YUFA
Health &
Safety
Health & Safety Information
- Joint Health & Safety Committee Protocol
- Health & Safety Training at York
- Occupational Health & Safety Act
- Government of Ontario Occupational Health & Safety Website
- Guide to the Occupational Health & Safety Act
- York University Department of Occupational Health & Safety
- Collective Agreement Language
- Bargaining FactSheet (2001) on Health & Safety (PDF)
- Health & Safety Report (2000) Reveals Threats to YUFA Members' Well-being (PDF)
Health and Safety on Campus,
Fall 2007
24 Sep 07 -
This Fall has seen YUFA
members concerned not only about their students at risk in dorm attacks,
but about themselves at risk, with reports of swarmings in parking
garages, dark deserted parking lots, long unlit building corridors after
night teaching, excessive noise and dust from construction, poor or
absent ventilation... more...
All Unions Health & Safety
Committee
28 Sep 06 - In an effort to effectively deal with
health and safety issues of relevance to all members of the York
University community, unions on campus have constituted an All Unions'
Health and Safety Committee... more...
Information Session
Regarding Renovations in Ross and Complex 1
23 Jul 06 – On 7 July, I attended my first meeting as
YUFA’s new Communications Officer. This meeting was primarily about
concerns with hazardous materials,
including asbestos,
dislodged or discovered during renovation of the Ross Building and
Complex 1.
more...
Report on Canadian
Labour Congress Conference: Healthy Workplace, Healthy Environment
- Alliances for Activists
10 Feb 05 - Gene Desfor reports on the CLC conference
which focused on enabling participants to develop an understanding of
the full range of occupational and environmental diseases, the impact on
health of global warming, and preventive action through the Kyoto
Protocol on Climate Change Preventive action in the workplace and
through labour-community alliances.
more...
Notice to Faculty /
Librarians from YUFA caucus, Joint Health & Safety Committee
13 Apr 04 - In response to an email survey of YUFA members'
health and safety concerns, we would like to advise you about...what to do
if you encounter... more...
Classrooms Over Posted
Maximum Capacity are Unsafe
12 Sept 02 - Faculty who are meeting classes in overflowing
rooms should be aware of their rights and responsibilities under our
Collective Agreement and the Ontario Occupational Health & Safety
Act. more...