Gangway & Accommodation Ladders as per MOSH regulations Please find attached a copy of the double-sided handcard produced by the BCMEA in February 2022. Become familiar with the safety regulations. Should you come across a worksite not adhering to the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Health & Safety
HEALTH & BENEFITS 2021 UPDATE
HIGHLY IMPORTANT READ: 3 Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Local 500. What should you know? Read on…
As of August 17, 2020, three of Local 500’s workforce have been confirmed as having contracted COVID-19. What do you need to know? What do you need to do? Please read the following bulletin issued by ILWU Canada regarding an … Continue reading
Benefit Plan Now Offers COVID-19 Quarantine Benefit for Workers With “A” Benefit Coverage
Your Trustees have been hard at work negotiating a weekly indemnity COVID-19 Quarantine Benefit. This benefit is paid out equivalent to EI benefits and is available to those workers with “A” Coverage (namely Union Members, A Board Casuals and lower … Continue reading
Day of Mourning Observance for Workers Killed or Injured on the Job (April 28) – JOIN US
In Observance of the National Day of Mourning for Workers Killed or Injured on the Job Local 500 invites you to join us, and ……… The WCB, the BC Federation of Labour and our brothers and sisters in the Labour … Continue reading
SAFETY – Treat Every Closed Hatch as a “Confined Space”
SAFETY BULLETIN. TREAT EVERY CLOSED HATCH AS A “CONFINED SPACE” On February 24th, 2018, aboard the Indonesian flagged M/V SUMIEI at the Indonesian Port of Martapura, Baru, five workers DIED after entering a hold of a ship before it was properly … Continue reading
Unsafe Gangway Should have been a “Refusal to Work”
Recently a Grain Ship was reported to the Local for having an unsafe gangway. It was unsafe as it: The following pictures show how unsafe it actually was: Landed on unstable platform No guardrail on portable stairs This should … Continue reading
Viterra Hard Hat Policy
After several meetings between Viterra, the Viterra Site Safety Committee and Local 500’s Safety Committee, the following Hard Hat Policy has been jointly agreed to for both Viterra Terminals (Viterra & Cascadia): Hard Hats will be required on the dock … Continue reading
Possible Chickenpox Exposure at Neptune #3 May 15-18
DID YOU WORK A PHOSROCK SHIP AT NEPTUNE #3 MAY 15-18????? If so, you may have been exposed to CHICKENPOX!! On May 15, 2015, a crew member joined the vessel Ultra Saskatchewan at Neptune # 3. On May 17, the … Continue reading
The Duty to Accommodate
ILWU Local 500 is committed to ensuring that workplaces are equitable and fair. This means that we view human rights in the workplace as an essential element in our mandate to represent our Members. The duty to accommodate is an … Continue reading