Staff Support & Debriefing Clause Samples

Staff Support & Debriefing. (a) The Employer will provide Employee support and debriefing to Employees who have experienced a "critical incident" during the course of the work that results in personal distress. The Employer is committed to assisting the recovery of Employees experiencing normal distress following a critical incident with the aim of returning Employees to their pre-incident level of functioning as soon as possible. (b) A critical incident is defined as an event outside the range of usual human experience which has the potential to easily overcome a person's normal ability to cope with stress. It may produce a negative psychological response in a person who was involved in or witnessed such an incident. (c) Critical incidents in the workplace environment include, but are not limited to aggravated assaults; robbery; suicide or attempted suicide; murder; sudden or unexpected death; hostage or siege situations; discharge of firearms; vehicle accidents involving injury and/or substantial property damage; acts of self-harm by persons in the care of others; industrial accidents involving serious injury or fatality; and any other serious accidents or incidents. (d) All Employees who are required to use screen-based equipment on an ongoing and regular basis shall be given access to annual eyesight testing. Where eyesight deterioration is evident, the Employer shall reimburse Employees the reasonable costs associated with eyesight testing and the purchase of prescription spectacles prescribed specifically for such tasks. (e) All Employees working in a noisy environment shall be given access to bi-annual hearing testing. Where hearing deterioration is evident, the Employer shall reimburse reasonable costs associated with hearing testing and the purchase of prescription hearing aids. (f) The Employer shall reimburse reasonable costs associated with loss or damage to clothing, which occurred in the course of the Employee's work. As far as practicable, Employees are to report the loss or damage to their immediate supervisor immediately it occurs.