Environmental Health & Safety

In Compliance with 29 CFR 1910.1030 OSHA Standard for Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens

Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan

Printable files are available in two parts with Adobe Acrobat Reader:

• PDF Version of Exposure Control Plan for Bloodborne Pathogens
• PDF Version of Appendices

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Table of Contents

1. PURPOSE
2. PERSONNEL AFFECTED
3. DEFINITIONS
4. RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Deans, Administrators, and Department Heads
2. Supervisors and Principal Investigators
3. Occupational Safety Unit, Environmental Health & Safety
4. Infection Control, Strong Memorial Hospital (SMH)
5. Infection Control, Eastman Institute for Oral Health
6. University Health Service
7. SMH Employee Health
8. Environment of Care Council
9. All Employees Identified in the Exposure Determination
5. PROCEDURES
1. Exposure Determination
2. Methods of Compliance
3. Universal Precautions
4. Engineering & Work Practice Controls
1. Handwashing
2. Sharps, Sharps Disposal, and Sharps Containers
3. Sharps Safety Devices
4. Recapping Policy
5. Reusable Sharps
6. Biological Safety Cabinets
7. Eating, drinking, smoking, applying cosmetics, or handling contact lenses
8. Food and drink
9. Laboratory Procedures
10. Patient Care Procedures
11. Specimen containers and transport
12. SMH pneumatic tube system
13. Equipment decontamination
5. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
1. General
2. Gloves
3. Face Protection
4. Eye Protection
5. Gowns and Aprons
6. Laboratory Coats
7. Surgical caps/hoods
8. Shoe covers, leg covers, or boots
9. Resuscitation Equipment
6. Housekeeping Practices
1. General
2. Contaminated Items
3. Contaminated Work Surfaces
4. Reusable instruments/equipment
5. Disposable instruments/supplies
6. Laundry
7. Spills
8. Waste Disposal
1. Definition of Regulated Medical Waste (RMW)
2. Infectious Waste
3. Unbroken Blood Tubes
4. Sharps
5. Guidelines
9. Hepatitis B Vaccination
10. Labels
11. Training
12. Recordkeeping
13. Monitoring For Compliance
14. Enforcement
6. POST-EXPOSURE, EVALUATION AND FOLLOW-UP

REFERENCES

APPENDICES

1. Exposure Determination
2. Medical Waste Disposal
3. Important Telephone Numbers
4. Research Labs
5. Blood Exposure Reduction Committee
6. Product Evaluation Worksheet
7. Glove Recommendations

UPDATE HISTORY

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