Common use of Defective Equipment Clause in Contracts

Defective Equipment. The Employer shall not require employees to take out on the streets or highways any vehicle that is not in safe operating condition or equipped with the safety appliances prescribed by law. It shall not be a violation of this Agreement when employees refuse to operate such equipment unless such refusal is unjustified. The Employer shall not ask or require any employee to take out equipment that has been reported by any other employee as being in an unsafe operating condition, until same has been approved as being safe by a holder of a Maine Motor Vehicle Inspection License who may or may not be a member of the bargaining unit.