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theweaselkingThe Los Angeles County Department of Health Services and the California's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) have declared the current HIV scare as an official outbreak and have forced the AIM Healthcare Foundation (AIM) to turn over their records both Darren James and Lara Roxx, the two performers who were diagnosed as HIV-positive last week, as well as the records of the first- and second-generation of performers who may have been exposed to the virus.
And if the county health department and Cal/OSHA get their way, adult entertainment will be condom mandatory in the very near future, with no facials or internal cumshots allowed. They also want production companies to start paying for testing within the industry.
While the Department of Health seems to be willing to work with the adult industry, as they demonstrated by meeting with representatives from both the gay and straight side of the industry yesterday, they plan on the launching their own investigation, expected to last a few weeks, immediately.
Kerdnt said that the HIV scare has been determined to be an “outbreak,” giving the health department authority to investigate, “primarily to ensure that there is no further spread, as well as to offer treatment, testing and counseling to those that were exposed.” Kerdnt said that an “outbreak” can involve as little as two or three people, defining the term as, “an unusual occurrence of disease transmission.”
The Cal/OSHA standard that is of most concern to the adult industry is one that pertains to protecting workers from that may be exposed to disease-infected blood or other fluids. In other words, production companies may be required to prevent talent from being exposed to semen.
Acknowledging that production companies will likely challenge any attempt by Cal/OSHA to claim jurisdiction over them by arguing that adult talent are not employees, but independent contractors not entitled to rights granted traditional employees, Kerndt said that the Department of Labor and Cal/OSHA are both prepared to fight that battle when it comes. “Cal/OSHA is very familiar with that defense. Even when a person is a contractor, they don’t give up their rights,” Kerdnt said...
And if the county health department and Cal/OSHA get their way, adult entertainment will be condom mandatory in the very near future, with no facials or internal cumshots allowed. They also want production companies to start paying for testing within the industry.
While the Department of Health seems to be willing to work with the adult industry, as they demonstrated by meeting with representatives from both the gay and straight side of the industry yesterday, they plan on the launching their own investigation, expected to last a few weeks, immediately.
Kerdnt said that the HIV scare has been determined to be an “outbreak,” giving the health department authority to investigate, “primarily to ensure that there is no further spread, as well as to offer treatment, testing and counseling to those that were exposed.” Kerdnt said that an “outbreak” can involve as little as two or three people, defining the term as, “an unusual occurrence of disease transmission.”
The Cal/OSHA standard that is of most concern to the adult industry is one that pertains to protecting workers from that may be exposed to disease-infected blood or other fluids. In other words, production companies may be required to prevent talent from being exposed to semen.
Acknowledging that production companies will likely challenge any attempt by Cal/OSHA to claim jurisdiction over them by arguing that adult talent are not employees, but independent contractors not entitled to rights granted traditional employees, Kerndt said that the Department of Labor and Cal/OSHA are both prepared to fight that battle when it comes. “Cal/OSHA is very familiar with that defense. Even when a person is a contractor, they don’t give up their rights,” Kerdnt said...