Communicable Disease Protection. To protect against the contraction of communicable disease for those employees working at demonstrable at risk worksites, the Employer agrees to pay any cost, not covered by an employee's own medical insurance coverage, for injections or medications (specifically hepatitis and tuberculosis).
Communicable Disease Protection. To protect against the contraction of Hepatitis, the Board will pay any cost not covered by an employee's own medical insurance coverage for injections or medications for prevention of Hepatitis. This treatment is on a voluntary basis.
Communicable Disease Protection. To protect against the contraction or to effect a cure of communicable diseases, the Board will pay, upon recommendation of the Public Health or its Medical Officer, any costs not met by an employee's own medical insurance coverage for injections, or medication in lieu of injection, for an employee working in an environment where communicable diseases have been shown to exist. It was agreed that protocols and procedures will be referred to the Superintendent's committee to develop a district statement for all employees.
Communicable Disease Protection. Where an employee working in an environment where serious communicable diseases have been determined by the School Medical Health Officer to exist, the Board will pay expenses associated with preventive medication not covered by the employee's own medical insurance coverage. Where employees are exposed to any student who is a known Hepatitis B carrier or a regular biter/scratcher the Board will provide the appropriate preventive medication.
Communicable Disease Protection. (a) The parties to this agreement share a desire to prevent acquisition and transmission of communicable disease where employees may come into contact with a person and/or possessions of a person with a communicable disease.
Communicable Disease Protection. To protect against contraction or to effect a cure for influenza, the Board shall pay the costs not met by an employee's own medical coverage for a maximum of one (l) influenza injection per year.
Communicable Disease Protection. To protect against the contraction of communicable disease, for those employees working at "at-risk" worksites, the Employer agrees to ensure that all Workers' Compensation Board regulations are adhered to, training by the Workers' Compensation Board is provided to those employees, protective clothing, including but not limited to, boots and gloves are purchased by the Employer.
