Policy on Occupation Health.
The participation in the occupational health program is mandatory
for all personnel who have contact with animals.Services provided
under this program include:
- Annual tuberculin skin testing for all persons
with primate contact. Testing for MetroHealth Medical
Center employees is done at MetroHealth Medical Center
through the employee health clinic with copies of
the records maintained at University Health Services.
- Tetanus-Diphtheria Immunization every ten years.
- Rabies pre-exposure immunization with human diploid
cell vaccine (with individual consent forms) for
persons having contact with random-source dogs and
cats. Rabies antibody testing of vaccinated individuals
every two year with booster immunization administered
as needed.
- Serum Q-fever titers, yearly or at the start of
intermittent experimental work for persons in contact
with pregnant sheep.
Evaluation, treatment, and referral, when indicated,
of job-related injuries or illnesses. (Vaccination and testing are provided
at cost for non ARC employees.)
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