Hiring Procedures Nothing contained in this Article 4 shall impair any of the rights of the Employer to hire new or additional employees to meet the employment needs of the Employer, in accordance with the terms and provisions of this collective bargaining Agreement or to meet the obligations of the Employer under Article 2, Section H of this Agreement or to take affirmative steps to comply with any requirements under any applicable Federal or State law prohibiting discrimination in employment.
Testing Procedures The following test procedure shall apply to all urine tests administered to bargaining unit employees: a. Urine specimens shall be collected at the approved laboratory as stated below in section (e), or at an accredited medical facility when necessary after an accident. b. The employee shall not be observed when the urine specimen is given. c. All specimen containers, vials or bags used to transport the samples shall be sealed with evidence tape and labeled in the presence of the employee. d. The testing shall be done by another approved laboratory. e. The employer shall choose the testing/collection facility to be utilized for toxicology testing on a yearly basis. f. The following standards shall be used to determine what levels of detected substances shall be considered positive. Note: - These are current levels subject to change by Federally Mandated Regulations. Current Federal Regulations shall be controlling in case of change or conflict: DRUG SCREENING TEST CONFIRMATION Amphetamines 500 ng/ml Amphetamine 250 ng/ml GC-MS Marijuana Metabolites 50 ng/▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-THC 15 ng/ml GC-MS Cocaine Metabolites 150 ng/ml Metabolites 100 ng/ml GC-MS Opiates Morphine 2,000 ng/ml 2,000 ng/ml GC-MS PCP 25 ng/ml PCP 25 ng/ml GC-MS MDMA 500 ng/ml 250 ng/ml Alcohol .08 Breath .04 Breath – Employees with CDL .02 - .039 Breath - Employees with CDL will be removed from service for 24 hrs. g. Tests which are below the levels set forth above shall be determined as negative. If test results are negative, all non-required documentation regarding supervisors' observations and testing will be destroyed. h. At the time the urine specimen is collected two samples will be taken. One sample will be sent to the laboratory to be tested at the employer's expense. If the first sample tests positive then upon written request by the employee within twenty-four
Safety Procedures The Contractor shall: (a) comply with all applicable safety regulations according to Attachment H; (b) take care for the safety of all persons entitled to be on the Site; (c) use reasonable efforts to keep the Site and Works clear of unnecessary obstruction so as to avoid danger to these persons; (d) provide fencing, lighting, guarding and watching of the Works until completion and taking over under clause 10 [Employer's Taking Over]; and (e) provide any Temporary Works (including roadways, footways, guards and fences) which may be necessary, because of the execution of the Works, for the use and protection of the public and of owners and occupiers of adjacent land.
HIRING PROCEDURE 5.1 At the Pre-job Conference the Employer may request and the Local Union shall clear: 5.1.1 Up to ten percent (10%) of the Principal Operators excluding mechanics, required for the job from other Locals of the Union and each such Principal Operator shall be entitled to perform only the work for which he is cleared. Up to one- half (½) of those Principal Operators cleared under this provision may commence employment at the start of the Right-of-Way operations and the balance of those Principal Operators cleared under this provision may commence employment not prior to the start of the Pipe Gang operations. 5.1.2 Up to fifty percent (50%) of the mechanics, utility welders and lubrication and service unit operators required for the job who are members of another Local of the Union. This ratio shall be maintained on a "one-to-one" basis for the duration of the job. The first employee shall be a member of the Local Union having geographic jurisdiction for the job. 5.1.3 The Employer shall have the right to name request by classification up to fifty percent (50%) of the required employees who are members of the Local Union. Those employees hired under the provisions of Article 5.1.1 and 5.1.2 above shall be included in the fifty percent (50%). This ratio shall be maintained on a one-to-one basis for the duration of the job. Thereafter the Employer shall notify the Local Union of all his employee requirements and shall only hire those who have been cleared for work by the Local Union having jurisdiction. 5.2 The Local Union shall be given forty-eight (48) hours exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays to supply the required employees but shall advise the Employer of expected delays in dispatching any employees within forty- eight (48) hours. Employees shall be entitled to Waiting Time or Reporting Time upon arrival at the jobsite on the day designated by the Employer for arrival, if no work is provided. 5.3 All employees shall be in possession of a referral slip from the Local Union for identification purposes unless the Local Union otherwise clears an employee for hire by telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or other means of written communication. All out-of-province employees must provide the Local Union having jurisdiction with a copy of a duly authorized Travel Card issued by his/her home Local prior to being issued a referral slip and cleared to work. 5.4 Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Employer shall have the right to refuse any referral provided the cause for such refusal is stated and shall not be unreasonable. 5.5 If the Local Union is unable to supply the required employees in accordance with Article 5.2, the Employer may obtain employees elsewhere, subject to the provisions of Article 3.3. 5.6 In the event the Local Union is unable to supply the required qualified employees, the Employer will provide every opportunity to any employee who has successfully completed a pipeline Operating Engineers training course, and is approved by a joint training committee, and the employee will be admitted to membership in the Local Union in accordance with Article
Closing Procedures Subject to satisfaction or waiver by the relevant Party of the conditions of Closing, on the Closing Date, the Sellers shall deliver actual possession of the Purchased Interest to the Purchaser and upon such delivery the Purchaser shall pay and issue the Purchase Price in accordance with Section 2.3.