Common use of RIGHT TO SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS Clause in Contracts

RIGHT TO SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS. The Employer agrees to comply with all federal, state, and local laws to provide working conditions that are safe. The Employer may, in its discretion, establish safety and health rules. Home Care workers shall not be required to climb ladders for a client, and should consult with their supervisor if asked to perform a task that could be considered unsafe. Consistent with applicable laws, employees shall be notified immediately when the Employer knows that such employees may come into contact with clients who have a contagious infection or an active communicable disease that poses a potential risk to the employees. Appropriate training about precautionary measure shall be provided in a timely manner. No employee shall be required to work in any situation that would threaten or endanger their health or safety. Such situation include: bodily harm to the employee, threatening animals, fire hazards, threatening people in or around the client’s residence, abusive behavior of the client to the employee, sexual harassment of the employee by the client or persons in the household; or any other situations that would be a threat to the employee’s health or safety. The employee shall immediately report to the Employer any working conditions that threaten or endanger the employee’s health or the safety of the employee or client. An emergency number shall be made available to all employees where they can reach the Employer’s representative in the event of an emergency at any time the employee is working. Facilities shall maintain intercom or other facility-wide communications systems so that employees may call for assistance if necessary.

RIGHT TO SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS. The Employer agrees to comply with all federal, state, and local laws to provide working conditions that are safe. The Employer may, in its discretion, establish safety and health rules. Home Care workers shall not be required to climb ladders for a client, and should consult with their his/her supervisor if asked to perform a task that could be considered unsafe. Consistent with applicable laws, employees shall be notified immediately when the Employer knows that such employees may come into contact with clients who have a contagious infection or an active communicable disease that poses a potential risk to the employees. Appropriate training about precautionary measure shall be provided in a timely manner. No employee shall be required to work in any situation that would threaten or endanger their his/her health or safety. Such situation include: bodily harm to the employee, threatening animals, fire hazards, threatening people in or around the client’s residence, abusive behavior of the client to the employee, sexual harassment of the employee by the client or persons in the household; or any other situations that would be a threat to the employee’s health or safety. The employee shall immediately report to the Employer any working conditions that threaten or endanger the employee’s health or the safety of the employee or client. An emergency number shall be made available to all employees where they can reach the Employer’s representative in the event of an emergency at any time the employee is working. Facilities shall maintain intercom or other facility-wide communications systems so that employees may call for assistance if necessary.