General Duty Clause Sample Clauses
The General Duty Clause establishes an overarching obligation for employers to provide a workplace free from recognized hazards that could cause harm to employees. In practice, this clause applies to situations where specific safety standards may not exist, requiring employers to proactively identify and mitigate potential dangers, such as ensuring machinery is properly guarded or that workspaces are free from slip hazards. Its core function is to fill gaps in regulatory coverage, ensuring a baseline of safety and holding employers accountable for maintaining a safe work environment even in the absence of detailed regulations.
General Duty Clause. The Employer shall ensure that all work procedures, processes, systems and equipment promote and protect the health and safety of all workers.
General Duty Clause. The District shall, subject to financial constraints, provide places of employment which are as safe as the nature of the employment and assigned duties reasonably permits. A unit member shall not be required to perform duties under conditions which pose a serious threat of bodily harm provided that he/she has exercised reasonable care to avoid the condition.
General Duty Clause. The Board shall make all reasonable provisions for the safety and health of its employees during the hours of their employment and no employee shall be required to work under unsafe conditions. The bus parking lot shall be properly maintained.
General Duty Clause. A. A safe and healthy work environment is highly valued by the Department and RNs. All Department officials and RNs must adhere to high standards of safety, health, and the environment. The Department will investigate and ▇▇▇▇▇ workplace hazards and/or provide engineering and administrative controls, material substitution, training and personal protective equipment to reduce RN exposures to recognized safe levels.
B. The Department is responsible for conducting routine health and safety inspections at all VA facilities and coordinating with the property owners of leased facilities to perform such inspections.
1. NNU will be afforded the opportunity to be an active participant in all health and safety inspections.
2. The Department is responsible for timely investigating and correcting, as needed, all issues found on health and safety inspections at VA facilities.
3. For leased facilities, the Department will work with the owner of the leased facilities to ensure that unsafe or unhealthy working conditions are addressed and/or corrected in a timely manner.
4. If the Department cannot timely correct unsafe working conditions, the Department will take steps to ensure RN safety, which may include assigning RNs to alternative work areas.
C. When a RN determines that he/she has an unsafe or hazardous condition in the work environment, he/she will immediately report the danger to the appropriate Department official. When the Department receives a report of a potentially dangerous or unhealthful condition affecting RNs, the Department shall notify NNU of the alleged dangerous or unhealthful condition. The Department will promptly initiate appropriate corrective action when an unsafe or potentially hazardous condition is reported.
D. In the case of imminent danger situations, RNs shall make reports by the most expeditious means available. The term "imminent danger" means any condition(s) or practice(s) in any workplace which are such that a danger exists which would reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm immediately or before the imminence of such danger can be eliminated through normal procedures (29 CFR 1960.2(u)). The RN has a right to decline to perform his/her assigned tasks because of a reasonable belief that, under the circumstances, the task poses an imminent risk of death or serious bodily harm coupled with a reasonable belief that there is insufficient time to effectively seek redress through normal hazard reporting and abatement p...
General Duty Clause. In accordance with state law, the Village is responsible for providing a safe and healthful working environment for all employees. The Village will endeavor to provide training necessary to maintain job-related skills and be familiar with established safety and work rules. Employees shall report any unsafe working condition and/or equipment to their Immediate Supervisor or Department Head. Employees will not be required to work under such conditions and/or with such equipment pending a determination by the Immediate Supervisor or Department Head.