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quarterly basis.

(7) Workers’ Compensation Committee

Supporting the efforts of the Workers’ Compensation Committee as
established pursuant to Article 11.9(a), where appropriate.

§15.3 Local and Departmental Committees
There shall be established local and departmental level Joint Safety and

Health Committees. The local committees will be designed to address
safety matters germane to the workplace at the lowest possible level. Safety

matters unresolved at the local level may be referred to the departmental
level committees.

The level at which local committees are established shall be developed
through discussions between CSEA and the State at the departmental level.

Local committees are encouraged to identify safety and health initiatives
and to apply as appropriate for funding from the State/ CSEA Safety and

Health Committee for support of initiatives consistent with guidelines
established by the State level committee.

Among the issues to be addressed by the committees are:
(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

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