To address the hazards associated with occupational exposures to disease causing agents, OSHA issued a regulation, codified under 29 CFR 1910.1030, with which employers at any facility who have workers who handle, or who have the potential to come into contact with, blood, other bodily fluids which may contain bloodborne pathogens, or contaminated items, must comply. The present compliance plan, prepared by Chemical Safety Associates, San Diego, is designed to be completed by a "fill-in-the-blank" process, and is applicable to the operations conducted by any facility. It is published loose-leaf in a 3-ring binder. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
All hospitals, physician and dental offices, ambulance companies, emergency medical technicians, medical laboratories, fire departments, and manufacturing sites with their own first aid clinics are required to comply with OSHA 1910.1030. This book provides you with (1) an employee exposure determination, (2) the method and schedule of implementation of standard requirements, and (3) a description of exposure incident evaluation procedures.
Bloodborne pathogens include, among others, the HIV virus and the hepatitis B virus, both potentially fatal. Other bloodborne diseases are Lyme disease, herpes virus, HTLV, malaria, babesiosis, and Chagas' disease. This manual contains everything you need to comply with the regulations, as well as to protect your workers' health and liability.
A customized implementation plan can be created using the ASCII file stored on the IBM-compatible computer disk (5.25-inch and 3.5-inch) packaged with the book. OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan will be an essential guide for any employer required to comply with the new OSHA Exposure Control Plan.
