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Sharps with Engineered Sharps Injury Protections (SESIP): Safety needles must be used whenever collection of bodily fluids or delivery of medication is being performed. Disposal of Contaminated Waste • Place sharps into sharp containers • Place blood soaked bandages and dressings in red bags • Do not reuse disposable gloves • Handle soiled linens as little as possible and place in specified laundry bags • Decontaminate equipment Housekeeping • Plan for cleaning and decontaminating work area ◦ After completing procedures ◦ At the end of the shift • Physical plant maintains clean, sanitary conditions • EH&S may get involved in clean up when called in on HAZ MAT spill Signs and Labels • Affix biohazard warning labels on… EHSD0326 (10/08) Page 10 of 12 www.stonybrook.edu/ehs
◦ Regulated waste containers ◦ Refrigerators/freezers ◦ Shipping containers • Use red bags for regulated waste • Label or use sharp containers Exposure Incidents • Unprotected contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials during job duties • Notify your supervisor immediately • Immediately seek medical treatment ◦ Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine Stony Brook Medical Park (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) ◦ Hospital Emergency Room (after hours) Post Exposure Evaluation • Confidential evaluation by head of Occupational Medicine Division ◦ Route of exposure ◦ Source evaluation by permission (Confidentiality Law in NY State) ◦ Review of source evaluation with exposed employee ◦ Counseling on precautions to take during period after exposure ◦ Written opinion placed in confidential health record ◦ Heath care professionals are instructed to limit their opinions to: ◦ Whether Hepatitis B vaccine is indicated and if employee received the vaccine ◦ Employee has been informed of the results ◦ Employee has been told about medical conditions as the result of an exposure General Prevention Tips • Follow Universal Precautions • Carry protective gloves • Keep cuts and wounds covered with clean bandages • Avoid needlesticks and other sharp objects • Avoid touching nose, mouth, eyes when working with blood or other body fluids • Clean up any blood or body fluids thoroughly and promptly • Wash hands thoroughly with soap and water for at least 15 seconds after removing gloves and whenever you leave area Universal Precautions Concept that all blood or other potentially infectious materials must be treated as though they are known to be infectious. • Engineering controls - remove or isolate worker from hazard EHSD0326 (10/08) Page 11 of 12 www.stonybrook.edu/ehs
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