Common use of Contagious Disease Clause in Contracts

Contagious Disease. Section 1. The City shall provide for and maintain an Exposure Control Plan which meets the letter and intent of the OSHA Blood Borne Pathogens Standard, codified as 29 CFR 1910.1330, for the purpose of reducing occupational exposure to Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and other blood borne pathogens that employees may encounter during their work activities. Section 2. The City recognizes that employees may be called upon to respond to incidents involving an imminent threat of injury or death to themselves or others where the carrying out of any action will risk exposure to an obvious blood borne pathogen hazard. The City shall not hold liable any employee who minimizes exposure by first donning all required equipment and clothing, in a reasonable amount of time, prior to engaging the potential blood borne pathogen hazard. The City shall provide to the employee all legal remedies and costs where litigation may commence as a result of the employee’s proper and recommended actions in controlling exposure. The City shall provide all the protections and defenses provided to City employees under 24 VSA 901 (a) & (b). Section 3. The City will provide, without cost or time lost to the employee, a Tuberculosis screening, and immunizations against the following: Tetanus Rabies Hepatitis-B HIV, when available