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necessary when working with the identified substance.

§15.8 Personal Protective Equipment

Personal protective equipment designed to protect the employee from
potential hazard or injury to the head, eye and face, ear, respiratory system,

torso, arm, hand and/or finger, or foot, toe and/or leg, which is officially
required by a department or agency, for use by employees shall be supplied

by the State.
Where such equipment is required and issued, employees are required to

use the equipment. Appropriate supervisory attention to required
replacement shall be prompt.

§15.9 Smoking in the Workplace
With regard to the issue of smoking in the workplace, the State and

CSEA reaffirm commitment to working toward a smoke free environment
by continuing to address the issue through discussion that will ensure work

location input.
§15.10 Working Conditions

The State agrees to restrict, insofar as possible, the scheduling of routine
outdoor maintenance work where the ambient outdoor temperature is zero

degrees or below.
In addition, the necessity of scheduling routine outdoor maintenance

work during periods of extreme wind chill or extreme heat should be
carefully evaluated to avoid exposure of employees to the possibility of

frost-bite or hypothermia, or to possible heat exhaustion respectively.
Where such work does occur, supervisors and employees should be

made aware of the impact of working under such conditions and

employees should be informed as to how to protect themselves from the
effects of exposure.
§15.11 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.

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Credit Union Space

The State agrees to grant to credit unions of State employees occupying

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