Common use of Standby Coverage Employee Responsibility Clause in Contracts

Standby Coverage Employee Responsibility. The employee who is staffing the standby coverage schedule shall have the electronic device with him or her at all times during the coverage period. In the event the employee receives an alarm or emergency, the employee shall make an assessment as to whether or not an immediate response is required. If the employee determines that an immediate response is required, the employee shall determine the manner of the response and, using a previously prepared overtime list, call employees to respond to the alarm or emergency. Moreover, the standby employee would be available to call additional employees from the previously prepared overtime list into work based upon what was learned in the field inspection. Finally, should the standby employee be unable to get anyone to respond to the alarm, or if there is the need for additional staff, the standby employee shall be required to respond to the alarm and be compensated pursuant to the terms of Article III, section 14. In the event Sewer Division Management disagrees with the methods and/or manner reasonably employed by the employee who is staffing the standby coverage schedule in responding to an alarm or emergency, such disagreement shall not result in formal disciplinary action taken against the employee.