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conditions may be most hazardous for female attendants.
(b) On all female services in the Department of Mental Hygiene, every
effort will be made to have at least one female attendant in attendance.
§15.13 Communicable Diseases
(a) If a patient has been diagnosed or is pending final diagnosis for a
communicable disease, a visible indicator will be placed on or near such
patient’s bed. Such indicator shall state what general precautionary
measures are to be taken.
(b) At the State’s expense each department or agency providing the
delivery of client care services shall maintain policies consistent with
acceptable medical practices that provide for testing and immunization of
employees regarding exposure to Hepatitis B.
(c) HBV Testing
The State will offer HBV antibody testing prior to administering the HBV
vaccination series to experienced health care workers. Employees who are
found to have adequate levels of HBV antibodies will be counseled that
HBV vaccination is not necessary.
§15.14 Working Conditions
(a) The State agrees to restrict insofar as possible the scheduling of
routine outdoor work where the ambient outdoor temperature is zero
degrees or below. During the term of this Agreement there shall be a
statewide labor/management subcommittee on working conditions to
consider issues relating to internal and external environmental working
conditions. Specifically such issues as the need for ventilators, heaters, fans
or similar devices impacting on environmental conditions shall be
reviewed.
This committee will administer $50,000 of the monies appropriated and
provided for in Article 14, Employee Development and Training, for each
year of this Agreement.
Article 16
Credit Union Space
The State agrees to grant to credit unions of State employees occupying
space in office buildings of the State on April 1, 1973, the use of their
existing space without rental or other charge during the continuance of their
services as such credit union and during the State’s occupancy of the
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