Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan
This is the Agency's written exposure control plan under MIOSHA Occupational Health Standard Part 554, Bloodborne Infectious Diseases. It sets out which jobs have exposure (category A), universal precautions, safer sharps and other engineering controls, work practices, PPE at no cost, sharps and regulated waste, hepatitis B vaccination within 10 working days of initial assignment, what to do after an exposure and the confidential medical evaluation that follows, training at assignment and every year, the sharps injury log, record retention, and the annual review of the plan.
- Policy number
- MI-HSP-IC-02
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- Mich. Admin. Code R 325.70001 to R 325.70018
- Library
- Michigan hospice · 59 policies
- Category
- Infection control
- Sections
- 24
In short
- Treat all blood and body fluids as infectious. Wear the PPE the task needs; the Agency provides it free.
- Use the safety needle and put every sharp straight into your sharps container. Never recap.
- The Agency offers you the hepatitis B vaccine free within 10 working days of starting work with exposure. If you decline, you sign a waiver.
- After a needlestick or splash, wash or flush at once and call your supervisor or the on-call RN right away. Do not wait until the end of your shift.
- Bloodborne pathogen training is at the start and every year.
What's inside
24 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (Mich. Admin. Code R 325.70004)
- 5. Exposure Determination
- 6. Schedule and Method of Implementation
- 7. Engineering Controls
- 8. Work Practices
- 9. Personal Protective Equipment
- 10. Housekeeping, Regulated Waste and Laundry
- 11. Hepatitis B Vaccination
- 12. After an Exposure Incident
- 13. Confidential Medical Evaluation and Follow-Up
- 14. Training
- 15. Annual Review of This Plan
- 16. Records
- 17. Responsibilities
- 18. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 19. Staff Training
- 20. References
- 21. Related Policies and Forms
- 22. Approval
- 23. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Show me your exposure control plan and the record of its last annual review, including the safer devices you considered.
- Which job classifications are in category A?
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