Unsafe or Unhealthy Conditions Clause Samples
The "Unsafe or Unhealthy Conditions" clause establishes the parties' obligations and rights when encountering situations that pose a risk to health or safety at a worksite or during the performance of contractual duties. Typically, this clause allows workers or contractors to halt work or notify the responsible party if they identify hazardous conditions, and may require the employer or client to promptly address and remediate the issue before work resumes. Its core practical function is to protect individuals from harm and ensure that work is conducted in a safe environment, thereby reducing liability and promoting compliance with health and safety regulations.
Unsafe or Unhealthy Conditions. In the course of performing their assigned work, employees will be alert to the presence of unsafe or unhealthy conditions. When such conditions are observed, it is the employee’s right to report them - with anonymity, if requested by the employee – to supervisory personnel and/or local safety and health personnel, such as the Health and Safety Officer. Copies of all employee reports of unsafe or unhealthy working conditions will be forwarded to the local health and safety committee.
1. In the event of imminent danger situations, employees will make reports to the Employer by the most expeditious means available. The employee has the right to decline to perform his/her assigned tasks because of a reasonable belief that, under the circumstances, the task poses an imminent risk of death or serious bodily harm coupled with a reasonable belief that there is insufficient time to effectively seek corrective action through normal hazard reporting and abatement procedures. However, in these instances, the employee must report the situation to his/her supervisor, another supervisor who is immediately available, and/or local safety and health personnel.
2. The term “imminent danger” means any conditions or practices in any workplace which are such that a danger exists which could reasonably be expected to cause death or serious/physical harm immediately or before the imminence of such danger can be eliminated through normal procedures (29 CFR 1960.2(u)). An employee who abuses these procedures may be subject to disciplinary action.
3. It is the Employer’s responsibility to timely respond to health and safety complaints per EPA policy and 29 CFR Part 1960. The Employer will also report back to the employee, at the employee’s request, within a reasonable time frame. If the employee has additional concerns with regard to the Employer’s response, the employee should notify the local Chapter or the local health and safety committee.
Unsafe or Unhealthy Conditions. The Employer is receptive to all recommendations regarding improvement of apparently unsafe or unhealthy conditions. Once the Employer determines that an unsafe or unhealthy condition exists, it will attempt to alleviate or otherwise remedy the condition.
Unsafe or Unhealthy Conditions. There will be no reprisals of any kind against a bargaining unit member in reporting any unsafe or unhealthy conditions to the Superintendent directly or thereafter to any appropriate state or federal agency. The labor-management committee will create a system notifying members of the resolution for a reported unsafe or unhealthy condition.
Unsafe or Unhealthy Conditions. It is the intent of the parties that no employee shall be required to work under conditions which are recognized as unsafe or unhealthy, and that an employee who believes that he is being so required shall have the right to:
1. File a grievance at the First Stage of the grievance procedure for preferred handling in such procedure and arbitration: or
2. Notify his supervisor of such condition, which the supervisor shall investigate immediately. If the existence of such unsafe or unhealthy condition is disputed by the supervisor, a Union
(a) representative or his designee and the Plant Manager or his
(b) designee shall be notified immediately and they shall investigate the condition and determine whether or not it is unsafe or unhealthy. If the issue is not resolved, the employee shall have the right to present a grievance in the Second Stage of the grievance procedure. Health and Safety grievances shall be handled as expeditiously as possible.
Unsafe or Unhealthy Conditions. 1) The District will provide safe and healthy working conditions. The District will notify members when it becomes aware of identified workplace hazards.
2) The District will develop and communicate a plan to provide administrative support when the building administrator is off site.
3) All members shall be informed of how and where to fill out appropriate forms regarding reporting injuries, including student inflicted injuries, that occur at work.
4) There will be no reprisals of any kind against a bargaining unit member in reporting any unsafe or unhealthy conditions to the Superintendent directly or thereafter to any appropriate state or federal agency.
5) The labor-management committee will create a system notifying members of the resolution for a reported unsafe or unhealthy condition.
Unsafe or Unhealthy Conditions. It is the intent of the parties that no employee shall be required to work under conditions which are unsafe or unhealthy beyond the normal hazards inherent in the operation in question, and that an employee who believes that he or she is being so required shall have the right to file a grievance under the steps set forth in this Agreement. Such grievance shall be submitted to the Chief of Police and/or City Manager, and given preferred attention immediately and, if necessary, to the third step in the grievance procedure.