Common use of Report Internally First Clause in Contracts

Report Internally First. The parties desire to deal with safety and health complaints internally to attempt to correct any health or safety allegations. Accordingly, neither the union or a bargaining unit member may file a complaint with the Ohio Department of Industrial Relations (unless it is a condition which the bargaining unit member or union, acting in good faith, reasonably believes presents an imminent danger of death or serious harm to him/her or other members of the bargaining unit, in which case the procedures in Section B need not be followed) until the following has been exhausted.