Note: | The elements of your exposure control plan may be located in other documents such as policies and procedures. Make sure to reference their location in your plan. |
Note: | The implementation dates need to be included only until your exposure control plan is fully implemented or when you are adding new requirements to your plan. |
Note: | 1. Universal precautions is an infection control system that considers the blood and OPIM from all persons as containing a bloodborne disease, whether or not the person has been identified as having a bloodborne disease. |
2.Other effective infection control systems include standard precautions, universal blood-body fluid precautions, and body substance isolation. | |
3.These methods define all body fluids and substances as infectious. They incorporate not only the fluids and materials covered by universal precautions and this chapter, but expand coverage to include all body fluids and substances. |
Note: | 1. You are not required to request input from every exposed employee; however, the employees selected must represent the range of exposure situations encountered in the workplace. Your safety committee may assist in identifying employees. |
2. Although you are required to include nonmanagerial employees, you are not prohibited from soliciting input from managerial and other employees. |
Wash. Admin. Code § 296-823-11010
Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. 04-12-070, § 296-823-11010, filed 6/1/04, effective 9/1/04; 03-09-110, § 296-823-11010, filed 4/22/03, effective 8/1/03.