The employer shall encourage employees to work safely and to report any observed unsafe or unhealthy conditions to the employee's immediate supervisor. Stewards and other representatives of the Union, in the course performing their normally assigned responsibilities, are encouraged to observe and report unsafe practices, equipment and conditions which may represent health or safety hazards. The employer assures there will be no retaliation as a result of an employee reporting an unsafe practice or condition. If any inspection is made, the Union will be informed and given an opportunity to be present and participate during the inspection. After an abatement of any area, the Union shall be given an opportunity to be present at the final inspection before the acceptance of the area for employee occupancy.
Management agrees to ensure prompt abatement of unsafe and unhealthy working conditions.
Once it has been determined that an unsafe of unhealthy working condition exists, a notice will be posted in accordance with 29 C.F.R. 1960. Whenever the facility cannot abate an unsafe or unhealthy working condition within 30 calendar days, it shall prepare an abatement plan with the cooperation of the facility's safety and Health official or designee and the safety and Health Committee. The safety officer who prepares the abatement will forward a copy of the plan to the Safety and Health committee. If there is no committee, the plan will be sent to the Union. Such plan shall contain a proposed time table for abatement and a summary of steps being taken in the interim to protect employees from being injured as a result of the unsafe or unhealthful working condition.