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<br />Safety Policy: The pexsonal health and safety of each Employee of the City and the <br />prevention of occupational injuries and illnesses are of primary importance to the <br />City. To the greatest degree possible, management will maintain an environment <br />free from unnecessary hazards and has established safety policies and procedures for <br />each department. Adherence to these policies is the responsibility of each <br />Employee. Overall administration of this policy is the responsibility of each <br />department head. Violation of established policies and rules may result in <br />disciplinary action under the discipline section of the City's pexsonnel policy. <br /> <br />14.2 Safety/Accident Reporting <br /> <br />. Fonns: Workers' Compensation and OSHA laws require that Employees involved <br />in job-related accidents and sicknesses file a First Report of Injury as soon as <br />possible. If necessary the Employee's departrnent head may file the report on behalf <br />of the injured or sick Employee. The department head is also responsible for filing <br />an accident report with the City's Safety Officer. <br /> <br />15. SMOKING <br /> <br />15.1 General <br /> <br />Prohibited: In the interest of good health, the City discourages Employees from <br />smoking. Smoking is prohibited within all City buildings. <br /> <br />Approved Areas: The City Administrator will designate specific outdoor areas as <br />smoking areas. Thexe will be no smoking in areas not designated as smoking areas. <br />If smoking results in discomfort to others, smokers are required to stop smoking. <br />Smoking in non-appmved areas may result in disciplinary action. <br /> <br />16. GRIEVANCES <br /> <br />16.1 Grievance Procedure <br /> <br />Procedure: The following grievance procedure shall be followed by all Employees <br />except those covered by the texms of a collective bargaining agreement. In all cases, <br />grievances must be filed by the Employee advexsely affected by the action of the <br />City. <br /> <br />Step 1: <br /> <br />Any aggrieved Employee shall first file his /her grievance, in writing, <br />with his/hex immediate supervisor within ten (to) working days of <br />the action from which the grievance arises or the date upon which <br />the Employee became aware of the action. In cases where the <br />Employee has been adversely affected by an action administered by a <br />City Employee of a higher rank than that of his/hex immediate <br />supervisor, the affected Employee shall file his/her grievance, in <br /> <br />30 <br />