Legal Documents of Mountain City

This infectious disease control policy shall be administered by those who shall have the following duties and responsibilities:

1. Exercise leadership in implementation and maintenance of an effective infectious disease control policy subject to the provisions of this chapter, other ordinances, the town charter, and federal and state laws relating to OSHA regulations;
2. Make an exposure determination for all employee positions to determine a possible exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials;
3. Maintain records of all employees and incidents subject to the provisions of the chapter;
4. Conduct periodic inspections to determine compliance with the infectious disease control policy by municipal employees;
5. Coordinate and document all relevant training activities in support of the infectious disease control policy;
6. Prepare and recommend to the governing body any amendments or changes to the infectious disease control policy;
7. Identify any and all housekeeping operations involving substantial risk of direct exposure to potentially infectious materials and address the proper precautions to be taken while cleaning rooms and blood spills; and
8. Perform such other duties and exercise such other authority as may be prescribed by the governing body. (Ord. #1426, April 2015)