Unless I am seriously missreading that you only need eye protection for a 'facial' or when doing tattoo or other activity that causes blood spatter. I don't see that as much of an issue.
As to the what! Condoms in porn reaction people have. IMO, that really says more about condom adoption than anything else. If you see people using them during porn as a teen that's going to seem normal which should help adoption significantly.
The relevant section is on page 8, where it states
"...the employer shall provide, at no cost to the employee,
appropriate personal protective equipment such as, but not limited to,
condoms, gloves for cleaning, and, if contact of the eyes with OPIM-STI is
reasonably anticipated, eye protection."
The phrase "OPIM-STI" is an acronym for "other potentially infectious materials - sexually transmitted infection" which is itself a shorthand for
"...bodily fluids and other substances that may contain and transmit sexually
transmitted pathogens. These fluids include, but are not limited to, pre-ejaculate,
ejaculate, semen, vaginal secretions, fecal matter and rectal secretions, secretions
from wounds or sores that are potentially infected with sexually transmitted pathogens,
and any other bodily fluid when visibly contaminated with blood or all bodily fluids in
situations where it is difficult or impossible to differentiate between bodily fluids."
I didn't see anywhere that said that actor had to use the protection - just that the employer had to provide it. As well as increased documentation and logging of "incidents", offers of medical treatment after each incident, review of their protection plan after each incident, and training of all actors on the protection plan before a scene.
So it sounds like this could just turn into a pile of protective gear that is never used, more bureaucracy, and a really annoying process of having to formally review their plan after every single scene.
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[ 2.7 ms ] story [ 22.1 ms ] threadIt implies that its a law now. Seeing as how big the porn industry is in California, I cannot see this ending well for anyone.
As to the what! Condoms in porn reaction people have. IMO, that really says more about condom adoption than anything else. If you see people using them during porn as a teen that's going to seem normal which should help adoption significantly.
I didn't see anywhere that said that actor had to use the protection - just that the employer had to provide it. As well as increased documentation and logging of "incidents", offers of medical treatment after each incident, review of their protection plan after each incident, and training of all actors on the protection plan before a scene.
So it sounds like this could just turn into a pile of protective gear that is never used, more bureaucracy, and a really annoying process of having to formally review their plan after every single scene.