Bloodborne Pathogens Engineering And Workplace Controls Include

occupational safety & health administration -a division of the US department of labor, charged with making workplace safety a priority

infectious microorganisms present in blood that can cause disease in humans. (hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV) -workers exposed to blood borne pathogens are at risk for serious or life-threatening illnesses

How many health workers are estimated to be at risk of occupational exposure?

reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with blood or others potentially infectious materials that may result from the performance of an employee's duties

the employer's written program that outlines the protective measures an employer will take to eliminate or minimize employee exposure to blood and OPIM

(equipment, washing hands) treating all human blood and OPIM as if known to be infectious for blood borne pathogens

these are devices that isolate or remove the blood borne pathogens hazard from he workplace (sharps disposal containers, self sheathing needles, safer medical devices- sharps with engineered sharps-injury protection and needleless systems -primary means of eliminating or minimizing employee exposure

these are practices that reduce the possibility of exposure by changing the way a task is performed (appropriate practices for handling and disposing of contaminated shares, handling specimens, handling laundry, and cleaning contaminated surfaces and items)

(gloves, gowns, eye protection, and masks) -employers must clean, repair, and replace this equipment as needed -provision, maintenance, repair, and replacement are at no cost to the worker

warning labels must be affixed: -to containers of regulated wast -containers of contaminated reusable sharps -refrigerators and freezers containing blood or OPIM -other containers used to store, transport, or ship blood or OPIM -contaminated equipment that is being shipped or serviced -bas and containers of contaminated laundry facilities may use red bags or red containers instead of labels

an exposure incident is a specific eye, mouth, or other mucous membrane, non-intact skin, or parenteral contact with blood or OPIM -evaluation and follow-up must be at no cost to the worker and includes: -documenting the routes of exposure and the circumstances under which the exposure incident occurred -identifying and testing the source individual for HBV and HIV infectivity - if the source individual consents or the law does not require consent, collecting and testing the exposed worker's blood -if the worker consents, offering post exposure prophylaxis, offering counseling -evaluating reported illness

is there a legal process that can force people to be test?

how long should clorox spray be left on a table before wiping, to kill all pathogens