Common use of Communicable Diseases Clause in Contracts

Communicable Diseases. Employees will be provided with information on all communicable diseases to which they may have routine workplace exposure. Training provided to employees will include the symptoms of the diseases, modes of transmission, methods of self-protection, proper workplace procedures, special precautions, recommendations for immunization and any relevant regulations, guidelines and CDC recommended precautions. Employees who have any contact with blood and other body fluids will be offered Hepatitis B vaccinations and follow up testing and vaccination at the Employer's expense. Any screening of incoming clients, residents or inmates in health care facilities or residential or correctional institutions for communicable diseases will be performed according to relevant Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines. If a resident or inmate is found to carry a communicable disease, all appropriate precautions will be taken. The Employer will comply with the latest CDC guidelines on post exposure treatment whenever an employee receives an exposure, while on duty, to potentially infectious blood borne or otherwise transmittable diseases, except for cases of employee misconduct or gross negligence. Employer arranged testing associated with such diseases will be paid by the Employer and will be done on work time.

Communicable Diseases. Employees will be provided with information on all communicable diseases to which they may have routine workplace exposure. Training provided to employees will include the symptoms of the diseases, modes of transmission, methods of self-protection, proper workplace procedures, special precautions, recommendations for immunization and any relevant regulations, guidelines and CDC recommended precautions. Employees who have any contact with blood and other body fluids will be offered Hepatitis B vaccinations and follow up testing and vaccination at the Employer's expense. Any screening of incoming clients, residents or inmates in health care facilities or residential or correctional institutions for communicable diseases will be performed according to relevant Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines. If a resident or inmate is found to carry a communicable disease, all appropriate precautions will be taken. The Employer will comply with the latest CDC guidelines on post exposure treatment whenever an employee receives an exposure, while on duty, to potentially infectious blood borne bloodborne or otherwise transmittable diseases, except for cases of employee misconduct or gross negligence. Employer arranged testing associated with such diseases will be paid by the Employer and will be done on work time.