Common use of Technical Rescue Team Clause in Contracts

Technical Rescue Team. The City will form a Technical Rescue Team with the following requirements and compensation. 1. Hazardous Materials 2. Confined Space Rescue 3. Swift Water Rescue 4. High and Low Angle Rescue The Technical Rescue Team will be chosen initially from the members of the Department and assigned according to the following criteria: 1. There will be seven (7) members on each shift. Initially three (3) of the members will be paramedics if seniority allows. 2. The members will be chosen by seniority on each shift. 3. The goal of the Department is to have four of the team members assigned at the central station. This may be accomplished by voluntary moves by the members only. 4. The team member will be compensated at five hundred dollars per year which will be paid bi-weekly. 5. Each shift will have a team leader. 6. The team leader will be appointed by the Team Coordinator with input from each team. The Technical Rescue Team will require a commitment from each member in order to provide the expertise and service to the community. Each member will have to provide and commit to the following criteria: 1. The member must be committed to five (5) years of service to the Team unless extenuating circumstances prevent it. 2. Once the team members have been selected, they will receive in house training which will place them at an operational level of compliance. 3. The member must attend all required training to obtain the required certifications, necessary to be proficient in the four (4) areas of expertise. 4. The member must train all non-team members of his or her shift to the Hazardous Material Operations Level and awareness level or equivalent for all other service areas. 5. Each shift Technical Rescue Team will meet on shift to review and train as a unit. Each member will be required to attend four (4) of the six (6) training sessions. 6. All training will be compensated at Level A compensation according to the Education and Outside Training Memorandum. 7. The department will attempt to train as many members as possible each year, until all members have been trained to each expertise. The members will be sent to training, on rotating bases, allowing all individuals an equal opportunity. 8. If an employee terminates his involvement with the team within three years, he/she will be responsible for the liquidated damages of the amount equal to the books and tuition. The only exception is if the employee is involuntarily let go from the team. The qualifications to obtain a position on the Technical Rescue Team will initially be based on the aforementioned criteria. Although these criteria are not required to join the team initially, the members will be expected to obtain the skills listed in the practical assessment below. The following criteria will be used for future team additions or the filling of vacated positions. 1. Personnel interested in becoming Technical Rescue Team members must have completed their department probationary period. A letter of interest will be submitted to the Team Coordinator. 2. Each applicant will be required to participate in a pass/fail practical assessment. This assessment will include:  Enter and operate in a confined space.  Be raised and/or lowered to/from heights.  Operate in an encapsulated hazardous material suit. 3. Each applicant who successfully completes the practical assessment will be awarded a point for each year of seniority, and five points for each of the aforementioned certifications. 4. The individuals with the highest score will be selected for the team. In the case of a tie, the most senior individual will be selected. Each team member will receive a hazardous materials physical examination in accordance with 29 CFR Part 1910.120 by a qualified physician. The medical evaluation will be conducted prior to assignment to the team. The service provider will maintain medical information. A hazardous materials medical clearance form will be provided to the Department following the evaluation. As long as the Health and Wellness initiative is providing the physical, the member will be required to release this information from this physical. A rticle 40