Title 3 AND 4- Employee Welfare and HR Flashcards
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What two laws covers reasonable accommodations?
America with Disabilities Act and Washington Law Against Discrimination.
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How can an employee request a reasonable accomodation?
Employees may give an oral or written request for a reasonable accommodation to a supervisor or the Human Resources Section.
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When does the reasonable accommodation process begin?
When the employee makes a request (either orally or in writing to a supervisor or to HR.)
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What does a supervisor do when receiving an ADA request orally from an employee?
The supervisor will complete a written request and send it to HR.
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What must reasonable accommodation request include?
Identification and a brief history of the employee’s disability.
A description of the accommodations(s) that the employee is seeking.
Can the department require employees to disclose their religious beliefs?
No, unless employee is requesting an religious accomodation.
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Can department personnel disclose the religious affiliations of another employee?
No, unless the employee expressly gives consent.
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What type of risk do SPD employees have of getting infected with tuberculosis?
Seattle-King County Department of Public Health has determined that SPD employees are in a very low-risk occupational setting for the transmission of tuberculosis and other airborne pathogens.
Do SPD employees have a higher or lower risk of TB than the general public?
Higher. Even though it is very low risk, that is still higher than general public.
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Who may officers contact to discuss potential exposure incidents?
Harborview triage desk or Center for Disease Control
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When will officers not place a facemask on an obviously sick subject?
When the subject is experiencing respiratory distress, is intoxicated, or may vomit,
Can an officer question subjects about their symptoms of tuberculosis?
Yes
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Can the officer make notification about subjects who may have tuberculosis?
Yes. If booking, contact jail nursing staff. If going to HMC, contact the triage desk. If neither, officers may contact the health department.
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How long should a person showing signs of tuberculois be held at a department facility?
No more than 20 minutes.
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Who must a sergeant notify regarding an airborne or bloodborne pathogen exposure?
The watch lieutenant by the end of the shift.
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Who may officers contact for the Hepatitis B vaccine?
Employee Services Lieutenant
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What is a reportable blood exposure incident?
Direct exchange of blood or other potentially infectious material from a source subject to an officer.
Where are airborne and bloodborne exposure packets sent?
Employment services Lt by end of the shift.
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What does PPE include?
Nitrile gloves Eye protection Surgical face masks Fluid-shield masks Disposable foot coverings Rubber boots
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How often must officers check their patrol vehicle to ensure the biohazard kits contain PPE?
Once at the beginning of the shift. Contact stationmaster for restocking.
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When will the evidence unit accept syringes?
Only in cases of homicide or assault where the syringe has been used as a weapon.
For an officer fatatlity, who is the cordinator officer in charge of cordinating the funeral?
A Lt assigned by the BC of the deceased.
Who is the Liaison Officer for a officer fatality?
Assigned by Coordinating Lt and is a close, personal friend of the victim.
For an officer fatality, who handles checking with HR to determine victim benefits?
The coordinating Officer (who is a Lt.)
For an officer fatality, who cleans out the victims locker and handles returning property to spouse/family?
Coordinating Officer (who is a Lt.)
For an officer fatality, who determines which city officials will attend the funeral?
Coordinating Officer
For an officer fatality, who is the Event officer?
The Honor Guard Commander.
What is the goal of the EIS system?
To identify and intervene before the employees actions become policy violations.
Can a supervisor share EIS information with others?
No. EIS is confidential and not to be shared with people not involved in it.
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What does an EIS mentoring plan consist of?
- Issue(s) to be addressed
- Method/action plan for addressing the issue(s)
- Timeline for completion of the mentoring plan
- Follow-up actions to be taken
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How often are supervisors supposed to review EIS Criteria Thresholds of their employees?
Once a week.
What system do supervisors use to check EIS criteria thresholds of their employees?
Blue Team
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What must a manager due upon having an officer transfer into his/her chain of command?
Review the EIS criteria of that employee and document having done so in PAS.
When is a EIS mentoring plan mandatory?
2 or more preventable vehicle collisions in six months. An EIS assessment is not needed, move directly to creating mentoring plan.
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If an employee believes their EIS data is incorrect, who do they talk to?
Notify immediate supervisor and provide written notice of the error and correction needed.
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Who makes final decision to modify EIS data in case of a suspected error?
HR Director. Corrections are documented in Blue Team
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Who creates a mentoring plan for an employee?
The section captain or director.
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Generally, how long should a mentoring plan last?
No more than six months.
How is a decision not to place an officer in Early Intervention documented?
Fully articulated in the narrative portion of the Assessment Form and attached to the Blue Team Alert.
Who approves not placing an employee in EIS when they have reached the appropriate critera?
Performance Review Committee and BC.
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Who reviews EIS assessments and EIS mentoring plans to ensure Dept-wide uniformity and consistancy?
Performance Review Committee
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Who is on the Performance Review Committee?
- Chief’s designee
- Human Resources Director or designee
- Representative from the Patrol Operations Bureau
- Representative from the Audit, Policy & Research Section (APRS)
- Representative from the Education & Training Section (ETS)
- Early Intervention Coordinator
- Department Risk Management (Director of Legal Affairs or designee)
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How often does the EIS Performance Review Committee meet?
Monthly
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What is the EIS Performance Review Committee’s purpose?
To ensure Department-wide consistency and uniformity in the implementation of the Early Intervention System.
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Who is responsible for scheduling meetings of the EIS Performance Review Committee?
The EIS Cordinator
Who can change the Early Intervention thresholds?
Performance Review Committee with Chief having final approval.
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Who has final approval of an EIS assessment and mentoring plan?
The appropriate bureau chief.
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What is the EIS threshold for Type 1 UoF?
Patrol Operations Bureau- Exceeding 6 in six month period.
Collaborative Policing Bureau- Exceeding 5 in six month period.
Homeland Security/Special Operations Bureau-Exceeding 5 in six month period.
Criminal Investigations Bureau-Exceeding 3 in six month period.
Professional Standards Bureau-Exceeding 3 in six month period.
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What is the EIS threshold for Type II UoF?
Patrol Operations Bureau- Exceeding 4 in six month period.
Collaborative Policing Bureau- Exceeding 3 in six month period.
Criminal Investigations Bureau- Exceeding 2 in six month period.
Homeland Security/Special Operations Bureau- Exceeding 3 in six month period.
Professional Standards Bureau- Exceeding 2 in six month period.
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What is the EIS threshold for Type III UoF?
Exceeding one in a six month period.
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What is the EIS threshold for Vehicle Collisions?
2 preventable collisions in a six month period, or 4 total collisions within 12 months.
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What is the EIS threshold for OPA complaints-Frontline Investigations?
4 complaints within 12 months
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What is the EIS threshold for OPA Investigation complaints?
4 within 12 months.
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What is the EIS threshold for EEO complaints?
2 complaints within 12 months.
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What is the EIS threshold for being named in a police action lawsuit?
2 within 24 months.
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What is the aggregate total of EIS criteria to trigger a review?
A total of 10 indicators within any six month window.
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Who reviews an EIS threshold indicator that occurs while the employee is already on a mentoring plan?
The employees lieutenant reviews the incident and determines if the mentoring plan should be revised. Sends recommendation to the captain to make final decision.
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How many PAS evals must a supervisor review when creating or implementing an EIS mentoring plan?
In PAS, the sergeant reviews at minimum: (a) the last two performance evaluations, and (b) any documentation relating to performance that has occurred between the last evaluation and the date of the assessment.
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How long does a sergeant have to complete an EIS review to determine if a mentoring plan is required?
14 days.
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What must a mentoring plan consist of?
- Specific performance issues to be addressed.
- Specific methods/trainings that will be utilized to address the identified performance issues.
- Specific time frames for completing assigned tasks or training.
- Identify the chain of command responsibilities in ensuring the performance issues are addressed.
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Upon receipt from the sergeant regarding an EIS assessment and proposed plan, how long does the lieutenant have to submit it to the captain?
3 days
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Upon receipt from the Lieutenant regarding an EIS assessment and proposed plan, how long does the captain have to submit it to the IES Coordinator?
7 days
Where does the IES assessment and proposed plan go after being sent from the captain to the EIS Cordinator?
IES Coordinator submits it to the next PRC, PRC reviews it and within seven days of the meeting, if approves it send it to bureau chief for final approval. If disapprove of the plan, sends it back to the captain.
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How long does a bureau chief have to approve a EIS mentoring plan once received from the Performance Evaluation Committee?
5 days.
How is a mentoring plan progress documented?
Every two week by Sgt on EIS Status Report.
When an employee is on a mentoring plan, how many calls a week should the sgt respond to to observe?
4 a week.
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Do employees use the Travel Training Request system for trainings that do not require dep funds?
No. It is only used for training that requires dept funds.
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How far in advanced must an employee submit a travel/training request?
30 days prior to travel
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Who reviews all travel training requests over $500?
The Captains Training Committee, chaired by the Training Captain.
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What must employees complete after attending non-department training?
An Individual Course Attendance Record.
How many officers a year are killed in the line of duty?
Over 100 a year.
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What consists of “Mourning Insignia”?
Mourning Band
Morning Ribbon
SPD Mourning Badge
SPD Mourning Badge Lapel Pin
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Who authorizes mourning insignia?
The chief of police
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How long can an employee display mourning insignia?
From the Chief;s authorization until the internment or memorial service is complete. For SPD or SFD deaths, for 72 hours after the memorial is complete.