EMS Program. As indicated, each facility, in addition to meeting all requirements of the NPDES general permit, will be required to have an acceptable EMS in place, as determined by an independent 3rd party audit, before the facility can apply for coverage under the NPDES general permit. For the purposes of this Agreement, the workgroup has developed a series of documents which outline a series of EMS requirements that will pertain to individual facilities. UEP will also be developing additional more detailed guidance that will assist individual facilities develop EMSs consistent with the requirements agreed to by the workgroup. The documents included in this FPA include: A set of EMS Elements that describe a series of procedural and process steps each facility will need to use as it develops its EMS, including communications with the local community. The EMS Elements are modeled after the standard Plan-Do-Check-Act EMS framework, but tailored to meet the needs of the egg producing industry. A copy of the EMS Elements is located in Appendix C. An industry Code of Good Practice which describes a number of overall commitments each facility will make through its EMS. The Code is designed to assure that facilities address a full range of potential environmental impacts (regulated and unregulated) and adopt best management practices (BMPs) designed to achieve superior environmental performance. A copy of this Code is in located in Appendix D. A series of Critical Management Programs that facilities would need to implement as part of their EMS. Critical Management Programs define the broad areas of management that every facility will need to address like odor control and pest control. Properly addressing these areas will also help address other environmental impacts, like air quality, that would not be addressed under NPDES permits. UEP will also develop a list of individual best management programs (BMPs) to help ensure effective ongoing implementation of each critical management program. If a facility was not successfully addressing each critical management program, it would not pass the audit. A list of these critical management programs is located in Appendix E The EMS components listed above have been developed by the workgroup led by UEP. Taken together, they define what an individual egg producing facility will need to do to participate in the XL program. However, they do not provide detailed guidance for facilities on how to develop an EMS, nor do they describe how UE...
EMS Program. 15.1 The Employer and the Union agree to sustain an EMS program for the purpose of delivering incident response capabilities and maintaining employee certifications.
15.2 Minimum certification for employees is Emergency Medical Technician Basic (EMT-B) as defined by WAC. All newly hired personnel shall obtain certifications as required by Washington State and Snohomish County within their probationary period. Failure to maintain minimum certification may, at the Fire Chief or designee’s discretion, be cause for discipline or employee termination. Minimum certification shall not apply to employees who were not a certified EMT-B upon formation of the RFA.
15.3 The Employer shall provide at no cost to the employee, minimum required continuing education and ongoing EMS training either on‐duty or on an overtime basis for all EMT’s and Paramedics. All required books, tuition, fees and materials for EMS minimum required training and certification shall be provided by the Employer.
15.4 Employer employee(s) failing to pass initial paramedic certification after attending the Employer-approved training institution, and if failing to pass all allowable testing sessions, employee (s) may on their personal time, retake the course and examination as allowed by the accredited training institution or testing entity. Re‐entry into a paramedic training program shall be in accordance with Employer paramedic school application procedures.
15.5 Employer/employees may be offered an opportunity to advance their certification by participating in an Employer- approved paramedic training institution. Sponsored Employer/employees shall apply for paramedic school as defined in Article 14.
15.6 Paramedic program exit procedures: A Paramedic wishing to exit the Employer’s EMS paramedic program shall forward a letter to the Fire Chief or his designee requesting to exit the program a minimum of one year prior to desired date. The Fire Chief or designee may waive the one year minimum due to extenuating circumstances.
15.7 Paramedic program re‐entry procedures: a Firefighter/paramedic who has exited the paramedic program may apply to re‐enter the program as defined in Article 14.
