Common use of Departmental Employee Safety Committee Clause in Contracts

Departmental Employee Safety Committee. a. There shall be established and maintained a Toledo Fire and Rescue Department Employee Safety Committee whose recommendations with cost/benefit analysis, shall be considered, discussed and answered at any time they are submitted, for improvement of tools, apparatus, equipment, station design, health or safety conditions. b. This committee shall consist of seven (7) members. Four (4) shall be from the bargaining unit and designated by the Union and three (3) shall be designated by the Chief. The Union shall chair the committee. The Safety Committee shall meet monthly unless waived by mutual agreement. c. The safety representative from the Department of Human Resources will work with the Safety Committee to assist and coordinate in the implementation of Safety Committee recommendations when feasible. d. Recommendations made by majority vote of the committee, not implemented, shall be subject to step three of the grievance procedure. e. In addition to current safety policy and the SC-5 form, there will be established a policy and form to initiate immediate action to resolve any issue or condition that a Toledo Fire and Rescue Department member deems to be imminent danger.