Health, Safety and Environment - International Labour Organization

Manual 3:HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTFOR WORKER HS&E REPRESENTATIVESHere is an example of a typical disputes procedure:Stage 1: member raises problem with supervisor if no agreement within 24 hoursStage 2: worker HS&E representative discusses problems with supervisor if no agreement within two working daysStage 3: worker HS&E representative meets departmental manager if no agreement within four working daysStage 4: worker HS&E representative and senior rep meet senior managersif no agreement, procedure deemed to be exhausted and action mayfollowCollectiveBargainingAgreementson HS&EIntroductionLegal standards on HS&E may be non-existent or very weak in your country.Similarly the standards that do exist may be rarely enforced. We cancampaign for improved health and safety laws and ratification of ILOConvention No. 184, but we still need good union organisation andagreements at the workplace.In some countries, HS&E is given very little prominence in collectivebargaining agreements. Where it does feature in CBA’s, emphasis has beenplaced upon personal protective equipment and compensation. But amuch wider and detailed Collective Bargaining Agreement can help us toachieve a lot in the workplace.Activity – Collective Bargaining AgreementsAIMSTo help us to: decide what should be in a CBA select priorities for a CBATASKIn your small group: quickly share ideas about all the things that you feel ought to be included in acollective bargaining agreement on HS&E select one priority from your list and provide an overview of the content of thataspect of the agreementPass the contents to the group next to you for their comments, while you commenton their work. Make any necessary amendments.Elect a spokesperson to report back on the key contents115 Health, Safety and EnvironmentA Series of Trade Union EducationManuals for Agricultural Workers