11.09 Reimbursement for Travel:
Travel expenses will be reimbursed to bargaining unit members as per University Policy Number 00-01-50-10:00.
12. HEALTH AND SAFETY
12.01 Health Examination:
The University will provide to each member of the bargaining unit a physical examination at the time of employment. Thereafter, an exam will be provided if required by the appropriate accrediting authority or the University or by statute.
Staff members returning from medical or disability leave must present a note from the treating physician which indicates the date the staff member was able to return to duty and certifying the staff member’s fitness to return to work full duty. The University may, at its own cost and expense, have a physician of its choosing perform a physical examination of the staff member to ensure fitness and capability to return to work.
12.02 Employer Obligation:
The University agrees to provide adequate and regularly maintained sanitary facilities for supervisor’s use. Each supervisor will maintain acceptable standards of personal hygiene and cleanliness in accordance with the requirements of the job.
The University shall make reasonable provisions for the safety and health of its supervisors and will observe all applicable health and safety laws and regulations. The University will provide safety devices for supervisors when deemed appropriate by the University or as required by law and will provide a reasonably safe and healthy place of employment.
A supervisor must report incidents of unsafe and/or unhealthful conditions to his/her manager or immediate supervisor immediately. The University shall respond in a timely manner to all health and safety problems reported by the Union and/or bargaining unit members.
The University and CWA agree to discuss problems concerning health and safety at the bimonthly Labor/Management meetings. Any recommendations concerning improvement or modification of conditions regarding health and safety shall be reported to the University’s Safety Committee by the CWA Union’s Committee representative.
The University shall, upon request, provide the Union with the results of all health and safety inspections of the facilities of the University. The University shall notify the Union of all such inspections where the inspections were initiated as a result of a Union/bargaining unit member complaint and/or grievance. The University will also notify the Union in cases where on-going health and safety hazards which may affect bargaining unit members are discovered.