Use of a face covering will not be required in the following circumstances:
1. When alone in a room with floor to ceiling walls and a closed door; 2. In designated foodservice and eating areas, in accordance with posted guidelines and physical distancing requirements; 3. In outdoor locations; 4. When required to use a respirator or facemask for work or school-related purposes; 5. In circumstances in which the College has determined that the use of face coverings is not feasible or creates a greater safety hazard (e.g., when it is important to see an employee's mouth for reasons related to their job duties or when the use of a face covering presents a safety hazard that creates the risk of serious injury or death). Students in clinical assignments will be required to comply with the masking rules and procedures in effect at the site of the clinical placement. Any student that needs to remove his or her facemask during a classroom or laboratory period for a personal reason, such as to take medication or drink water, will be required to leave the classroom or laboratory before removing his or her mask. Students in laboratories will be required to utilize and follow all sterile techniques as communicated by their instructor. Unvaccinated individuals entering CCAC buildings and facilities may also be required to comply with physical distancing instructions and guidelines as posted in that facility or as may otherwise be communicated by the College, including through its public website, employee intranet, student portal, course syllabi, student handbooks, RAVE alert system or signs posted in College buildings and facilities. The College reserves the right to require masking and/or physical distancing for all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, during any periods of high transmission of the COVID-19 virus within Allegheny County or the surrounding region, or upon the advice or recommendation of federal, state or local public health authorities. R EQUESTS FOR E XEMPTIONS OR A CCOMMODATIONS Individuals covered by the requirements of this regulation may request an exemption from its vaccination requirements if the vaccine is medically contraindicated for them. In addition, individuals may request a reasonable accommodation if they cannot be vaccinated or otherwise comply with the requirements set forth in this regulation because of a disability or because the requirement conflicts with a sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance.
Students
Student requests for medical exemptions and reasonable accommodations based upon a disability must be initiated by contacting the College’s Office of Supportive Services. Instructions and forms for submitting medical exemptions/accommodation requests are set forth in the CCAC Student Handbook and on the Office of Supportive Services page of the College’s website. Student requests
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