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2016 CBA Tentati ve Agreement Page 109 of 217 be relieved, as soon as staffing and workload permits, from his/her duties to immediately proceed to t he scene. Factors used to determine which peer will be sent to the scene include, but are not limited to: proximity to event, specific circumstances of event, peer experience, and schedule availability. The Agency shall adjust the Union designee's schedule to allow for travel and participation in CISM team activities on duty time. Travel and per diem expenses shall be authorized for the CISM team member. The Agency will coordinate with the affected facility to ensure the peer is released to travel to the sc ene. Section 6. The Principal Facility Representative or his/her designee will be notified a reasonable time in advance whenever employees will be required to attend mandatory educational briefings as part of the CISM process, and will be provided the opp ortunity to attend. Section 7. When a determination is made to conduct an educational briefing following a critical incident, all affected employees will be notified and will be required to attend. Upon completion of the mandatory educational briefing, em ployees will be notified that a licensed counselor from the Agency's Employee Assistance Program (EAP) contractor and a Peer Debriefer will be available for bargaining unit employees who request to participate in a Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD ). An employee's participation in a CISD after the mandatory educational briefing is voluntary. The use of the EAP services will be provided in accordance with the provisions of Article 57 of this Agreement and applicable Agency directives. If requested, b argaining unit employees shall only receive peer support from other bargaining unit employees. Section 8. Within one (1) year of the signing of this Agreement, the Parties shall develop and provide instructional material to all bargaining unit employees a bout the Agency's CISM program. Participants shall be on duty time, if otherwise in a duty status, and entitled to travel and per diem for the development of this material. Section 9. The CISM Program shall be administered in accordance with applicable Ag ency directives and this Agreement. ARTICLE 75 INJURY COMPENSATION Section 1. The Agency agrees to comply with the provisions of the Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) and other pertinent regulations promulgated by the Office of Worker's Compensat ion Programs (OWCP) when an employee suffers an occupational disease or traumatic injury in the performance of his/her assigned duties. Section 2. Once annually, the Agency shall brief all employees on existing requirements and proper procedures for repor ting such injuries on Agency forms such as FAA Form 8500 - 8. Section 3. The Union at the national level will designate one (1) OWCP Claims Representative who, absent an emergency or other special circumstance, will be granted twenty - four (24) hours of offi cial time each year to attend an OWCP class sponsored by the Department of Labor (DOL). Participation in OWCP classes is for the purpose of maintaining a current working knowledge of OWCP regulations and requirements. The Union's OWCP Claims Representative shall be afforded a bank of one hundred four (104) hours of official time per year, not to exceed eight (8) hours per pay period, to perform OWCP Representational functions. Absent an emergency or other special circumstance, the grant of this time shall be approved upon request. Section 4. The Agency shall maintain an inventory of Federal Employees Compensation Act

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