Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)

Notices

National Bargaining Council for the Chemical Industry

Glass Sector

2023/2025 Collective Agreement

Chapter 11 - Path to Zero Harm, Just Transition and Strikes

27. Path to Zero Harm

Purchase

27.1

Parties commit themselves to an Occupational Health and Safety Program to achieve zero harm that inter alia includes an investigation in the possible link between the achievement of production targets and bonuses and its impact on safety. and employees' unsafe behaviour in the workplace; and the creation of a culture whereby workers can withdraw from an unsafe work area.

27.2	Plant level Labour Representatives to work with and support management, safety committees and safety representatives to identify circumstances and elements in the workplace that will deem it to be considered unsafe for work.

27.3	Trade union representatives may stand for elections to be part of safety committees and that safety be a standard item in the Labour and Management meetings.

27.4	Commitment to the culture of safety and the principle: If it cannot be safely done, don’t do it.

27.5

GIEA member companies undertake to notify the Health and Safety Department of the relevant Union/s on serious injuries and fatalities in the workplace. The Unions may participate in the ensuing investigations. Statutory and business practices, including timelines, compliance and urgency will prevail. The unavailability of a Union representative to participate in the investigations should not result in undue delays in the investigations of the incidents and submission of the relevant reports. Timelines on the duty of the employers to investigate incidents and provide a report within stipulated time frames should be adhered to.