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ARTICLE 1 - AGREEMENT
ARTICLE 2 - PURPOSE
ARTICLE 3 - GRAMMAR
ARTICLE 4 - EFFECT OF AGREEMENT
ARTICLE 5 - CONFLICT AND AMENDMENDMENTS
ARTICLE 6 - MANAGEMENT RIGHTS
ARTICLE 7 – UNION RECOGNITION & SECURITY
ARTICLE 8 - NO STRIKE PROVISION
ARTICLE 9 - NON-DISCRIMINATION
ARTICLE 10 - FOP TIME
ARTICLE 11 - DUES DEDUCTION
ARTICLE 12 - BALLOT BOXES AND ELECTIONS
ARTICLE 13 - FOP BULLETIN BOARDS
ARTICLE 14 - HEALTH AND SAFETY
ARTICLE 15 - JOINT COMMITTEES
ARTICLE 16 - OHIO EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
ARTICLE 17 - PERSONNEL FILES
ARTICLE 18 - ADMINISTRATIVE INVESTIGATION
ARTICLE 19 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE
ARTICLE 20 - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
ARTICLE 21 - WORK RULES
ARTICLE 22 - HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME
ARTICLE 23 - TEMPORARY WORKING LEVEL
ARTICLE 24 - SHIFT TRADE
ARTICLE 25 - RIDING WITH MEMBERS
ARTICLE 26 - RESIDENCY
ARTICLE 27 - REPORTING ON-DUTY ILLNESS/INJURY
ARTICLE 28 - MEDICAL EXAMINATION
ARTICLE 29 - UNIFORMS
ARTICLE 30 - COMPENSATION FOR LOST/DAMAGED PROPERTY
ARTICLE 31 – SELECTIONS, PROMOTIONS, & TRANSFERS
ARTICLE 32 - STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE
ARTICLE 33 - REASSIGNMENTS AND REQUIRED TRANSFERS
ARTICLE 34 - SENIORITY
ARTICLE 35 - REDUCTION IN FORCE
ARTICLE 36 - EDUCATION AND TRAINING
ARTICLE 37 - VACATION ALLOWANCE
ARTICLE 38 - HOLIDAYS
ARTICLE 39 - PERSONAL LEAVE
ARTICLE 40 - SICK LEAVE
ARTICLE 41 - BEREAVEMENT LEAVE
ARTICLE 42 - OCCUPATIONAL INJURY LEAVE
ARTICLE 43 - DISABILITY LEAVE
ARTICLE 44 – HOSTAGE LEAVE
ARTICLE 45 – OTHER LEAVES OF ABSENCE
ARTICLE 46 - COURT LEAVE
ARTICLE 47 - MILITARY LEAVE
ARTICLE 48 - LEAVE FOR DISASTER RELIEF
ARTICLE 49 - OLYMPIC COMPETITION LEAVE
ARTICLE 50 - LIFE INSURANCE
ARTICLE 51 - GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE
ARTICLE 52 - INDEMNIFICATION OF MEMBERS
ARTICLE 53 - DEATH OF MEMBER
ARTICLE 54 - PAYMENT OF PERSONAL EARNINGS
ARTICLE 55 - WAGES
ARTICLE 56 - LONGEVITY PAY
ARTICLE 57 - SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL
ARTICLE 58 - HAZARDOUS DUTY
ARTICLE 59 - TRAVEL
ARTICLE 60 - HOME OFFICE SUPPLEMENT
ARTICLE 61 - DEFINITION OF EMERGENCY
ARTICLE 62 - COPIES OF THE AGREEMENT
ARTICLE 63 - INTRA-OFFICE MAILING
ARTICLE 64 - ERRONEOUS WAGE PAYMENTS
ARTICLE 65 - CLASSIFICATION
ARTICLE 66 - ABSENCE CONTROL POLICY
ARTICLE 67 - JOINT STATEMENT
ARTICLE 68 - DURATION
APPENDIX A – CLASSIFICATIONS
APPENDIX B - LAYOFF JURISDICTIONS
APPENDIX C – VOLUNTARY COST SAVINGS PROGRAM
APPENDIX D – RESERVED FOR FUTURE
APPENDIX E – DRUG – FREE WORKPLACE
APPENDIX F – PEAK SEASONS

ARTICLE 14 - HEALTH AND SAFETY

14.01  Mutual Concern

    Occupational safety and health is the mutual concern of the Employer, the Labor Council, and employees. The Labor Council will cooperate with the Employer in encouraging employees to comply with applicable safety rules and regulations.

14.02  Compliance

    The Employer and employees shall comply with applicable Federal, State, and local safety laws, rules and regulations; and departmental safety rules and regulations.

14.03  Equipment

    Whenever safety devices or personal protection equipment are provided by the Employer, the employee shall be required to use and care for them.

14.04  Unsafe Conditions

    All employees shall report promptly unsafe conditions to their supervisors. If the supervisor does not abate the problem, the matter should then be reported to the appropriate management designee. In such event, employees shall not be disciplined for reporting these matters to these persons. The appropriate supervisor shall attempt to abate the problem or will report to the employee or his/her representative in five (5) days or less reasons why the problem cannot be abated in an expeditious manner.

14.05  Unsafe Equipment

    The Employer will not instruct an employee to operate any equipment which anyone in the exercise of ordinary care would reasonably know that such operation might cause injury to the employee or anyone else. An employee shall not be subject to disciplinary action by reason of his/her failure or refusal to operate or handle any such unsafe piece of equipment. In the event that a disagreement arises between the employee and his/her supervisor concerning the question of whether or not a particular piece of equipment is unsafe, the appropriate management designee shall be notified and the equipment shall not be operated until that designee has inspected said equipment and deemed it safe for operation. Any question concerning the propriety of directives may be resolved in the grievance procedure.

14.06  Safety Rules

    The Employer retains the right to establish work safety and health rules. When such rules are established, the Labor Council will be notified. The parties recognize the responsibility of bargaining unit members to carry out directives. An employee shall not be disciplined for a good faith refusal to engage in an alleged unsafe or dangerous practice which is in violation of applicable Federal, State, Departmental and Local safety laws, rules and regulations. In the event that a disagreement arises between an employee and his/her supervisor concerning the question of whether or not a particular directive is in violation of applicable laws, rules and regulations, the matter shall be referred to the appropriate management designee for resolution. The directive shall not be resumed until the management designee deems this directive in compliance with appropriate laws, rules and regulations. Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing an employee from grieving the management designee's decision.

14.07  Mandatory Tuberculosis Screening

    Mandatory tuberculosis screening may be conducted annually for all employees in agencies with higher incidence of risk.  Based on the risk assessment, some employees or work areas may need to be tested more often than annually.  Such additional testing will be based upon Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines.  The Employer will hold the employee harmless from any cost incurred as a result of additional tests or x-rays incurred as a result of a positive test.

14.08  Health and Safety Agenda

    All agencies covered by this Agreement shall include a health and safety agenda in conjunction with the Labor/Management Committee under the same guidelines as in Section 15.02.

14.09  Duty to Report

    An employee who knows of defects in equipment by which anyone in the exercise of ordinary care would reasonably know might cause injury has a duty to inform his/her supervisor or the appropriate management designee of these facts. An employee who knows of the conduct, work habits or performance of a fellow employee, supervisor or other person, which causes danger during employment, or will likely lead to the injury of others, is under a duty to inform his/her supervisor or the appropriate administrator.


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