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Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control, Sharps, and Biomedical Waste

Sets the Agency's exposure control plan under the OSHA bloodborne pathogens standard (exposure determination, safer sharps, PPE, hepatitis B vaccination within 10 working days with the mandatory declination, confidential post-exposure evaluation, training, and records, including the sharps injury log) and its biomedical waste plan under Florida Department of Health rules (telling patients how to handle home-generated waste, removing waste staff generate, red bags and sharps containers, labeling, the 30-day storage limit, transport, and training).

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About this policy
Policy number
FL-HH-IC-02
Version
1.0
Main rule
29 CFR §1910.1030
Library
Florida home health · 57 policies
Category
Infection control
Sections
22

In short

  • Put used needles straight into a sharps container. Never recap them.
  • If you are stuck by a needle or splashed with blood, wash right away and call the nurse during the visit. You will be sent for care at once.
  • We offer the hepatitis B vaccine free. If you decline, you must sign the declination, and you can still get it later.
  • Bring the waste you create out of the home in sealed, labeled containers. Teach patients how to throw away their own needles safely.

What's inside

22 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.

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  • Terms of Reference
  • 1. Purpose
  • 2. Scope
  • 3. Definitions
  • 4. Policy Statement (29 CFR §1910.1030; Chapter 64E-16, F.A.C.)
  • 5. Exposure Control Plan
  • 6. Exposure Determination
  • 7. Methods of Compliance
  • 8. Hepatitis B Vaccination
  • 9. Exposure Incidents and Post-Exposure Follow-Up
  • 10. Training
  • 11. Records and the Sharps Injury Log
  • 12. Biomedical Waste: Written Operating Plan
  • 13. Biomedical Waste Generated by Staff in the Home
  • 14. Waste Patients Generate Themselves
  • 15. Responsibilities
  • 16. Records and Compliance Monitoring
  • 17. Staff Training
  • 18. References
  • 19. Related Policies and Forms
  • 20. Approval
  • 21. Revision History

An inspector may ask

  • Show me your exposure control plan and the date of its last annual review.
  • Show me this nurse's hepatitis B vaccination record or signed declination.

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