Environmental Health & Safety

In Compliance with 29 CFR 1910.1030 OSHA Standard for Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens

Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan

Printable files are available in two parts with Adobe Acrobat Reader:

• PDF Version of Exposure Control Plan for Bloodborne Pathogens
• PDF Version of Appendices

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APPENDIX 9, Product Evaluation Process

• Value Analysis (VA) is responsible for reviewing proposals for new supplies, proposed supply substitutions, and product evaluations.
• There is not a standardized worksheet for evaluations. Those are created on a case by case basis depending on the measure VA is trying to capture per request.
• Requests for new supplies are submitted through Medapproved.
• Once deemed complete, accompanying vendor quote is sent to Corporate Purchasing for benchmarking, pricing and contract review. Corporate Purchasing provides written authorization to proceed.

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Appendix 10: Updates

EXPOSURE CONTROL PLAN UPDATES

1. Original Document, July 1992
2. September 1995
3. December 1996
4. December 1997
5. October 1998
6. October 1999
7. October 2000
8. March 2001
9. October 2001
10. December 2002
11. December 2003
12. March 2004
13. December 2004
14. Decmber 2005
15. March 2006
16. March 2007
17. January 2008
18. July 2008
19. April 2009
20. February 2010
21. April 2010 (IPC)
22. June 2016
23. May 2019

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Appendix 11: Glove Recommendations

Gloves are selected on the basis of material and intended use.  Vinyl gloves are less durable and more prone to tears and leakage than are latex or nitrile gloves.  Use of vinyl gloves is recommended when minimal or no direct contact with wet blood or potentially infectious body fluids is anticipated.  Use of nitrile or latex gloves is recommended for moderate to high risk tasks that involve direct, heavier contact with blood or body fluids, i.e. sufficient contact to wet the glove.   See "Glove Recommendations" for additional selection criteria and examples.

Glove Selection Recommendations

Glove Selection	Criteria for use:	Examples of use:	Durability
Vinyl	Short term use Contact with intact skin Minimal contact with blood or bloody fluids No chemical contact Low levels of twisting or abrasion.	Handling of intact patient skin (bedding change, turning, etc) Patient transport Non-invasive physical examinations Specimen container transport and handling Handling of urine or stool that is not visibly bloody Phlebotomy Peripheral IV insertion, removal, manipulation	low
Nitrile  (or latex)	Twisting, torquing, abrasion, snagging Heavier contact with blood, vaginal secretions, CSF, joint fluids, or any other bloody fluid Sufficient contact to “wet” gloves	Surgery Vaginal & C-section deliveries Vaginal examination Rectal examination Wound care involving blood or drainage Central IV catheter insertion Other invasive examinations Other invasive procedures	Moderate to high.  Double glove for high risk tasks.

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