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METHODS OF COMPLIANCE
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COMMUNICATION OF HAZARDS TO EMPLOYEES
• Signs & Labels
- Biohazard Sign - Warning Labels - MSDS
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UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS
• Treat all human body fluids as if they are known to be infectious.
• Assume that all patients have disease
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WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN
• Has to be exposed to a Pathogen or disease causing organism
• Route of entry-eyes, nose, mouth, skin
• Has to have enough of the organism
• Has to have a weakened immune system
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WORKPLACE PRACTICES
• Hand washing• Cleaning &
Decontamination of Spills
• Cleaning & Disenfecting of Equipment & Surfaces
• Infectious Waste• Clothing• Needles & Sharps
Containers• Vehicles
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WORKPLACE PRACTICE CONTROLS
• Wash hands and any exposed skin with regular soap and Hot H20 ASAP after removal of PPE or following any contact of body areas with blood or other infectious materials
• Flush Mucous Membranes with H20
• Contaminated Needles are never bent or recapped
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EATING, DRINKING, SMOKING, APPLYING COSMETICS OR LIP BALM AND HANDLING CONTACT LENSES IS PROHIBITED IN WORK AREAS WHERE
THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR BLOOD BORNE EXPOSURE
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ENGINEERING CONTROLS• Gloves, Gowns, Masks, Eye
Protection
• Hand washing Facilities
• Self Sheathing Needles
• Sharps Containers
• Specimen Containers
• N95 Particulate TB Masks
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PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
• Gloves
• Gowns
• Masks
• Pocket Masks
• Face Protection
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CLEANING SCHEDULE
• Equipment that contacts mucous membranes: 10:1 Bleach Solution with warm water, then EPA Registered Sterilant
• Equipment with VISIBLE Blood or Body Fluids: 10:1 Bleach solution, then EPA Registered Germicide with Tuberculoidal Properties
• Surface or Equipment without Visible blood or fluids: 10:1 Bleach Solution with warm water