Unit 17 MOU - Article 8 - Health and Safety

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ARTICLE 8
HEALTH AND SAFETY

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:
1. Environmental Sanitation
2. Industrial Hygiene
3. General Safety
4. Fire Protection
5. 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.

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