4-Code of Conduct.pdf

Code of Conduct

Vendors and their employees, agents, suppliers, installers, and all others working in RISD schools/projects are required to understand and comply with the following rules and responsibilities.

Failure to comply with the following rules and responsibilities may result in a contractor’s removal from the school/project and/or the termination of the subcontractor’s contract. Vendors are responsible for their employees’, agents’, suppliers’, and installers’ adherence to these expectations. All vendor/contractor personnel working at RISD schools/projects will be required to indicate their understanding and agreement to comply with these rules and responsibilities by agreeing to the following.

(1) Vendor’s employees, installers and suppliers who will be entering any district site shall check in with the RISD designated representative before entering the site.

(2) Vendor’s employees, installers and supplier must wear picture ID badges while on RISD property. See Criminal Background Check Notification attribute included in this questionnaire

(3) The use of any tobacco products are PROHIBITED anywhere on school property. These prohibited items include but are not limited to cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco and snuff, e-cigarette and vapor products.

(4) Drugs and alcoholic beverages are PROHIBITED.

(5) Vendor’s employees agents, installers, and suppliers are expected to conduct themselves in a professional and courteous manner at all times when on RISD premises. The use of profanity or vulgar or improper language is PROHIBITED at all times. RISD will determine, in its sole discretion, if a vendor or its employees, agents, installers or suppliers has violated this expectation.

(6) Unacceptable behavior including physical or verbal intimidation, horseplay, or fighting by any individual on school property/projects will result in immediate removal from site. RISD staff, in its sole discretion, will determine unacceptable behavior.

(7) Vendor’s employees, agents, installers, etc. shall not fraternize with students including without limitation, arranging to meet with or engaging in social conversation with students, giving students the employee’s or agent’s contact information, obtaining student’s home, telephone, email, or any social media contact address, or communicating with students electronically via any means.

(8) The District contact shall notify the Vendor, upon request, of the appropriate restrooms any employee or agent of the vendor may use while on District premises. No vendor employee or agent shall use any restroom designated for student use when on District premises.

(9) School requirements will occasionally result in the untimely termination of a subcontractor’s daily activities. Vendors are expected to anticipate and understand these circumstances and also work with RISD to make up any scheduling.

(10) ALL CONTACT WITH STUDENTS IS STRICTLY PROHIBTED.

(11) Vendor’s employees, installers and suppliers must be properly dressed in work attire which includes the use of proper work shoes and any personal protection equipment that is needed.

(12) Vendor’s employees, installers and suppliers will promptly leave the school campus at the end of each work shift.

(13) Weapons of any type are not allowed on the job site or parking area. Vendor’s employees will comply with all state and district rules regarding weapon free zones.

(14) Vendor’s employees, installers and suppliers shall submit such background information as may be requested by RISD to perform criminal background evaluations/investigations.

(15) No person who has charges pending or who has been convicted, received probation or deferred adjudication for the following shall be engaged to work on RISD property where students are present:

Any offense against a child.

Any sex offense.

Any crimes against persons involving weapons or violence.

Any felony offense against property;

Any other offense that RISD believes might compromise the safety of students, staff or property.