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Safety <br />The city seeks to ensure the personal safety of employees and to prevent occupationally <br />induced injuries and illnesses. To the greatest degree possible, management seeks to <br />maintain a safe and hazard-free work environment. <br />It is the policy of the City Council to provide employees with safe working conditions <br />through the following means: <br />1. A Safety Committee consisting of employees and management representing each <br />department and employee group is charged with creating and maintaining a safety <br />program in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws. <br />2. The Committee or sub-conunittee reviews occupational illness and injury, and <br />incidents that result in damage to city property, and strives to take action to ensure <br />that unsafe work methods, unsafe work sites, and unsafe equipment are identified <br />and made safe. <br />3. All employees are required to fully comply with the Safety Program as <br />adnunistered by the Safety Committee. <br />4. Department directors, management and supervisory employees are responsible for <br />implementing the Safety Program by training their employees in safe work methods <br />and by enforcing compliance with safety standards set by the Safety Committee. <br />5. Department directors are responsible for providing all employees with the safety <br />equipment and safety clothing that is necessary for employees to perform their <br />duties in a safe maiuler. <br />New employees should receive a copy of the City of EIk Rives Employee Safety Man7zal on <br />their first day of employment. Employees are required to read the manual carefiilly and <br />discuss areas of concern with their supervisor. Employees are required to develop safe <br />work habits and to contribute to the safety of themselves and co-workers. <br />To be successful, the safety program must be the shared responsibility of all employees. <br />Employees are required to: <br />1. Immediately report to their supervisor all unsafe equipment, practices or procedures <br />that pose a threat to the safety of employees or others; <br />2. Cooperate with and assist in the investigation of accidents to identify the causes <br />and to prevent recurrence; <br />3. Be active in department and city safety programs; <br />4. Observe and promote safe work habits; and <br />5. Report injuries to supervisor immediately. <br />Employees who do not follow and abide by the city's safety policies will be subject to <br />discipline up to and including termination. <br />Safety Equipment Reimbursement <br />32 <br />