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20.1. The Department believes that employees who participate
in a healthy lifestyle that includes regular exercise are generally
more productive, and may require the use of fewer sick days.
20.2. Employees who participate in a "Wellness Activity"
during their normal workday may use up to 30 minutes each workday
for the activity by adjusting their normal workday beginning or
ending time with prior division director approval.
20.3. Wellness Activities include:
..........20.3.a. Walking Outside
..........20.3.b. Running Outside
..........20.3.c. Treadmill
..........20.3.d. Weight Training
.......................20.3.d.A.
Free Weights
.......................20.3.d.B.
Universal Weight Machines
..........20.3.e. Stationary
Bicycles
..........20.3.f. Power Riders
..........20.3.g. Other activities
approved by the WVDA Wellness Committee
..........20.3.h. A Time and
Attendance Report (T&A) shall have notations for each day a
wellness activity was done. The T&A shall reflect an additional
30 minutes between the workday's beginning and ending times. Employees
should plan to arrive at work 30 minutes earlier or stay 30 minutes
later than normally scheduled. The employee's "Total Hours"
shall not reflect the time used for a wellness activity. A notation
under "Comments" should indicate which wellness activity
was accomplished on a particular day.
20.4. Guthrie Wellness Fitness Center
..........20.4.a. Use of the
Wellness Fitness Center is at the employee's own risk. A release
must be signed before using the Wellness Fitness Center equipment.
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture and the Wellness Committee
are not liable for any injuries.
..........20.4.b. The Wellness
Fitness Center is located in Building 1, beside the Meat & Poultry
Inspection offices.
..........20.4.c. The Wellness
Fitness Center shall be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. each workday.
..........20.4.d. Employees
may use the Wellness Fitness Center at any time during the workday;
however, employees shall call the designated Wellness Committee
member to schedule a workout time. The Wellness Fitness Center can
only accommodate two persons at a time, and the workout time shall
start and end on the hour and half-hour.
..........20.4.e. When employees
workout before 8 a.m. or after 4 p.m., for safety reasons, it is
recommended that they have a workout partner.
20.5. The Department reserves the right to amend or eliminate
this policy at its discretion.
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