise they will assist employees in starting their vehicles if required due to cold weather.

The Union agrees to provide the Employer with qualified employees (including Apprentices) who hold the following core health and safety training, WHMIS, Confined Space Entry, Audiometric Testing (effective May 1, 2017), Fall Arrest/Fall Protection and Quantitative Respirator Fit tested. Where required by the customer/client potential employees shall have current CSTS certification or equivalent and H2S Alive. The contractor’s ability to download Job Ready Dispatch (JRD) certifications of dispatched members is critical to their Health and Safety due diligence to comply with the Province’s Occupational Health & Safety Regulations. Most importantly, this serves to ensure the members are properly trained in these disciplines and are not putting themselves or others in harms way. The Union will maintain record keeping for JRD certifications which will be made available to contractors online 24/7 with download ability. The IBB and Lodge 203, as a collective will have a national, lodge or third party online contractor accessible JRD database with the capability to upload and download JRD certifications in place by December 31, 2022. The Union agrees to provide the Employer with qualified employees (including Apprentices) when requested, to perform personwatch duties when required and when such personwatch is within the Employer's control. For employees who are required to complete Employer and/or Owner online orientation and/or applicable on-boarding, the Employer shall determine a reasonable amount of time to complete the online orientation and/or applicable on-boarding and the Employee shall be paid for completing the online course(s) equal to that time determined. Local 203 Audiometric Testing - Implementation Plan As part of an overall comprehensive noise management program, Local 203 promotes audiometric testing to assist in determining the effectiveness of employer hearing conservation programs. With an emphasis on education and prevention of noise induced hearing loss the Boilermaker Audiometric Testing program provides an industry wide approach to address the overall health of the membership. In 2018 and 2019 Local 203 realized a significant increase of audiometric tested members. The impact of the pandemic resulted in the program and its use being interrupted. To rejuvenate the use of the program, Local 203 will implement the following strategy. • Lodge 203 will communicate to all members the details and benefits of our audiometric testing program. • Such communications will include contact details for Connect Hearing testing locations and the expressed requirements to complete Audiometric testing as per Article 7.06. • All apprentices (including pre-apprentices) will undergo audiometric testing on an annual basis. • Lodge 203 will arrange for mobile testing units to attend and administer testing at functions such as: o Union meetings o CWB testing days o Social events o Golf tournaments o Fishing derbies o And other functions that may provide and promote greater testing throughout the membership. • Metrics will be regularly monitored and promotion strategies adjust to consistently increased the number of members being tested and documented.

The Parties further agree that the Employer shall be responsible to re-certify all expired safety certificates or safety certificates needing renewal due to course content changes, for any employee who has been in their employ for more than sixty (60) calendar days.

The Parties agree to adopt the July 1, 2018, Version 6.0 Canadian Model for Providing a Safe Workplace – Alcohol and Drug Guidelines and Work Rule. Adoption of Version 6.0 of the Canadian Model does not represent agreement by the parties to any portions of the Canadian Model that may violate any rights an employee may have under the Human Rights Act and/or the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.