Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens - Stony Brook ...

• A reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral
contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials (OPIM) that may
result from the performance of an employee’s duties.
• Exposure Incident:
• A specific eye, mouth, other mucous membrane, non-intact skin or
parenteral contact with blood or other OPIM that results from the
performance of an employee’s duties.
OSHA Policy
• Exposure control plan
• Information and training
• Recordkeeping requirements
• Engineering controls, work practices, and personal protective equipment
(PPE)
• Sharps injury log
University’s Exposure Control Plan
• Exposure determination (job classifications)
• Implementation schedule (time of hire, annually)
• Compliance methods
• Work area restrictions
• Universal precautions
• Personal protective equipment
• Needleless systems
• Sharps with Engineered Sharps Injury Protections (SESIP)
• Housekeeping
• Regulated medical waste disposal
• Laundry procedures
• Hepatitis B Vaccine Program
• Post exposure and follow up
• Solicitation of non-management employees
• Training
Modes of Transmission
• Bloodborne pathogens can be transmitted when infectious blood or OPIM
is introduced into the bloodstream of a person.
• Transmission of bloodborne pathogens in the workplace can occur
through the following routes of transmission:
◦ Mucous Membrane
◦ Parenteral
• Mucous membrane exposure means that the infected blood or OPIM
enters your body through contact with a mucous membrane found in your
eyes, nose or mouth.
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