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SWC HealthWorks
and Blood Borne Pathogens
SWC HealthWorks
can come to your facility and develop an exposure plan which will meet
or exceed the current OSHA regulation for blood borne pathogens. This
exposure plan would contain the following:
- Written Plan
- Accessible to
Employees
- Updated Annually
- Protocol to Determine
Exposure (job classification in which employees have risk)
- Offer Hepatitis
B Vaccine-series of 3 shots
- Implement Engineering
and Work Practices (handwashing, sharps container, needleless systems)
- Universal Precautions
(personal protective equipment such as gloves, masks, etc.)
- Post-exposure
Evaluation and Follow-up
- Record Keeping
Process
If you want your health
care facility to be up to date with OSHA regulation CFR 1910-1030, then
contact HealthWorks and let us help you.
What
are Blood Borne Pathogens?
According
to OSHA regulation CFR 1910-1030, blood borne pathogens are microorganisms
carried in the blood that are pathogenic to humans. These organisms include
hepatitis B (HBV) and human immunedeficiency virus (HIB). Companies which
must comply with this regulation include health care facilities (regardless
of size), many research facilities, and anyone in industry who could reasonably
anticipate contact from a potentially infectious substance during the employee's
duties.
Some of the potentially
infectious substances include:
- Blood
- Semen
- Vaginal Secretions
- Cerebrospinal
Fluid
- Synovial Fluid
- Pleural, or peritoneal
Fluid
- Amniotic Fluid
- Saliva (dental
procedures)
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