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absence by state law, so long as the City, by local ordinance or in collective bargaining agreements, provides benefits for such employees that vary from state law ARTICLE XVI WORK RE ATED ILLNESS/IN3URY 16.1 The parties hereto recognize and agree that the duties of the Employee of the Division of Fire are such that said Employses are exposed to disease and injury as a result of their assigned duties. It is the intention of the parties to provide to said Employees, salary continuation benefits when an Employee conttacts an iliness as hereinafter specified. Likewise, it is the intention of the parties to provide to said Employee, salary continuation benefits when an Employee is injured while responding to an emergency call, returning from an emergency call, aperating at or during an emergency call or training that replicates emergency situations. It is not intended that salary continuation benefits be granted to emplayees who incur routine injuries in the performance of their duties in non-emergency situations. 16.1(a) In the event that a full time sworn Employee of The North Oimsted Fire Department should become ill due to contact with AIDS, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, or Meningitis, and such illness has so incapacitated the Employee that he temporarily is unable ta work, the Fire Chief shall investigate and determine whether the itlness is work related and of a temporary nature. The Fire Chief shall then forward his finding to the Safety Director who shall determine the nature and extent of the illness and how contracted, including the circumstances thereof. If after consideration of the totality of the facts, the Safety Director determines that said disease was contracted during emplayment and is of a temporary nature requiring medical leave, the Safety Director may authorize the full payment of the employees regular salary for a period of ninety days. 16.1(b) If an Employee is injured while engaged in an emergency response, an injury investigation shall be conducted by the Injury Investigation Committee (The Fire Chief, an individual chosen by the Union and one individual designated by the Safety Director). Said Committee shall investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding said injury and forward a report to the Safety Director. The Safety Director shall determine if the injury is work related and of a temporary nature. The Safety Direcior shall alsn determine the nature and extent of the injury and the cause thereof, including the surrounding circumstances. If after consideration of the 29