19-1 General: Health Safety and Welfare Sample Clauses

19-1 General: Health Safety and Welfare. The employer and the labor organization will continue to make every reasonable effort to provide, coordinate and maintain safe working conditions for employees. Rules, laws and regulations related to safety shall be available to all employees and departments and shall be adhered to. It is recognized that each employee has a primary responsibility for his own safety and an obligation to himself and others. In the event that a specific hazard is encountered, or a specific condition is considered unsafe, an employee shall immediately notify his first level supervisor. It is acknowledged that certain tasks necessarily performed involve a varying degree of hazard. Employees assigned to perform hazardous tasks should receive briefings, instructions, training, or schooling pertinent to the task to be performed. The types of employees normally assigned to perform hazardous tasks shall be those who have received appropriate briefings, instructions, training, or schooling pertinent to the hazardous task to be performed. The employer shall provide appropriate safety and health training for employees. The performance of hazardous tasks shall incorporate all immediately available safety precautions and devices.
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