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58 Section 11. The Employer shall provide the Union information on the procedures for filing a claim and other matters concerning workman's compensation. The Employer shall ensure that claims for personal injury are proces sed in a timely manner and in accordance with OWCP procedures and applicable Air Station Orders. Section 12. The Employer shall test for evidence of drinking water contamination (by Radon or other contaminants exceeding EPA water quality standards) at th e facility, at least once every three (3) years and more often if there is evidence of possible contamination. If such testing validates the contamination, and if corrective action or abatement cannot readily be taken, the Employer will provide bottled wa ter and associated equipment or other potable water meeting EPA/OSHA standards for the use of all bargaining unit employees until the contamination has been corrected/abated , as evidenced by a normal water test taken at least ten (10) days following correc tion/abatement. Section 13. Hazardous Duty Pay (General Schedule) . Pay to BUEs for irregular or intermittent duty involving unusual hardship or hazard that is not adequately alleviated by protective or mechanical means will be paid in accordance with ap plicable regulations. With regard to Permissible Exposure Limits (PEL) to any substance, OSHA regulations will control. Section 14. Indoor air quality concerns identified by the Union, including those involving "sick building syndrome," shall be investi gated using the advisory standards of the American Society for Heating, Refrigerating and Air - conditioning Engineers, and EPA and OSHA guidelines. All test results shall be provided to the Union as soon as they are available. ARTICLE 47 WORK GROUPS AN D COMMITTEES Section 1. For the purpose of this Article, "committee and/or work group" means any committee and/or work group established by the ATCFO, that does not undertake deliberations on the exercise of Management rights under 5 U.S.C. 7106. Se ction 2. The Parties agree that it is mutually beneficial for BUEs to be involved in work groups established locally by the ATCFO, to provide operational perspectives into the development, testing, and/or deployment of technological, procedural, or airspa ce changes. Section 3. In those cases where the ATCFO determines BUEs will participate within a work group the ATCFO will notify the Union prior to establishing the work group to include the scope of as well as the goal of the work group. Section 4. The Union will have the opportunity to designate BUEs to be assigned to these work groups. The Employer will take these request(s) into consideration as well as any other individual situations prior to making this work assignment. Section 5. All work gr oup activities will be performed during duty time.

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