Hazard Prevention Sample Clauses

Hazard Prevention. The parties recognize that despite prevention efforts of management, and observation and safety awareness by management, the employee, and the Union, all potential job site hazards are not readily identifiable. To help prevent accidents, illness, or injury resulting from hazards which are identifiable, employees are encouraged to practice safety procedures to the utmost. Additionally, supervisors will regard safety consideration as one of their highest priorities, and to this end the parties agree. (1) The agency will comply with any standards issued by OSHA for work sites encountered by employees. (2) FGIS will conduct safety inspections on an ongoing and continuing basis to monitor the work site for hazards as provided in Section 5. (3) When FGIS is made aware of the existence of a possible work site hazard, it will determine the manner by which to investigate the information. (a) If the presence or absence of the hazard cannot be determined by observation alone, FGIS will not permit an employee to be at the location of the hazard unless the safety of the location has been established by an individual qualified to make these determinations by applying appropriate professional methods to determine the safety. (b) In evaluating a hazard or in instances where there is conflicting information about a hazard, the supervisor will consider information from any source and will make an inspection at his or her discretion. (4) Regardless of the outcome of an evaluation by FGIS, the employee’s rights under Section 5 will be respected.

Hazard Prevention. Installation and maintenance required for hazard prevention, including fabrication, removal, installation, and repair of safety railings, machine guards, hand rails, guard rails, ladders, frames, and fences; installation of nonslud surfaces and anchoring floor mats; and grounding of structures and equipment.