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health efforts of State departments and agencies, their safety designees,

the CSEA, Inc. in-house safety and health efforts and various advocacy

groups established to review and improve safety and health practices,
procedures and working conditions.

(5) Study and Research - to undertake appropriate study and research
projects aimed at various occupational groups, in order to better

understand broad safety and health related concerns, and to make
recommendations for meaningful resolution of safety and health

deficiencies identified by such projects.
(d) Funding for Safety and Health Initiatives

The State shall seek the appropriation of funds by the Legislature in the
amount indicated in each year of the 2016-2021 Agreement: $675,990 in

2016-2017, $689,509 in 2017-2018, $703,300 in 2018-2019, $717,366 in
2019-2020, and $731,713 in 2020-2021, to support Committee initiatives

which shall include but not be limited to:
(1) Video Display Terminal Operations

Continuing its efforts with respect to VDT operations and will make
recommendations concerning employee protection and the use of VDTs

which may be appropriate due to new developments in accepted scientific
knowledge; the Committee shall continue to monitor the State’s

implementation of the VDT policy and will offer services as appropriate, to
assist the State in reaching the policy implementation objectives. The

Committee shall develop an electromagnetic hazard awareness training
program;

(2) Personal Protective Equipment

Continuing to monitor the State’s implementation of the Personal
Protective Equipment Policy and will offer its services to assist in such
implementation as appropriate;

(3) Security in State-Owned and Leased Buildings

Working with appropriate State agencies to initiate evaluation of areas of
concern with respect to security in State-owned and leased buildings and

make recommendations to the State to improve security as appropriate;
(4) Toxic Substance

(a) Developing methods of assisting agencies in disseminating
information with respect to toxic substances in accordance with current

State regulations in order that employees are properly informed and trained;

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