The UC-AFT and the University agree that the safety of each librarian is a concern of the
employer and the union.
The University agrees that it has the responsibility and will make reasonable efforts to
provide, maintain, and supervise working conditions and equipment and will comply with
appropriate and applicable federal, state, and local statutes and regulations regarding
health and safety conditions.
It is also agreed that librarians are responsible for cooperating with all aspects of the
safety and health program, including compliance with all rules and regulations for
continuously practicing safety while performing their duties. Each librarian has the
additional responsibility of reporting unsafe conditions or equipment to a designated
University official.
The University agrees to provide, maintain, and supervise at each campus a program for
environmental health and safety and a plan for disaster/emergency response. Local
campus procedures for health and safety must include, but not be limited to, the
following program elements:
Environmental Sanitation
Industrial Hygiene
General Safety
Fire Protection
Occupational Health and Medicine
Application of the Grievance and Arbitration procedures to this Paragraph D. is limited
solely to the failure to include the above provisions in local campus procedures. The
only remedy available is thus limited to an order that such provision be added to local
campus procedures.
