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FILE NAME Firestone FIRE DATE 1970 June 19 DOC FIRE024 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Firestone agreement to set up Joint Occupational Health Program Ex 856 : 3 JOINT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Gly Gly INDUSTRIAL WILSON ST The THIS MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT entered into this June 19th day of Linoleum and PlasPlastic ti1c97W0orkbeyrsandof bAetmweereincatheC UnL itedC RubbIenrterCnoartkional Union on its own behalf and on behalf of Local Unions No. 138 186 238 261 310 336 713 726 7 100 787 884 and 887 herein- after referred to as the Union and Firestone Tire & Rubber Company hereinafter referred to as the Company WHEREAS It is recognized that the Union and the Company have concern for the protection and preservation of the health and welfare of all those employed under this Agreement just as it is recognized that all employees have a responsibility to follow safe work procedures and WHEREAS A useful purpose can be served by an independent industrial health survey of the working environment by a recognized school of public health to determine whether any relationship exists between this environment and occupational illness or disease and a WHEREAS It is recognized that a firm to a sound industrial health interests of the worker the and continuous commitment program is in the best | Company and society and WHEREAS It is the desire of the parties to promote cooperation and understanding of in their approach to the study and prevention occupational illnesses _ NOW THEREFORE the parties hereby mutually agree as follows 1. To establish at Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health Baltimore Maryland or an equivalent school of public health an Occupational Research Group to undertake an Study epidemiological study of the employees covered by this Agreement 2 To appoint as soon as practicable clusion of the following the con- negotiations of the 1970 Master Agreement a on f Othcrceuepational Health Committee which shall be composed representatives from the Company and three representatives from the Union The salaries and expenses incurred to this Committee by Company and Union shall be paid by the representatives respective whom they represent party Pltf Exh 856 3 Such school of public health designated under 1 of this Agreement shall Paragraph appoint from its staff an individual who is technically qualified and in the field of experienced epidemiological studies to serve as the Director of the Occupational Research Study Group JACKSON 028047 tf. teyiw: Ftad This Director shall also serve as chief consultant to the Occupational Health Committee established pursuant to this Agreement and as such shall act solely in an advisory capacity to this Committee 40 The functions of the Occupational Health Committee shall be as follows a To make recommendations for the implementation of the findings of the Occupational Research Study Group b c To review occupational health questions referred | | to it by local plant Health and Safety Committees established under Article XII of the Master Agreement after all local procedures for handling such questions have been exhausted | To recommend methods for obtaining necessary { | statistical data and information required by the Occupational Research Study Group relative to the accident and sickness and life insurance coverage and experience thereunder This Committee will also develop uniform record keeping procedures d To record and maintain for future reference findings of the Occupational Research Study and to disseminate the reports and findings this Group to the parties and all Group of e To recommend procedures for the early identification and detection of potentially toxic and hazardous agents and their use thereof in the plants 5 The functions of the Occupational Research Study Group shall be as follows a b c To make a preliminary study as to the appropriate procedures for conducting an epidemiological study into potential environmental health problems which might affect employees under this Agreement and to formulate long range programs based upon the results of this study To assist the Company in the development of safe standards for occupational environments To recommend uniform methods of to assist in the prevention and environmental diseases record keeping detection of d To act as consultant Committee on matters for consideration to the Occupational Health referred to that Committee BATO JACKSON 028048 e To assist in the development of appropriate environmental controls of 1 new chemicals and processes introduced into the Company's operations covered hereby 2 chemicals and dusts of already recognized toxicity and 3 other working conditions as appropriate 6 The Occupational Research Study Group shall make annual reports to the Occupational Health Committee summarizing the work completed during the previous calendar year and the works in progress at the completion of the calendar year Where existing data and other information available to the Occupational Research Study Group is inadequate for the purposes of carrying out its epidemiological survey pursuant to Paragraph 5 a of this Agreement the Occupational Research Study Group shall have the right to make independent studies at Company locations covered by this Agreement Such studies shall be conducted wherever possible in a manner which will not interfere with the normal production of the plant The Company shall to the extent its legal and contractual obligations permit make available to the Occupational Research Study Group such data and other information the Occupational Research Study Group needs in connection with its surveys conducted pursuant to this Agreement Information submitted by the Company to the Occupational .. Research Study Group pursuant to this Agreement shall be treated as privileged and confidential and shall not be released to any party including the Occupational Health Committee without the prior written approval of the Company The Company shall have no obligation to submit information or data to the Occupational Health Committee which the Company in its sole judgment deems to be confidential 10. 11 The Company shall periodically report to the Occupational Health Committee what actions if any it has undertaken to implement the recommendations of the Occupational Research Study Group or the Occupational Health Committee The Company retains the sole discretion to determine what action if any it should take regarding the recommendations and findings of the Occupational Research Study Group and the Occupational Health Committee The Company's failure to act on the recommendations and findings shall not constitute a breach of this or any other Agreement between the parties JACKSON 028049 -4- 12 Recommendations by the Occupational Research Study Group under this Agreement shall be made on a con- fidential basis to the parties and shall not be re- leased to the prior anyone not a party to this Agreement written approval of the Company without 13 Whenever a potential or actual health hazard is recognized by the Occupational Health Committee which requires immediate investigation the Committee shall immediately request the Director of the Occupational Research Study Group to designate a qualified expert in order to determine what pertinent data or other information already exists and to recommend what if any additional investigation may be needed 14 Except as provided in Paragraph 2 all necessary expenses incurred not to exceed the per hour for each in the implementation of this Program equivalent of half cents 1 hour worked by employees covered Program ) hereby shall be borne by the Company including the expenses of the Occupational Research Study Group and the salary of its Director 15 or before and at three the fifteenth 15th day of October 3 month intervals thereafter the 1970 Company shall furnish the International Union a written statement indicating the number of hours for which covered employees worked for the Company during the preceding three 3 month period and with respect to such hours the Company has a commitment under Paragraph 14 of this Agreement and the total expenditures to date 16 This Agreement will become effective on the day of June 1970 19th Garber Mairns GarbeGarrber : For the Union the Company 7 JACKSON 028050