ARTICLE 14

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Section 1.

It is the desire of both parties to this Agreement to maintain high standards of safety and health in the plant in order to eliminate, as far as possible, industrial accidents and illness. 

The Company shall maintain on all full shifts an emergency first aid station and will provide access to emergency medical care.

Section 2.

A.          The Company will continue to furnish personal protective equipment in particular situations where it is now the practice to do so unless circumstances in such situations change, making the use of such personal protective equipment unnecessary.

B.          Two (2) pair of OSHA-approved prescription safety glasses shall be furnished by the Company for the duration of this Agreement.  This benefit will apply only to employees who are required by the Company to wear safety glasses on their job.

C.          The Company is committed to a smoke-free work environment based on the evidence that tobacco smoke and second-hand smoke is detrimental to employee health.  Accordingly the Company’s facilities are smoke-free. 

Section 3.

The drug and alcohol-testing program is attached in Schedule B.