Report of Unsafe and Unhealthful Conditions Sample Clauses

Report of Unsafe and Unhealthful Conditions. The Employer shall make available forms to be used by employees in reporting unsafe and unhealthful health unit conditions. If an employee believes he/she is being required to work under unsafe conditions, the employee may: (a) notify such employee’s immediate supervisor who will promptly investigate the condition and take corrective action, if necessary; (b) file a grievance at Step 1 of the grievance procedure within fourteen (14) days of notifying such employee’s supervisor if no corrective action has been initiated within 24 hours after the date of notification to the supervisor.

Report of Unsafe and Unhealthful Conditions. Any employee or representative of employees, who believes that an unsafe or unhealthful working condition exists in any workplace where such employee is employed, shall have the right and is encouraged to make a report of the unsafe or unhealthful working condition to an appropriate management official and request an inspection of such workplace for this purpose. An employee may suspend work activities if he/she has a reasonable belief that continuing this work poses a risk of imminent death or serious injury, and where there is insufficient time for corrective action or redress through normal abatement procedures (Situations may include, but are not limited to temperature, relative humidity, wind, precipitation, and air quality). The employee will then promptly contact the supervisor as appropriate. The supervisor or his/her designee, shall inspect the work area or hazard and ensure that the work is safe (or may be safely handled) before requiring the employee to carry out the work assignment. The employee will promptly contact the supervisor or other management official as appropriate. Executive Order (E.O.) 12196 requires that agency inspections be conducted within 24 hours of employee reports of imminent danger conditions, within three (3) working days of potentially serious conditions, and within 20 working days for other than serious safety and health conditions. However, an inspection may not be necessary if, through normal management action and with prompt notification to employee’s, employees’ representatives and safety and health committees, the hazardous condition(s) can be abated immediately. An agency’s inspection or investigation report, in any, shall be made available to the employee and employees’ representatives making the report within 15 days after completion of the inspection for safety, or within 30 days for health violations. Any report of unsafe or unhealthful working condition above, whether written or verbal is not a grievance. Although employee’s and the Union retain the right to formally grieve any safety issue that may arise per Article 38.