Vaccination and Inoculation. (a) The Employer agrees to take all reasonable precautions to prevent and control infectious diseases among residents and employees. (b) Preventative measures include ongoing in-service education, hygiene and disinfection practices, resident spacing, infection control drills as well as procedures, systems and protocols. Every six months the Occupational Health & Safety Committee shall review the prevention measures in place. These reports shall be posted at the workplace for the information of employees. (c) As part of its preventive measures, the Employer shall make reasonable efforts to ensure there is always an accessible and sufficient supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) available for all employees. (d) Upon discovering or suspecting the presence of an infectious disease in the workplace, the Employer shall inform all employees. (e) Where the Employer or Occupational Health and Safety Committee identifies high risk areas which expose employees to infectious or communicable diseases for which there are protective immunizations available, such immunizations shall be provided at no cost to the employee. (f) The Employer shall provide Hepatitis B vaccine, free of charge, to those employees who may be exposed at the worksite. Employees refusing to take the influenza vaccine shall not have their employment terminated for that reason. Employees working at alternate worksite(s) must advise the Employer if their alternate worksite(s) is in outbreak as confirmed by the Health Authority or Medical Health Officer. Such employees shall be placed in an unpaid leave of absence or transferred to another unit during the period of the outbreak.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Vaccination and Inoculation. (a) 45.01 Any employee refusing, without sufficient medical grounds to take medical or x-ray examination at the request of the Employer, or to undergo vaccination, inoculation and other immunization when required, may be dismissed from the service of the Employer. Where an employee is required by the Employer to take a medical or x-ray examination or undergo vaccination, inoculation or other immunization, it shall be at the Employer's expense and on the Employer's time.
45.02 The Employer agrees to take all reasonable precautions precautions, including in-service seminars, to prevent prevent, control and control limit the spread of infectious diseases among residents and employees. The Employer shall provide Hepatitis B vaccine, free of charge to those employees who may be exposed to body fluids or other sources of infection.
(b) Preventative 45.03 Preventive measures include ongoing in-service education, hygiene and disinfection practices, resident spacing, infection control drills as well as procedures, systems and protocols. Every six months the Occupational Health & and Safety Committee shall review the prevention measures in place. These reports shall be posted at the workplace for the information of employees.
(c) 45.04 As part of its preventive measures, the Employer shall make reasonable efforts to ensure there is always an accessible and sufficient supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) available for all employees.
(d) 45.05 Upon discovering or suspecting the presence of an infectious disease in the workplace, the Employer shall inform all employees.
(e) 45.06 Where the Employer or Occupational Health and Safety Committee identifies high risk areas which expose employees to infectious or communicable diseases for which there are protective immunizations available, such immunizations shall be provided at no cost to the employee.
(f) The Employer shall provide Hepatitis B vaccine, free of charge, to those employees who may be exposed at the worksite. Employees 45.07 Employee refusing to take the influenza vaccine shall not have their employment terminated for that reason. Employees working at alternate worksite(s) must advise the Employer if their alternate worksite(s) is in outbreak as confirmed by the Health Authority or Medical Health Officer. Such employees shall be placed in an unpaid leave of absence or transferred to another unit during the period of the outbreak.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Vaccination and Inoculation. (a) 46.01 Any employee refusing, without sufficient medical grounds to take medical or x-ray examination at the request of the Employer, or to undergo vaccination, inoculation and other immunization when required, may be dismissed from the service of the Employer. Where an employee is required by the Employer to take a medical or x-ray examination or undergo vaccination, inoculation or other immunization, it shall be at the Employer's expense and on the Employer's time.
46.02 The Employer agrees to take all reasonable precautions precautions, including in-service seminars, to prevent prevent, control and control limit the spread of infectious diseases among residents and employees. The Employer shall provide Hepatitis B vaccine, free of charge to those employees who may be exposed to body fluids or other sources of infection.
(b) Preventative 46.03 Preventive measures include ongoing in-service education, hygiene and disinfection practices, resident spacing, infection control drills as well as procedures, systems and protocols. Every six months the Occupational Health & and Safety Committee shall review the prevention measures in place. These reports shall be posted at the workplace for the information of employees.
(c) 46.04 As part of its preventive measures, the Employer shall make reasonable efforts to ensure there is always an accessible and sufficient supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) available for all employees.
(d) 46.05 Upon discovering or suspecting the presence of an infectious disease in the workplace, the Employer shall inform all employees.
(e) 46.06 Where the Employer or Occupational Health and Safety Committee identifies high risk areas which expose employees to infectious or communicable diseases for which there are protective immunizations available, such immunizations shall be provided at no cost to the employee.
(f) The Employer shall provide Hepatitis B vaccine, free of charge, to those employees who may be exposed at the worksite. Employees 46.07 Employee refusing to take the influenza vaccine shall not have their employment terminated for that reason. Employees working at alternate worksite(s) must advise the Employer if their alternate worksite(s) is in outbreak as confirmed by the Health Authority or Medical Health Officer. Such employees shall be placed in an unpaid leave of absence or transferred to another unit during the period of the outbreak.
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Samples: Collective Agreement