It should detail, in writing, your plan for reducing exposure to bloodborne pathogens and explain what steps will be taken when an exposure occurs. First — and most important — your exposure control plan helps protect frontline workers from exposure to bloodborne pathogens. Second, if your workers are at risk for exposure to bloodborne pathogens , you are required by law to have a written exposure control plan.
Having a exposure control plan can help your business avoid these expenses. Skip to content. Back to Resource Center. Thorough hand washing with soap and water immediately after providing care, provision of antiseptic towelettes, or hand cleanser where hand washing facilities are not available. Prohibition of eating, drinking, smoking, applying cosmetics, handling contact lenses, and so on in work areas where exposure to infectious materials may occur.
Use of leak-proof labeled containers for contaminated disposable waste or laundry. The employer shall ensure that employees who have contact with contaminated laundry wear protective gloves and other appropriate personal protective equipment.
The above controls are examined and maintained on a regular schedule. During use, containers for contaminated sharps shall be easily accessible to personnel and located as close as possible to the immediate area where sharps are used or can be reasonably anticipated to be found e. The containers are kept upright throughout use and replaced routinely and not allowed to be overfilled. They are to be returned to the Student Health Center for disposal. When moving containers of contaminated sharps from the area of use, the containers are closed immediately before removal or replacement to prevent spills or protrusion of contents during handling, storage, transport, or shipping.
The containers are placed in a secondary container if leakage of the primary container is possible. The second container shall be closeable, constructed to contain all contents and prevent leakage during handling, storage and transport, or shipping. The second container shall be labeled or color coded to identify its contents. Reusable containers shall not be opened, emptied, cleaned manually, or in any other manner which would expose employees to the risk of percutaneous injury.
UMW makes sure that appropriate PPE in all sizes is readily accessible at the work site or is issued without cost to employees by: Safety Office Storeroom House Keeping Supervisors We purchase when consumable , clean, launder, and dispose of Personal Protective Equipment as needed.
GLOVES Employees must wear gloves when they anticipate hand contact with blood, OPIM, non-intact skin, and mucous membranes; when performing vascular access procedures, and when handling or touching contaminated items or surfaces. Labeled or color coded and closed prior to removal to prevent spillage or protrusion of contents during handling, storage, transport, or shipping.
If outside contamination of the regulated waste container other than contaminated sharps containers occurs, it shall be placed in a second container. The second container shall be: Constructed to contain all contents and prevent leakage of fluids during handling, storage, transport, or shipping. Labeled or color-coded in accordance with 29 CFR Closed prior to removal to prevent spillage or protrusion of contents during handling, storage, transport, or shipping. We make sure that employees covered by the blood-borne pathogens standard are trained at the time of initial assignment to tasks where occupational exposure may occur, and every year thereafter by the following methods: Information and training.
Employers shall ensure that all employees with occupational exposure participate in a training program which must be provided at no cost to the employee and during working hours. The training will be interactive and cover the following: The standard and its contents. The epidemiology and symptoms of blood-borne diseases. The modes of transmission of blood-borne pathogens.
The recognition of tasks that may involve exposure. The use and limitations of methods to reduce exposure, for example engineering controls, work practices and Personal Protective Equipment PPE. The types, use, location, removal, handling, decontamination, and disposal of PPEs. The basis of selection of PPEs. The Hepatitis B vaccination, including efficacy, safety, method of administration, benefits, and that it will be offered free of charge.
The appropriate actions to take and persons to contact in an emergency involving blood or OPIM. The procedures to follow if an exposure incident occurs, including the method of reporting and medical follow-up.
The evaluation and follow-up required after an employee exposure incident. The signs, labels, and color-coding systems. The following information shall be documented: The dates of the training sessions. An outline describing the material presented. The names and qualifications of persons conducting the training. The names and job titles of all persons attending the training sessions. The records shall include the following: The name and social security number of the employee.
A copy of all results of examinations, medical testing, and follow-up procedures. All medical evaluations and procedures including the Hepatitis B vaccine, vaccination series, and post-exposure follow up, including prophylaxis are: Made available at no cost to the employee.
Made available to the employee at a reasonable time and place. Performed by or under the supervision of a licensed physician or under the supervision of another licensed healthcare professional. Provided according to the recommendations of the U. Public Health Service. Within 10 working days of initial assignment.
The ECP should describe how the standard will be met for these employees. Employees covered by the bloodborne pathogens standard receive an explanation of this ECP during their initial training session. It will also be reviewed in their annual refresher training. All employees can review this plan at any time during their work shifts by contacting Name of responsible person or department.
If requested, we will provide an employee with a copy of the ECP free of charge and within 15 days of the request.
Name of responsible person or department is responsible for reviewing and updating the ECP annually or more frequently if necessary to reflect any new or modified tasks and procedures that affect occupational exposure and to reflect new or revised employee positions with occupational exposure. Engineering controls and work practice controls will be used to prevent or minimize exposure to bloodborne pathogens. The specific engineering controls and work practice controls used are listed below:.
Sharps disposal containers are inspected and maintained or replaced by Name of responsible person or department every list frequency or whenever necessary to prevent overfilling. This facility identifies the need for changes in engineering controls and work practices through Examples: Review of OSHA records, employee interviews, committee activities, etc.
PPE is provided to our employees at no cost to them. Training in the use of the appropriate PPE for specific tasks or procedures is provided by Name of responsible person or department. PPE is located List location and may be obtained through Name of responsible person or department. Contaminated sharps are discarded immediately or as soon as possible in containers that are closable, puncture-resistant, leak proof on sides and bottoms, and appropriately labeled or colorcoded.
Sharps disposal containers are available at must be easily accessible and as close as feasible to the immediate area where sharps are used. Bins and pails e. Broken glassware that may be contaminated is only picked up using mechanical means, such as a brush and dustpan. Equipment to be Labeled Label Type size, color. Name of responsible person or department is responsible for ensuring that warning labels are affixed or red bags are used as required if regulated waste or contaminated equipment is brought into the facility.
Employees are to notify Name of responsible person or department if they discover regulated waste containers, refrigerators containing blood or OPIM, contaminated equipment, etc. Name of responsible person or department will provide training to employees on hepatitis B vaccinations, addressing safety, benefits, efficacy, methods of administration, and availability.
The hepatitis B vaccination series is available at no cost after initial employee training and within 10 days of initial assignment to all employees identified in the exposure determination section of this plan.
However, if an employee declines the vaccination, the employee must sign a declination form. Employees who decline may request and obtain the vaccination at a later date at no cost. Documentation of refusal of the vaccination is kept at List location. Vaccination will be provided by List health care professional responsible for this part of the plan at location. It will be limited to whether the employee requires the hepatitis vaccine and whether the vaccine was administered.
An immediately available confidential medical evaluation and follow-up will be conducted by name of licensed health care professional.
Following initial first aid clean the wound, flush eyes or other mucous membrane, etc. Name of responsible person or department ensures that the health care professional evaluating an employee after an exposure incident receives the following:. Name of responsible person or department will review the circumstances of all exposure incidents to determine:.
Name of Responsible Person will record all percutaneous injuries from contaminated sharps in a Sharps Injury Log. If revisions to this ECP are necessary Responsible person or department will ensure that appropriate changes are made. Changes may include an evaluation of safer devices, adding employees to the exposure determination list, etc.
All employees who have occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens receive initial and annual training conducted by Name of responsible person or department. Attach a brief description of their qualifications. All employees who have occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens receive training on the epidemiology, symptoms, and transmission of bloodborne pathogen diseases.
In addition, the training program covers, at a minimum, the following elements:. Training records are completed for each employee upon completion of training. These documents will be kept for at least three years at Location of records.
Such requests should be addressed to Name of responsible person or department. Medical records are maintained for each employee with occupational exposure in accordance with 29 CFR Name of Responsible person or department is responsible for maintenance of the required medical records.
These confidential records are kept in List location for at least the duration of employment plus 30 years. Employee medical records are provided upon request of the employee or to anyone having written consent of the employee within 15 working days.
Such requests should be sent to Name of responsible person or department and address. This determination and the recording activities are done by Name of responsible person or department.
In addition to the Recordkeeping Requirements, all percutaneous injuries from contaminated sharps are also recorded in a Sharps Injury Log. All incidences must include at least:. This log is reviewed as part of the annual program evaluation and maintained for at least five years following the end of the calendar year covered.
If a copy is requested by anyone, it must have any personal identifiers removed from the report.
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