Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 45, November 8, 2024
Section 64-82-5 - Sharps Injury Log5.1. A facility shall record information concerning exposure incidents in a sharps injury log, to be kept within the facility, which shall include: 5.1.a. The date and time of the exposure incident;5.1.b. The type and brand of sharp involved in the incident if known; and5.1.c. A complete description of the exposure incident including the following information: 5.1.c.1. The job classification of the exposed worker;5.1.c.2. The department or work area where the exposure incident occurred;5.1.c.3. The procedure or task that the exposed worker was performing at the time of the incident;5.1.c.4. How the incident occurred;5.1.c.5. The body part involved in the exposure incident;5.1.c.6. If the sharp had engineered sharps injury protection, whether the protective mechanism was activated and whether the injury occurred before the protective mechanism was activated, during activation of the mechanism, or after activation of the mechanism, if applicable; and,5.1.c.7. Any suggestions by the injured employee as to whether or how protective mechanisms or work practice control could be utilized to prevent the injuries.5.2. The sharps injury log shall not contain any personal identifiers, including, but not limited to, the injured employee=s name, age, date of birth, social security number, or address.5.3. Recording; Reporting. 5.3.a. The facility shall record the exposure incident on the log within six (6) working days of the date the incident is reported to the employer.5.3.b. The facility shall prepare an annual report of needlestick injuries within the facility, to be reported to the director, including a quality improvement report based on the data from the quarterly reports. The quality improvement report shall include a summary of trends in needlestick injuries and suggestions as to whether or how protective mechanisms or work practice control could be used to prevent these injuries.5.3.c. Facilities shall supplement the annual report with quarterly reports to be submitted to the director within thirty days (30) of the close of each quarter. The quarterly reports shall contain the specific information of each exposure incident as set forth in section five of this rule and any patterns of needlestick and sharps injuries that the facility has identified.5.3.d. The reports required by this rule may be made electronically in a manner approved by the director, or in a form stipulated by the director.