Common use of Equipment Reports Clause in Contracts

Equipment Reports. Employees shall immediately, or at the end of their shift, report all defects of equipment. Such reports shall be made on a suitable form furnished by the Company. The report shall be made available for inspection by the next driver operating the unit. The employees making the report shall be provided a copy if requested at the time the report is made. The Company shall not ask or require any employee to take out equipment that has been reported on a Vehicle Condition Report as being in an unsafe operating condition by an employee who has operated the vehicle until the same has been repaired or is approved for use in accordance with the Vehicle Report Procedure. When the occasion arises where an employee gives a written report on forms in use by the Company of a vehicle being in an unsafe working or operating condition and receives no consideration from the Company, he/she shall take the matter up with an officer of the Local Union who will take the matter up with the Company. However, in no event shall an employee be required to take out on the streets or highways a vehicle that is not in a safe operating con- dition or in violation of any federal rules, regulations, standards, or orders applicable to commercial motor vehicle safety as provided in Section 1 of this Article.

Equipment Reports. Employees shall immediately, or at the end of their shift, report all defects of equipment. Such reports shall be made on a suitable form furnished by the Company. The report shall be made available for inspection by the next driver operating the unit. The employees making the report shall be provided a copy if requested at the time the report is made. The Company shall not ask or require any employee to take out equipment that has been reported on a Vehicle Condition Report as being in an unsafe operating condition by an employee who has operated the vehicle until the same has been repaired or is approved for use in accordance with the Vehicle Report Procedure. When the occasion arises where an employee gives a written report on forms in use by the Company of a vehicle being in an unsafe working or operating condition and receives no consideration from the Company, he/she shall take the matter up with an officer of the Local Union who will take the matter up with the Company. However, in no event shall an employee be required to take out on the streets or highways a vehicle that is not in a safe operating con- dition condition or in violation of any federal rules, regulations, standards, or orders applicable to commercial motor vehicle safety as provided in Section 1 of this Article.