Senate File 2364 H-8221 Amend Senate File 2364, as amended, passed, and reprinted by 1 the Senate, as follows: 2 1. Page 9, after line 33 by inserting: 3 < Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 26A.5 Infectious disease 4 preparedness, response, and control plans. 5 1. For purposes of this section and section 26A.6, “period 6 of infectious disease emergency” means that period of time 7 that a disease or virus determined to be life-threatening to 8 a person exposed to the disease or virus has been declared a 9 pandemic, epidemic, or public health emergency by the federal 10 government, governor, or local public health authorities. 11 2. Employees performing work during a period of infectious 12 disease emergency on a public improvement subject to a 13 guaranteed maximum price contract are required to continue 14 to report to the employees’ job site. The employer shall, 15 upon the date of reporting, meet with the employees to adopt a 16 preparedness, response, and control plan that is designed for 17 the job site and is in accordance with all applicable federal 18 centers for disease control guidelines. The plan shall do all 19 of the following: 20 a. Identify all areas and activities where disease exposures 21 may take place and provide control procedures to eliminate, 22 reduce, and prevent exposure, including a description of 23 priority of control procedures. 24 b. Include protocols for informing employees of positive 25 cases of disease contraction and immediately responding to such 26 cases. 27 c. Provide for reducing or suspending work on the public 28 improvement temporarily in order to allow for time to further 29 refine the plan and provide a safe work environment. 30 Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 26A.6 Infectious disease response —— 31 occupational safety and health. 32 The labor commissioner, pursuant to the authority provided 33 under chapter 88, shall coordinate with employees performing 34 work during a period of infectious disease emergency on a 35 -1- SF2364.4121 (2) 88 ec/rn 1/ 2 #1.
public improvement subject to a guaranteed maximum price 1 contract that lack applicable health and safety standards 2 pertaining to the period of infectious disease emergency to 3 ensure the employees are adequately protected from exposure to 4 the disease and shall provide inspectors acting pursuant to 5 chapter 88 with training and supplies sufficient to ensure the 6 employees’ workplaces are safe during the period of infectious 7 disease emergency. > 8 2. By renumbering as necessary. 9 ______________________________ HUNTER of Polk -2- SF2364.4121 (2) 88 ec/rn 2/ 2 #2.