15 fam 940
employee rights and responsibilities
(CT:OBO-50; 04-18-2016)
(Office of Origin: OBO)
15 fam 941 employee rights
(CT:OBO-50; 04-18-2016)
Employees abroad have the right to:
(1) Have access to copies of the Department of State's safety and occupational health policy, program
standards, and injury or illness statistics;
(2) Comment on occupational safety and health
standards and injury and illness statistics;
(3) Request inspections of workplaces that they
believe to be unsafe or unhealthful, without fear of reprisal; and
(4) Appeal to the Office of Safety, Health, and
Environmental Management, in the Directorate for Operations, in the Bureau of
Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO/OPS/SHEM) if they disagree with the final
disposition by the post concerning working conditions reported as unsafe or
unhealthful.
15 fam 942 employee responsibilities
(CT:OBO-43; 02-28-2014)
Each employee must comply with the policies in 15 FAM 900,
follow prescribed personal safety and health practices, and advise supervisors
of any unsafe or unhealthful working conditions. If satisfactory action is not
obtained after reporting a hazard to a supervisor, the employee should report
the hazard in writing to the post occupational safety and health officer
(POSHO) who will investigate and ensure that appropriate actions are taken.
The POSHO will forward a copy of the hazard report to the Department of State's
Safety, Health, and Environmental Management (SHEM) Office Director.
15 fam 943 employee protection from
reprisal
(CT:OBO-43; 02-28-2014)
a. No employee may be subject to restraint,
interference, coercion, discrimination, or reprisal for filing a report of an
unsafe or unhealthful working condition, or for other participation in the
occupational safety and health program activities. Employees have the right to
decline to perform a task because of a reasonable belief that, under the
circumstances, the task poses an imminent risk of death or serious bodily harm,
coupled with a reasonable belief that there is insufficient time to seek
effective redress through normal hazard reporting and abatement procedures.
b. In some circumstances, allegations of reprisal may be raised through
the Department of State's grievance procedures (see
http://intranet.hr.state.sbu/EmployeeRelations/Grievance/Pages/default.aspx), an applicable negotiated grievance procedure,
or to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel.
15 FAM 944 THROUGH 949 UNASSIGNED