Common use of Laboratory Safety Clause in Contracts

Laboratory Safety. (A) Both the University and the Union recognize that laboratory safety is the responsibility of everyone in the lab. (B) The University shall make all reasonable effort to minimize the workload placed on GSEs for the administration of laboratory safety. No GSE shall be required by the University to assume managerial responsibilities related to laboratory safety. (C) Regarding high risk tasks or exposures, the University will follow regulatory standards, which would include conducting exposure assessments as required and placing GSEs in medical surveillance programs when indicated. GSEs working with lasers or materials with known toxicity may request appropriate medical evaluations. The University will consider each request in good faith, taking into account the facts and circumstances associated with the request, and the applicable legal standards (including OSHA and ANSI), and in consultation with the GSE, the supervisor, Office of Research Safety and Occupational Medicine, as appropriate. Such requests for medical evaluations may not be unreasonably denied and if granted medical evaluations will be at no cost to the GSE.

Laboratory Safety. (A) Both the University and the Union recognize that laboratory safety is the responsibility of everyone in the lab.lab.‌ (B) The University shall make all reasonable effort to minimize the workload placed on GSEs for the administration of laboratory safety. No GSE shall be required by the University to assume managerial responsibilities related to laboratory safety.safety.‌ (C) Regarding high risk tasks or exposures, the University will follow regulatory standards, which would include conducting exposure assessments as required and placing GSEs in medical surveillance programs when indicated. GSEs working with lasers or materials with known toxicity may request appropriate medical evaluations. The University will consider each request in good faith, taking into account the facts and circumstances associated with the request, and the applicable legal standards (including OSHA and ANSI), and in consultation with the GSE, the supervisor, Office of Research Safety and Occupational Medicine, as appropriate. Such requests for medical evaluations may not be unreasonably denied and if granted medical evaluations will be at no cost to the GSE.GSE.‌