SAFETY CONDITIONS. 8.1 The District shall make every effort to provide a place of employment which is safe. A unit member shall not be required to perform duties under conditions which endanger his/her health or safety.
8.2 The District shall make a good faith effort to reduce or alleviate those conditions which cause stress. The reduction of threats or intimidation by students or other members of the public shall be a continuous effort of both the District and unit members working together.
8.3 Unit members who feel they are being required to work under unsafe or unsanitary conditions, or to perform tasks that endanger their health or safety, shall submit written recommendations for changes to the principal or site administrator. The principal or site administrator shall respond and take corrective action as needed.
8.4 The District shall ensure that each unit member has access to a lockable desk, cupboard or other lockable space.
8.5 Unit members other than the school nurse, shall not be required to provide specialized physical health care.
8.6 Unit members are authorized to administer discipline to students in accordance with the Education Code and the rules and regulations of the District. A written description of the rights and duties of unit members with respect to student discipline shall be provided to unit members at the beginning of each school year. In addition, said written descriptions shall be available at each school site. The District shall not take action against a unit member who uses reasonable and lawful force in the performance of his/her duties. Unit members shall report any physical assault against the unit member to the principal or site administrator, who shall report the incident to the appropriate law enforcement agency.
8.7 During conditions of excessive heat, the Superintendent or designee, whenever appropriate, will reduce the school day for students in schools with non-operable air conditioning, to the State required minimum day. Unit members may be directed to proceed to a district air conditioned location for the remainder of the service day. The Superintendent or designee shall have the discretion to reduce the school day to the State required minimum day whenever other weather conditions pose a danger to students and unit members. Unit members may be directed to proceed to another District location for the remainder of the service day.
8.8 For protection of unit members whose normal duties may require transportation of students in unit memb...
SAFETY CONDITIONS. The responsibility for providing for safe working conditions that are in conformance with applicable law and which are within fiscal constraints shall be the District’s. Employees shall be responsible for complying with safety procedures and practices and for reporting any unsafe condition, facility, or equipment of which he/she is aware. The District shall be responsible for informing employees of necessary safety procedures and practices. There shall be no reprisal against an employee for reporting any real or potentially unsafe condition, facility, or equipment.
SAFETY CONDITIONS. When an employee is required by a supervisor to work under a condition which the employee regards as a violation of a safety rule, the employee shall have the right to refuse if eminent danger is present or if proper procedures are not followed, but if eminent danger is not present and if the proper procedures have been followed, the employee shall have the right to perform the work under protest and shall refer the matter to the Safety Committee for consideration and recommendation. On-Duty Injuries
SAFETY CONDITIONS. The safety conditions of employment means any work-related condition affecting the safety of the employee.
SAFETY CONDITIONS. 1. The following procedure will be utilized to provide a written response to matters, which negatively impact the safe and orderly learning environment. This procedure will require the site principal to provide a written response within five (5) workdays of the date the unit member’s written concern was first received. In addition, if the unit member believes that the written response was inadequate, or that the action taken was insufficient to remedy the unsafe condition, then the unit member may receive a written response from the Superintendent or designee within ten (10) workdays of the receipt of such a request from the unit member. Forms for such submissions will be made available at each school site.
2. Within 24 hours of verifying the information, the Superintendent or designee shall inform the teachers and administrators at a site that a potentially violent student is assigned to their site. Within three days of this notification, a site administrator will schedule a meeting involving all personnel who have regular contact with the student to develop an appropriate support plan or to modify an existing plan. If the student changes teachers or grade levels at a site, all personnel who have regular contact with the student will have the opportunity to review and modify the plan.
3. Beginning with the 1998-99 school year, the District will develop procedures for implementing this provision and will train unit members about teacher rights and responsibilities in dealing with students identified under this section.
SAFETY CONDITIONS. A. It is the intent of the District to comply with applicable standards of the Division of Industrial Safety of the State of California and those requirements imposed by state or federal law.
B. Employees shall be encouraged to report potentially unsafe or existing unsafe conditions to their immediate supervisors and shall be responsible for complying with all District safety standards.
C. When the work duties of an employee reasonably require use of any equipment or gear to insure the safety or work performance of the employee or others as determined by the District, the District agrees to furnish the equipment or gear.
D. Employees shall immediately report in writing cases of assault or threatened assault suffered by them in connection with their employment to their immediate supervisor.
SAFETY CONDITIONS. 100 Dangerous Working Conditions 5.110 The District shall make a good faith effort to not allow maintenance or construction projects which will affect a teacher’s ability to administer the curriculum without at least a 24-hour notice.
SAFETY CONDITIONS. 11.1 Unsafe Conditions Each member may report, in writing, any unsafe conditions in his/her work environment to his/her immediate supervisor.4 The District shall, within twenty (20) work days, respond in writing to the member, stating what will be done to make the conditions safe, or if no action will be taken, the reason why.
SAFETY CONDITIONS. A. The District shall be responsible for providing safe working conditions for unit members. It shall maintain a management system to monitor working conditions and correct unsafe, unhealthy and/or unsanitary conditions.
B. Unit members shall be responsible for complying with all District safety standards and for practicing basic safety measures. They shall report existing or potentially unsafe, unhealthy and/or unsanitary conditions to their immediate supervisors.
C. If steps to correct hazardous conditions that threaten the physical safety of the unit member have not been taken within 24 hours and the threat of danger remains, the District shall provide a new work station for the unit member.
D. Unit members shall not be required to perform duties under conditions which pose an immediate threat to the safety of the unit member. In exercising the foregoing right, unit members shall not neglect the responsibility to provide for the safety of students.
E. Unit members, acting within the scope of their duties and responsibilities, may exercise the amount of physical control reasonably necessary to maintain order, protect property, and/or protect themselves and their students, as provided and/or limited by State or Federal law.
F. Unit members shall promptly report cases of attack or assault suffered by them in the performance of their duties to their immediate supervisor who shall promptly report the same to the appropriate authorities.
G. The District shall provide to any unit member who suffers bodily harm by an individual or group while carrying out his/her assigned duties, reasonable cooperation in the identification of any alleged assailants and/or witnesses and in securing any physical evidence required by the unit member for preparation of a lawsuit against the assailants.
H. The District shall reimburse or repair articles of clothing, glasses and hearing aides damaged while the unit member is acting in the proper discharge of disciplinary/supervisorial duties. In addition, all other accessories damaged under the conditions listed above shall be reimbursed up to a maximum of $200.00.
SAFETY CONDITIONS. The County and the Association agree that the need for safe working conditions shall be of importance.
