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2016 CBA Tentati ve Agreement Page 153 of 217 mutual agreement, the Parties at the local level may designate additional participants on the LSC. Union particip ants will be afforded duty time if otherwise in a duty status to participate in PFS activities (e.g. meetings, data review, preparing PFS documentation, etc.). Section 4. LSC participants will be provided training on the use of the PFS data portal and Be st Practices/Lessons Learned database. Section 5. Information provided on the PFS Portal shall be used to assist in identifying, resolving, or monitoring systemic or organizational safety issues. This information may not be used to attribute an occurren ce to an employee, to identify an individual employee, or be used for Individual Performance Management purposes. Section 6. All Union participants shall be provided the same level of access to the information provided on the PFS Portal as their Agency co unterpart. Section 7. The PFS Program shall be administered in accordance with JO 7200.21. ARTICLE 123 SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Section 1. Whenever the Agency determines to convene a Safety Risk Management Panel (SRMP) or a SRM Working Group (SRMW) at the local, regional or national level to evaluate an issue involving the work of bargaining unit employees, the Union, as a stakeholder shall be invited to participate. Section 2. When a SRMP or SRMW is convened, to the extent practicable, the Union at t he appropriate level shall normally be provided with thirty (30) days notice prior to the scheduling of a panel. Section 3. The Agency shall not be responsible for any costs incurred by Union participants on a SRMP except for: a. Reimbursement of mileage fo r local travel in accordance with the FAATP when a Government - owned Vehicle (GOV) is not available. b. Travel costs in accordance with the FAATP, when the Union is provided with less than fifteen (15) days' notice for SRMP's at the regional and national level . Section 4. Union Representatives shall be in a duty status, if otherwise in a duty status to participate on a SRMP and/or SRMW and related activities, including travel. Section 5. A briefing package will be provided to the SRMP participant(s) in advanc e of the scheduled meeting, and will be afforded sufficient time to review the document(s) in a duty status. The briefing package should include an invitation, an agenda, briefing materials, and directions to the meeting. All documents should be shared wit h the SRMP members sufficiently in advance of the panel meeting. Section 6. Union Representatives selected to be a SRMP Participant must have completed the SRM panel participant training. This training will take place while in a duty status prior to the SRMP he/she is participating on. Section 7. The Union's National Safety Representative and/or his/her designee will be provided the opportunity to receive the SRM Practitioner course training while in a duty status.

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