Covered Event Review

Section 1. For accidents where an ATSAP report has been filed, facilities must follow the provisions of JO 7200.20 and Appendix O of this Agreement.

Section 2. When an event is determined to be Red and/or an Event Response Team (ERT) is to be launched, the Event Response Group (ERG) will notify via email the Union’s National Safety Representative. The notification will include the planned location(s), dates, and scope of the investigation.

Section 3 . If an employee is to be interviewed by the Event Investigations Manager (EIM)/ERT, the Principal Facility Representative, or his/her designee, will be present if the employee so requests.

Section 4. When the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will convene an Air Traffic Control Workgroup, the ERG will notify via email the Union’s Air Safety Investigators (ASI) Chair.

Section 5 . The Principal Facility Representative, or his/her designee, will be afforded the opportunity to attend any in-brief and out-brief regarding an on-site investigation conducted by the EIM/ERT.

Section 6 . Following notification of a designated Red event, the ERG Manager and the Union’s National Safety Representative will evaluate whether Union participation beyond the local activities described in this Article is desirable and appropriate. This determination is independent of whether the NTSB conducts an investigation into the same event and the Union is granted Party Status.