Safety and Liability. A. No employee shall be required to operate any equipment which is unsafe. No disciplinary action or other form of discrimination shall be instituted against any employee for questioning whether a piece of equipment is safe. B. Safety defects in equipment shall be reported by the employee immediately or at the end of the assigned shift to his/her immediate supervisor or, in the event the immediate supervisor is unavailable, the report shall be made to Dispatch. C. When an occasion arises where an employee notifies the Employer of a question of safety, there shall be an immediate investigation of the safety matter in question by the supervisor. If the matter cannot be resolved between the employee and his supervisor, there shall be an investigation by a committee of equal representation of the Association and the Municipality. The committee must meet within fourteen (14) days from the time the employee has notified the employer of a question of safety, if the problem has not been resolved before that time. The committee's determinations on the matter shall be followed. D. Equipment deadlined by the committee shall be certified as "safe to return to duty" by the Department Safety Officer in writing. E. The Municipality will ensure parking for all non-sworn personnel assigned to a substation. F. No non-sworn employee shall drive a patrol car unless it is prominently marked "out of service". G. The Municipality and the Association shall cooperate in designing and carrying out a safety program affecting all employees. H. Employees shall report as soon as reasonably possible all vehicle accidents involving municipal vehicles, or involving personal vehicles driven during work hours, in accordance with Police Department policies. I. Employees shall report all work related injuries/illnesses immediately to their supervisors, and timely complete required injury/illness reports, in accordance with Police Department policies.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Safety and Liability.
A. No employee shall be required to operate any equipment which is unsafe. No disciplinary action or other form of discrimination shall be instituted against any employee for questioning whether a piece of equipment is safe.
B. Safety defects in equipment shall be reported by the employee immediately or at the end of the assigned shift to his/her immediate supervisor or, in the event the immediate supervisor is unavailable, the report shall be made to Dispatch.
C. When an occasion arises where an employee notifies the Employer of a question of safety, there shall be an immediate investigation of the safety matter in question by the supervisor. If the matter cannot be resolved between the employee and his supervisor, there shall be an investigation by a committee of equal representation of the Association and the Municipality. The committee must meet within fourteen (14) days from the time the employee has notified the employer of a question of safety, if the problem has not been resolved before that time. The committee's determinations on the matter shall be followed.
D. Equipment deadlined by the committee shall be certified as "safe to return to duty" by the Department Safety Officer in writing.
E. The Municipality will ensure parking for all non-sworn personnel assigned to a substation.
F. No non-sworn employee shall drive a patrol car unless it is prominently marked "out of service".
G. The Municipality and the Association shall cooperate in designing and carrying out a safety program affecting all employees.
H. Employees shall report as soon as reasonably possible all vehicle accidents involving municipal vehicles, or involving personal vehicles driven during work hours, in accordance with Police Department policies.
I. Employees shall report all work related injuries/illnesses immediately to their supervisors, and timely complete required injury/illness reports, in accordance with Police Department policies.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Safety and Liability.
A. No employee shall be required to operate any equipment which is unsafe. No disciplinary action or other form of discrimination shall be instituted against any employee for questioning whether a piece of equipment is safe.
B. Safety defects in equipment shall be reported by the employee immediately or at the end of the assigned shift to his/her immediate supervisor or, in the event the immediate supervisor is unavailable, the report shall be made to Dispatch.
C. When an occasion arises where an employee notifies the Employer of a question of safety, there shall be an immediate investigation of the safety matter in question by the supervisor. If the matter cannot be resolved between the employee and his supervisor, there shall be an investigation by a committee of equal representation of the Association and the Municipality. The committee must meet within fourteen (14) days from the time the employee has notified the employer of a question of safety, if the problem has not been resolved before that time. The committee's determinations on the matter shall be followed.
D. Equipment deadlined by the committee shall be certified as "safe to return to duty" by the Department Safety Officer in writing.
E. The Municipality will ensure insure parking for all non-sworn personnel assigned to a substation.
F. No non-sworn employee shall drive a patrol car unless it is prominently marked "out of service".
G. The Municipality and the Association shall cooperate in designing and carrying out a safety program affecting all employees.
H. Employees shall report as soon as reasonably possible all vehicle accidents involving municipal vehicles, or involving personal vehicles driven during work hours, in accordance with Police Department policies.
I. Employees shall report all work related injuries/illnesses immediately to their supervisors, and timely complete required injury/illness reports, in accordance with Police Department policies.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement