Common use of Emergency Response Clause in Contracts

Emergency Response. 1. The Company shall include the MEC President or designee and the MEC Air Safety Chairperson on the Company's Aviation Disaster Response Plan call list and shall provide the Union with a copy of the Company's Aviation Disaster Response Plan. The Union shall maintain the confidentiality of the Plan and shall not release information from the Plan without the prior written consent of the Company or as ordered by a court or administrative agency with jurisdiction to require production of the Plan or information contained in the Plan. 2. The Company shall notify the MEC President or designee as soon as possible of an incident or accident as defined by the NTSB involving Company aircraft where Flight Attendants are on board. 3. The Company shall notify the MEC President or designee as soon as possible after it is made aware that a Flight Attendant has sustained a serious injury during the performance of her/his duties or on an overnight, or has been a victim of a crew member assault. 4. A Flight Attendant who reports that she/he is unfit to perform her/his duties due to having been involved in (a) an aircraft accident as defined by the NTSB, or (b) a serious incident onboard an aircraft operated by the Company shall, upon request, be released from the remainder of her/his current flight sequence, up to a maximum of three (3) days, with no loss of MPG. Depending upon the circumstances of the request to be relieved from duty, the Company may elect to return the Flight Attendant to her/his Base or provide accommodations in a Company provided hotel until the Flight Attendant is able to return to flight duty or engage in normal Deadhead travel to her/his Base. As used above, a “serious incident onboard an aircraft operated by the Company” is one involving any of the following: a. Serious injury to the Flight Attendant which prevents her/him from performing her/his normal flight duties: b. Actual passenger evacuation involving the use of safety equipment; c. In-flight fire onboard resulting in injury to the Flight Attendant; d. Physical violence directed toward the Flight Attendant which involved injury to the Flight Attendant, and involved the assistance of local or federal or law enforcement officers; e. Recognized rapid decompression resulting in the drop of oxygen masks in the cabin: f. Severe turbulence resulting in injury to the Flight Attendant. 5. If requested by a Flight Attendant who has been incapacitated in either an Aircraft Accident as defined by the NTSB or a serious incident as defined in subsection 4, above, the Company shall promptly notify the emergency contact designated by the Flight Attendant injured in the incident or accident. If appropriate, the Flight Attendant will be positioned to her/his Base as soon as possible following debrief of the situation. If a Flight Attendant covered by this subsection is seriously injured requiring hospitalization in excess of seventy-two hours (72:00) at a location outside of the United States, upon request, the Company will arrange personnel to minister to the non-medical needs of the injured Flight Attendant or at its discretion may offer transportation to a family member of the Flight Attendant to render such assistance.

Emergency Response. 1. The Company shall include a. In the MEC President or designee and the MEC Air Safety Chairperson on the Company's Aviation Disaster Response Plan call list and shall provide the Union with a copy event of the Company's Aviation Disaster Response Plan. The Union shall maintain the confidentiality of the Plan and shall not release information from the Plan without the prior written consent of the Company or as ordered by a court or administrative agency with jurisdiction to require production of the Plan or information contained in the Plan. 2. The Company shall notify the MEC President or designee as soon as possible of an incident or accident as defined by the NTSB involving Company aircraft where Flight Attendants are on board. 3. The Company shall notify the MEC President or designee as soon as possible after it is made aware that a Flight Attendant has sustained a serious injury during the performance of her/his duties or on an overnight, or has been a victim of a crew member assault. 4. A Flight Attendant who reports that she/he is unfit to perform her/his duties due to having been involved in (a) an aircraft accident (as defined by the NTSB) involving a Flight Attendant(s) aboard Company aircraft, the Company will notify the Union representative as soon as reasonably practicable, following Company notification of such event and Company communication with the relevant Company Operations Personnel and government agencies. b. The Company will promptly notify the designated emergency contact of a Flight Attendant who has been injured in an accident (as defined by the NTSB) while on duty if she/he is unconscious or (b) otherwise not physically able to make such notification. c. In the event a Flight Attendant suffers a serious incident onboard an aircraft operated injury while working on board a Company aircraft, and the serious injury prevents the Flight Attendant from performing their required duties, the Company shall pay the bi-weekly guarantee for the affected Flight Attendant(s) for a period of up to 12 months immediately following such injury. Such payment by the Company shallshall be less any payments from workers’ compensation, upon requestother insurance payouts (i.e., be released long term disability, short term disability, etc.), or other benefits to which the Flight Attendant is eligible. The Flight Attendant shall take necessary steps to avail themselves of any available worker’s compensation coverage, LTD, STD or other benefits. In addition, the Company shall pay the Flight Attendant’s share of health insurance premiums for up to 12 months consistent with the above payments if the Flight Attendant(s) are unable to perform their duties due to such serious injury, with the Flight Attendant’s share of the premium being deducted from their pay per normal Company policy. Serious injury is intended to follow the NTSB definition, and means any injury which prevents the Flight Attendant from being able to perform their duties, and: (1) Requires hospitalization for more than 48 hours, commencing within 7 days from the remainder date of her/his current flight sequencethe injury was received; (2) results in a fracture of any bone (except simple fractures of fingers, up to a maximum of three toes, or nose); (3) dayscauses severe hemorrhages, with no loss of MPG. Depending upon the circumstances nerve, muscle, or tendon damage; (4) involves any internal organ; or (5) involves second- or third-degree xxxxx, or any xxxxx affecting more than 5 percent of the request to body surface. Any claimed injury under this provision shall be relieved from duty, verified by the Flight Attendant’s treating physician. The Company may elect to return also have the Flight Attendant evaluated by an independent physician to her/his Base or provide accommodations in verify any claimed injury, and for a Company provided hotel until determination of whether and when the Flight Attendant is able to return to flight duty or engage in normal Deadhead travel to her/his Base. As used above, resume the performance of their duties. d. If the Company schedules a “serious incident onboard an aircraft operated by the Company” is one involving any of the following: a. Serious injury to the meeting with a Flight Attendant which prevents her/him from performing her/his normal flight duties: b. Actual passenger evacuation involving the use as part of safety equipment; c. In-flight fire onboard resulting in injury a non- disciplinary investigation (as it relates to the Flight Attendant; d. Physical violence directed toward the Flight Attendant which involved injury to the Flight Attendant, and involved the assistance ) of local or federal or law enforcement officers; e. Recognized rapid decompression resulting in the drop of oxygen masks in the cabin: f. Severe turbulence resulting in injury to the Flight Attendant. 5. If requested by a Flight Attendant who has been incapacitated in either an Aircraft Accident aircraft accident (as defined by the NTSB or a serious incident as defined in subsection 4, aboveNTSB), the Company shall promptly notify the emergency contact designated by release the Flight Attendant injured in from the incident or accident. If appropriateschedule, the Flight Attendant will be positioned to her/his Base as soon as possible following debrief without any loss of pay, for purposes of the situation. If a Flight Attendant covered by this subsection is seriously injured requiring hospitalization in excess of seventy-two hours (72:00) at a location outside of the United States, upon request, the Company will arrange personnel to minister to the non-medical needs of the injured Flight Attendant or at its discretion may offer transportation to a family member of the Flight Attendant to render such assistancemeeting.