Controlling Communicable Diseases

OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard 1910.1030

Bloodborne Pathogens:

Pathogenic microorganisms present in human blood that can cause disease in humans. These pathogens include, but are not limited to, Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).

Bloodborne Pathogen Standard

• Exposure Control Plan• Universal Precautions• Engineering & Work Practice Controls• Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs)• Housekeeping• Hepatitis B Vaccination• Labels & Signs• Record Keeping

Exposure Control Plan

Exposure Determination

Job Classifications withOccupational

Exposure

Job Classifications with SOMEOccupational Exposure

Job Classifications WITHOUTOccupational Exposure

Embalmers & Removal Personnel

Funeral Directorsand Funeral Home

Attendants

Administrative Personnel & Pre-need

Counselors

Occupational Exposure = Reasonably Anticipated Contact With

Blood and OPIMs Via:• Skin

• Eye

• Mucous Membrane

• Parenteral

Updating the Exposure Control Plan

• At Least Annually• Whenever Tasks are

Modified• Introduction of New

Procedures or Tasks• When a Revised

Employee Position Affects Occupational Exposure

• To Reflect Changes in Technology

Other Potentially Infectious Materials (OPIMs)

• Semen• Vaginal Secretions• Cerebrospinal Fluid• Synovial Fluid• Pleural Fluid• Pericardial Fluid• Peritoneal Fluid

• Amniotic Fluid• Saliva in Dental Work• Any Body Fluid Visibly

Contaminated with Blood

• All Body Fluid That is Difficult to Differentiate

• Unfixed Tissue or Organs (Except Intact Skin)

Universal Precautions

Engineering and Work Practice Controls

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs)

• Handwashing Facilities (or Antiseptic Hand Cleaner)

• Sharps and Laundry Disposal

• Personal Hygiene

Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs)

• Gloves• Aprons & Gowns

Resistant to Fluid• Face Shields and

Masks• Shoe Covers

Housekeeping

• Keep Work Area Clean• Access to Reusable Sharps• Disposal of Contaminated

Sharps• Contaminated Laundry

Hepatitis B Vaccination

• Available to Employees with Occupational Exposure

• Available After Initially Declined by Employee at Time of Employment

• Employee Must Sign Declination That Appears in Appendix A of Bloodborne Pathogen Standard

Labels & Signs

• Affixed to Refrigerators Containing Blood or OPIMs & Receptacles of Regulated Waste

• Fluorescent Orange or Red-Orange

• Red bags with Biohazard Symbol May be Used for Containers

• Labels Consist of Three Interlocking Circles

Employee Information & Training

• Provided During Working Hours

• No Cost to Employee• During Initial

Employment• At Least Annually

After Initial Employment

Record Keeping

• Medical Records for Bloodborne Pathogens

• Training Records• Sharps Injury Log

Information About Bloodborne Pathogens