National Master Automobile Transporters Agreement For the Period ...

69Article 30conditions. The Employer and Local Union must agree that the unsafe condition wasalleviated or does not exist for the dealer to continue on the night delivery list.To qualify for this provision the unsafe conditions causing the employee's apprehensionof injury must be of such nature that a reasonable person under the circumstances thenconfronting the employee would conclude that there is a bona fide danger of an accident,injury or serious impairment of health resulting from the unsafe condition.(4) The Employer agrees that equipment utilized in the night deliveryoperations shall be equipped with adequate lighting.(5) General questions arising under this subsection shall be first submittedto the terminal safety committee designated in Article 30, Section 1(b).(f) In order to accommodate random inspections made by OSHA or OMC/FHWAof the workplace without notice to the Employer or the Union, each Local shalldesignate at least two (2) individuals at each major establishment of the Employer asthe employee representative to accompany the inspector of any OSHA or OMC/FHWAinspection that may occur. The Employer shall be notified of the name of suchdesignated persons to be kept on file at each establishment.Section 3.Tires(a) There shall be no recap tires on steering axle of any units.Shock Absorbers(b) With the purchase of newly manufactured tractors which are placed in serviceafter March 1, 1981, and with the understanding that there will be no retrofit ofequipment currently in use, the following shall apply:Where the manufacturer recommends and provides shock absorbers as standardequipment with the tractor front suspension assembly, properly maintained shocks onsuch new equipment shall be considered as a necessary and integral part of thatassembly. Where the manufacturer does not recommend and provide shock absorbersas standard equipment with the tractor front suspension assembly, shocks shall not beconsidered as a necessary or integral part of that suspension system.Any alleged violation of the above, including maintenance of existing equipment, shallnot be cause for refusal of the equipment, but shall be reported to the Employer and theLocal Union, and if not corrected promptly, be subject to the grievance procedure and isto be treated as a safety and health issue.