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:
- APPENDICES / FORMS
- Appendix 6 Product Evaluation Worksheet
- Appendix 7: Glove Recommendations
- Short term use
- Contact with intact skin
- Minimal contact with blood or bloody fluids
- No chemical contact
- Low levels of twisting or abrasion.
- Handling of intact patient skin (bedding change, turning, etc)
- Patient transport
- Non-invasive physical examinations
- Specimen container transport and handling
- Handling of urine or stool that is not visibly bloody
- Phlebotomy
- Peripheral IV insertion, removal, manipulation
- Twisting, torquing, abrasion, snagging
- Heavier contact with blood, vaginal secretions, CSF, joint fluids, or any other bloody fluid
- Sufficient contact to "wet" gloves
- Surgery
- Vaginal & C-section deliveries
- Vaginal examination
- Rectal examination
- Wound care involving blood or drainage
- Central IV catheter insertion
- Other invasive examinations
- Other invasive procedures
- For a printable version of the worksheet - click here Product Evaluation Worksheet
Gloves are selected on the basis of material and intended use. Vinyl gloves are less durable and more prone to tears and leakage than are latex or nitrile gloves. Use of vinyl gloves is recommended when minimal or no direct contact with wet blood or potentially infectious body fluids is anticipated. Use of nitrile or latex gloves is recommended for moderate to high risk tasks that involve direct, heavier contact with blood or body fluids, i.e. sufficient contact to wet the glove. See "Glove Recommendations" for additional selection criteria and examples.
Glove Selection |
Criteria for use: |
Examples of use: |
Durability |
Vinyl |
low |
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Nitrile (or latex) |
Moderate to high. Double glove for high risk tasks. |
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