Isolated Single Person Assignments. This confirms that it is the joint intent and expectation of the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC), and the Michigan Corrections Organization (MCO), and the Office of the State Employer (OSE) that the safety of Security Unit employees will be given maximum attention and consideration as such employees are placed in assignments. Within the legislative appropriations available to MDOC, all reasonable efforts will continue to be undertaken to assure that Security Unit employees are not placed in assignments which appear to pose a higher-than-normal risk of inmate physical assault on the employee unless, through the exercise of his/her own due diligence and care, the Security Unit member would be within the general view and/or voice-range of another MDOC employee at virtually all times. The standard for determining whether or not an assignment would pose a higher-than-normal risk of physical assault by an inmate may be developed and adopted by MCO and MDOC jointly, but in the absence of such mutually accepted standard, shall be whether past and/or present events and circumstances (such as previous physical assaults by inmates), and reasonable and informed inferences drawn there from, would suggest the Unit member would be vulnerable to inmate assaults. The MDOC and MCO will continue to work jointly and cooperatively to identify situations where Security Unit members are working in isolated single-employee assignments. Moreover, the MDOC and MCO will discuss (and attempt to reach agreement on) as many principles as possible concerning the criteria to be considered by the MDOC in determining when the Security Unit member, while working in general view and/or voice-range of another employee, should be furnished with other personal safety devices and measures. In the Department of Community Health, the parties will discuss (and attempt to reach agreement on) the safety aspects of employees working in isolated single-employee assignments. The MDOC will continue to affirmatively seek legislative appropriations, through the established executive and legislative branch procedures, sufficient to fund staffing in current and additional MDOC positions which will minimize the occasions when Security Unit members are placed in higher than usual risk single-employee assignments.
Isolated Single Person Assignments. This confirms that it is the joint intent and expectation of the Michigan Departments of Corrections (MDOC) and Health and Human Services (MDHHS), the Michigan Corrections Organization (MCO), and the Office of the State Employer (OSE) that the safety of Security Unit employees will be given maximum attention and consideration as such employees are placed in assignments. Within the legislative appropriations available to MDOC/MDHHS, all reasonable efforts will continue to be undertaken to assure that Security Unit employees are not placed in assignments which appear to pose a higher-than-normal risk of inmate/patient physical assault on the employee unless, through the exercise of his/her own due diligence and care, the Security Unit member would be within the general view and/or voice-range of another employee at virtually all times. The standard for determining whether or not an assignment would pose a higher-than-normal risk of physical assault by an inmate/patient may be developed and adopted by MCO and MDOC/MDHHS jointly, but in the absence of such mutually accepted standard, shall be whether past and/or present events and circumstances (such as previous physical assaults), and
