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Problem:SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Worker Infection Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTING WORKERS FROM INFECTIONS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health
and Human Services shall jointly develop and issue workplace standards,
recommendations, and plans to protect health care workers and first
responders, including police, firefighters, emergency medical
personnel, and other workers at risk of workplace exposure to
infectious agents and drug resistant infections, such as Methicillin-
resistant Staphylococcus aureus (referred to in this Act as ''MRSA'')
and pandemic influenza.
(b) Workplace Safety and Health Standards.--
(1) Temporary standard.--Not later than 6 months after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, in
consultation with the Director of the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health, pursuant to section 6(c) of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655(c)),
shall develop and issue an emergency temporary standard for the
protection of health care workers and first responders and
other workers at risk of exposure, to prevent occupational
exposure to infectious agents and toxins, such as MRSA and
pandemic influenza.
(2) Permanent standard.--Not later than 6 months after the
issuance of the emergency temporary standard under paragraph
(1), the Secretary of Labor shall issue a final permanent
standard for occupational exposure to infectious agents and
toxins, including MRSA and pandemic influenza, under section
6(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29
U.S.C. 655(B)).
(3) Requirements.--The emergency temporary standard and
final permanent standard under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall, at
a minimum, provide for the following:
(A) The development and implementation of an
exposure control plan to protect workers from airborne
and contact hazards in accordance with the Guideline
for Protecting Workers Against Avian Flu issued by the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (March
2004), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Interim Recommendations for Infection Control in Health
Care Facilities Caring for Patients with Known or
Suspected Avian Influenza (issued May 21, 2004), and
the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Influenza
Preparedness Plan (issued April 2005).
(B) Personal protective equipment, in accordance
with the requirements of sections 1910.134 and 1910.132
of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations.
(C) Training and information in accordance with the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Bloodborne Pathogens standard under section
1910.1030(g) of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations.
(D) Appropriate medical surveillance for workers
exposed to infections agents, including MRSA or
pandemic influenza.
(E) Immunization against the pandemic influenza
virus, if such a vaccine has been approved by the Food
and Drug Administration and is available.
(4) Effective date.--The temporary emergency standard
issued under paragraph (1) shall take effect not later than 90
days after the promulgation of such standard, except that the
effective date for any requirements for engineering controls
shall go into effect not later than 90 days after the
promulgation of the permanent standard under paragraph (2). The
provisions of the emergency temporary standard under paragraph
(1) shall remain in effect until the permanent standard takes
effect under paragraph (2).
(c) Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plan Revisions.--
(1) Minimal requirements.--Not later than 30 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services shall revise the provisions of the pandemic
influenza plan of the Department of Health and Human Services
to conform with the minimal worker protection requirements
described in subsection (b)(3).
(2) Final standards.--Not later than 30 days after the
promulgation of a permanent standard under subsection (b)(2),
the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall modify the
pandemic influenza plan of the Department of Health and Human
Services to conform with the provisions of the occupational
safety and health standard issued by the Secretary of Labor
under such subsection.
Solution:
Worker Infection Protection Act - Directs the Secretaries of Labor and of Health and Human Services (HHS) to jointly develop and issue workplace standards, recommendations, and plans to protect health care workers and first responders and other workers at risk of workplace exposure to infectious agents and drug resistant infections, such as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and pandemic influenza.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to develop and issue an emergency temporary standard and, not later than six months after such issuance, a permanent standard for the protection of workers at risk of exposure, to prevent occupational exposure to infectious agents and toxins, such as MRSA and pandemic influenza. Sets forth minimum requirements for such standards concerning: (1) influenza exposure; (2) personal protective equipment; (3) training and information; (4) medical surveillance for exposed workers; and (5) immunization against the pandemic influenza virus, if such a vaccine has been approved and is available.

Requires the HHS Secretary to revise the provisions of the HHS pandemic influenza plan to conform with the minimum worker protection requirements described in this Act and with the permanent occupational safety and health exposure standard issued by the Secretary of Labor under this Act.