Common use of Safety Council Clause in Contracts

Safety Council. The City and the Union are committed to the goal of attaining as safe and healthful a working environment for City employees as is both possible and practical. In this regard, the City and the Union agree to work together cooperatively in the promotion and achievement of this goal. The Union recognizes the need to constantly monitor the safety needs of the workplace and to continually develop the safety program. In this regard it recognizes that the City Manager or his/her designee may institute and formulate such safety councils, committees, procedures, rules and regulations including a process for drug and alcohol testing as set forth in Appendix I, as deemed necessary or in the best interest of maintaining a safe working environment, subject to consultation as provided in Article 6 of this agreement.