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(a) Consider such local and departmental safety matters as the Safety and

Health Committee shall determine to be appropriate, and to resolve such

matters at the lowest appropriate level;
(b) Develop plans for implementing such procedural changes as the

Safety and Health Committee finds to be appropriate in fostering improved
safety and sanitary conditions;

(c) Develop plans for implementing agreed-upon recommendations
involving purchase of safety-related materials and equipment within

budgetary allocations available;
(d) Review deficiencies in employee safety, develop proposals for change

and review those changes implemented pursuant to said proposals. These
committees may develop methods to report deficiencies, review such

reports, determine degree of resolution and make special investigation of
unique problem areas;

(e) Discuss methods by which unsafe work assignments and/or
conditions can be prevented;

(f) In instances that disrupt the normal business conditions, (e.g. no
utilities, lack of ventilation--including heat and air conditioning, bomb

threats, etc.) local management will discuss with the local CSEA leadership
what it knows of the conditions, when the conditions will be abated and

what arrangements will be made to abate the conditions. When the
employer has advance knowledge of such conditions, discussions with the

union will occur immediately.
(g) In instances where local management is aware of planned renovations,

repairs or new construction to be performed, every reasonable effort will

be made to provide advance notice to and discuss with the local CSEA
leadership.
§15.4 Safety and Health Grievance Procedure

(a) Grievances alleging violation of this Article or identifying any safety

violation shall not be arbitrable; rather, they shall be processed pursuant to
Article 34.1(b).

(b)(1) Should a grievance involving an alleged violation of this Article or
any other safety violation be processed to Step 3 of the aforementioned

procedure, it shall be referred to the CSEA Director of Occupational Safety
and Health and the appropriate Governor’s Office of Employee Relations

designee for thorough review and evaluation. If the grievance is not

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