MDOC Employee Handbook - Michigan Corrections Organization

Failure to keep assigned weapons properlysecured, clean and in working order, properlyloaded and at hand for immediate use.Loss of security equipment (e.g. keys, handcuffs,radios, ERT equipment, etc.). Failure to follow specific security detailinstructions.Failure to follow PD 04.04.110 “Search and Arrestin Correctional Facilities.”Failure to follow critical/dangerous tool policy asindicated in PD 04.04.120 “Tool Control.”Propping open security doors or doors that shouldremain locked.Allowing unknown or unidentified individuals intobuildings. Unauthorized distribution of exempt policydirectives or operating procedures.Failure to follow security precautions as outlinedin PD 03.03.100 “Firearms and Chemical Agents”(Exempt).32. ATTENTION TO DUTYEmployees shall remain alert while on duty. Sleepingor failure to properly observe an assigned area oroffenders, including missing post checks, are examplesof inattention to duty.Items that detract from the alertness of an employeeare not allowed. Employees with duties involving thedirect management or observation of offenders shallnot have unauthorized electronic devices, computergames, books, pamphlets, newspapers, or otherreading materials while on duty, except for postorders, a copy of the applicable collective bargainingagreement, and information specific to theperformance of job-related duties.32