{"ref":"LA-HSP-IC-02","title":"Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control and Hazardous Waste","category":"Infection control","summary":"The Agency’s bloodborne pathogens exposure control plan under 29 CFR §1910.1030 (exposure determination, annual review, safer sharps, personal protective equipment, hepatitis B vaccine within 10 working days of initial assignment, post-exposure evaluation, training at assignment and annually, records for 3 years and 30 years, sharps injury log), and its safe and sanitary system for identifying, handling and disposing of hazardous wastes (LAC 48:I §8235.D.3.b.v; Louisiana Sanitary Code, Part XXVII).","inShort":["Never recap a used needle by hand. Put sharps in your sharps container right away.","Wear the gloves and other protective equipment the Agency gives you whenever you may touch blood or body fluids.","You are offered the hepatitis B vaccine free within 10 working days of starting work. If you decline, you sign the declination.","After a needlestick or splash: wash or flush right away, then report it to your supervisor at once for a same-day medical evaluation.","Bring closed sharps containers back to the office; never put used needles in household trash."],"primaryCitation":"29 CFR §1910.1030","citations":["LAC 48:I §8235.D.3.b.v","LAC 48:I §8217.H.2.d","LAC 51:XXVII.303","LAC 51:XXVII.501","LAC 51:XXVII.503","LAC 51:XXVII.701.C"],"federalCitations":["29 CFR §1910.1030","29 CFR §1910.1030(c)","29 CFR §1910.1030(f)","29 CFR §1910.1030(g)(2)","29 CFR §1910.1030(h)","29 CFR §1910.1020","29 CFR §1904.8","29 CFR §1904.33"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me your exposure control plan and the date it was last reviewed.","Show me this nurse’s hepatitis B vaccination record or signed declination."],"forms":[{"ref":"LA-HSP-IC-02-A","title":"Hepatitis B Vaccine Declination"},{"ref":"LA-HSP-IC-02-B","title":"Exposure Incident Report"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (29 CFR §1910.1030)","5. Exposure Determination","6. Annual Review and Safer Sharps","7. Work Practices and Engineering Controls","8. Personal Protective Equipment","9. Cleaning Spills, Linen and Equipment in the Home","10. Hepatitis B Vaccination","11. After an Exposure","12. Training","13. Records","14. Hazardous and Biomedical Waste","15. Responsibilities","16. Records and Compliance Monitoring","17. Staff Training","18. References","19. Related Policies and Forms","20. Approval","21. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"la-hospice","state":"Louisiana","service":"Hospice","guides":[{"path":"/guides/infection-control-policy/","h1":"What should a home care infection control policy include?"},{"path":"/guides/hospice-policies/","h1":"What policies are required for hospice?"},{"path":"/guides/hospice-conditions-of-participation/","h1":"Hospice Conditions of Participation: which policies each one needs"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}