Physical Environments Sample Clauses

Physical Environments. A HEaLtH anD SaFEtY 1 . The Board and MCEA agree that it is our common interest to achieve, maintain and, if necessary, restore healthy and safe physical environments in all MCPS schools and facilities so that all staff, students and parents can learn, teach, and support learning and teaching . 2 . To achieve this goal, the following principles are agreed by the parties: a . Conserving energy is every MCPS employee’s responsibility . b . The costs of creating a healthy school are more than offset by life cycle savings in maintenance, operation, building life and reduced workers’ compensation and other liability costs . c . Healthy and safe schools, particularly with regard to indoor air quality, should be achieved by pro- active operating and maintenance practices, not in reaction to complaints . d . Good indoor air quality is essential to teaching and learning . Standards must be appropriate for adults and children . When there is doubt, MCPS should provide a margin of safety for children, whose vulnerability is greater . e . All health and safety complaints should be ad- dressed and resolved expeditiously, at the lowest possible level, and to the extent possible, full disclosure concerning the complaint’s resolution should be provided to the complainant .
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Physical Environments. A heaLTh and saFeTy 1. The Board and MCEA agree that it is our common interest to achieve, maintain and, if necessary, restore healthy and safe physical environments in all MCPS schools and facilities so that all staff, students and parents can learn, teach, and support learning and teaching . 2. To achieve this goal, the following principles are agreed by the parties: a. Conserving energy is every MCPS employee’s responsibility . b. The costs of creating a healthy school are more than offset by life cycle savings in maintenance, operation, building life and reduced workers’ compensation and other liability costs . c. Healthy and safe schools, particularly with regard to indoor air quality, should be achieved by pro- active operating and maintenance practices, not in reaction to complaints . d. Good indoor air quality is essential to teaching and learning . Standards must be appropriate for adults and children . When there is doubt, MCPS should provide a margin of safety for children, whose vulnerability is greater . e. All health and safety complaints should be ad- dressed and resolved expeditiously, at the lowest possible level, and to the extent possible, full disclosure concerning the complaint’s resolution should be provided to the complainant .
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Physical Environments. ▪ Every effort will be made to provide members with a quiet, private work area for planning and other related duties. Article 13: Instructional Materials & Supplies ▪ Unit members cannot be required to spend personal funds for classroom materials/supplies. Article 16:
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Physical Environments. Section A, Health and Safety, subsection 2- 5
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Related to Physical Environments

  • Safe Environment The School shall maintain a safe learning environment at all times. The School shall develop and adhere to a safety plan, which shall be provided to the Commission.

  • Working Environment The Parties agree that a safe and clean working environment is essential in order to carry out work assignments in a satisfactory manner. It will be the Employer's responsibility to ensure that all working areas and Employer-owned vehicles are maintained in a safe and clean condition.

  • Work Environment It is mutually agreed that the prevention of accidents and injuries to state employees will result in greater efficiency of operations of state government. Toward this end, the Employer shall make every reasonable effort to provide and maintain safe and healthy working conditions and the Union shall fully cooperate by encouraging all employees to perform their assigned tasks in a safe manner.

  • Smoke Free Environment The Lessor shall make all parts of the leased premise smoke-free. "

  • Physical and Environmental Security DST shall: (i) restrict entry to DST’s area(s) where Fund Confidential Information is stored, accessed, or processed solely to DST’s personnel or DST authorized third party service providers for such access; and (ii) implement commercially reasonable practices for infrastructure systems, including fire extinguishing, cooling, and power, emergency systems and employee safety.

  • Protection of the Environment If the Contractor encounters circumstances such as weather conditions or site factors where the Contractor knows or should reasonably know that proceeding with the Work may, directly or indirectly, cause Environmental Damage, the Contractor shall:

  • Environment Each of the Obligors: (a) is in compliance with all applicable federal, state, local, foreign and international laws, regulations, conventions and agreements relating to pollution prevention or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, ground water, navigable waters, water of the contiguous zone, ocean waters and international waters), including without limitation, laws, regulations, conventions and agreements relating to: (i) emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous materials, oil, hazard substances, petroleum and petroleum products and by-products (“Materials of Environmental Concern”); or (ii) the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Materials of Environmental Concern (such laws, regulations, conventions and agreements the “Environmental Laws”); (b) has all permits, licences, approvals, rulings, variances, exemptions, clearances, consents or other authorisations required under applicable Environmental Laws (“Environmental Approvals”) and are in compliance with all Environmental Approvals required to operate its business as presently conducted or as reasonably anticipated to be conducted; (c) has not received any notice, claim, action, cause of action, investigation or demand by any other person, alleging potential liability for, or a requirement to incur, investigatory costs, clean-up costs, response and/or remedial costs (whether incurred by a governmental entity or otherwise), natural resources damages, property damages, personal injuries, attorney’s fees and expenses or fines or penalties, in each case arising out of, based on or resulting from: (i) the presence or release or threat of release into the environment of any Material of Environmental Concern at any location, whether or not owned by such person; or (ii) circumstances forming the basis of any violation, or alleged violation, of any Environmental Law or Environmental Approval (“Environmental Claim”); and there are no circumstances that may prevent or interfere with such full compliance in the future. There is no Environmental Claim pending or threatened against any of the Obligors. There are no past or present actions, activities, circumstances, conditions, events or incidents, including, without limitation, the release, emission, discharge or disposal of any Material of Environmental Concern, that could form the basis of any Environmental Claim against any of the Obligors.

  • NON-SEXIST ENVIRONMENT 1. A non-sexist environment is defined as that in which there is no discrimination against females or males by portraying them in gender stereotyped roles or by omitting their contributions. 2. The employer does not condone and will not tolerate any written or verbal expression of sexism. In September of each school year the employer and the local shall jointly notify administrative officers and staff, in writing, of their commitment to a non-sexist environment. 3. The employer and the local shall promote a non-sexist environment through the development, integration, and implementation of non-sexist educational programs, activities, and learning resources for both staff and students.

  • O.S.H.A. and Environmental Compliance (a) Except as could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Borrower has duly complied with, and its facilities, business, assets, property, leaseholds, Real Property and Equipment are in compliance in all material respects with, the provisions of the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Environmental Protection Act, RCRA and all other Environmental Laws; there have been no outstanding citations, notices or orders of non-compliance issued to any Borrower or relating to its business, assets, property, leaseholds or Equipment under any such laws, rules or regulations. (b) Except as could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Borrower has been issued all required federal, state and local licenses, certificates or permits relating to all applicable Environmental Laws. (i) There are no visible signs of material releases, spills, discharges, leaks or disposal (collectively referred to as “Releases”) of Hazardous Substances at, upon, under or within any Real Property including any premises leased by any Borrower; (ii) to the best knowledge of Borrowers, there are no underground storage tanks or polychlorinated biphenyls on the Real Property including any premises leased by any Borrower, (iii) to the best knowledge of Borrowers, the Real Property including any premises leased by any Borrower has never been used as a treatment, storage or disposal facility of Hazardous Waste; and (iv) to the best knowledge of Borrowers, no Hazardous Substances are present on the Real Property including any premises leased by any Borrower, excepting such quantities as are handled in accordance with all applicable manufacturer’s instructions and governmental regulations and in proper storage containers and as are necessary for the operation of the commercial business of any Borrower or of its tenants.

  • Preparation of Environmental Reports At the request of the Administrative Agent from time to time if the Administrative Agent reasonably suspects the presence of any Hazardous Materials on any property of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, provide to the Administrative Agent within sixty (60) days after such request, at the expense of the Borrower, an environmental site assessment report for any Specified Real Estate described in such request, prepared by a nationally recognized environmental consulting firm (or other environmental consulting firm reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent), indicating the presence or absence of Hazardous Materials and the estimated cost of any compliance, removal or remedial action in connection with any Hazardous Materials on such properties; without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Administrative Agent determines at any time that a material risk exists that any such report will not be provided within the time referred to above, the Administrative Agent may retain an environmental consulting firm to prepare such report at the expense of the Borrower, and such Loan Party hereby grants and agrees to cause any Subsidiary that owns any property described in such request to grant at the time of such request to the Administrative Agent, such firm and any agents or representatives thereof an irrevocable non-exclusive license, subject to the rights of tenants, to enter onto their respective properties to undertake such an assessment.

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