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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:

  1. 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.
  2. Tetanus-Diphtheria Immunization every ten years.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.)