Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan

Office of the Vice President for ResearchEnvironmental Health and SafetyPolicies, Programsand Procedures2) All covered student employees shall be offered immunization againstHepatitis B Virus (HBV).a) The prescreening, hepatitis B vaccinations, post screening and necessaryboosters will be administered by the Student Health Service incompliance with current recommendations.b) Student employees who refuse to participate in a prescreening programwill not be excluded from the program.c) Student employees, who initially decline hepatitis B vaccination but at alater date, while still covered under the standard, decide to accept thevaccination shall be given such in a timely manner.d) Covered student employees who decline to accept hepatitis B vaccinationwhen offered, shall sign the Hepatitis B Notification form. TheNotification form is given out during Initial Bloodborne Training.e) If a routine booster dose(s) of hepatitis B vaccine is recommended by theU.S. Public Health Service at a future date, such booster dose(s) shall bemade available to all covered employees.G) Post exposure incident evaluation and follow-up (student or non-student):1) An exposure incident shall be reported by the employee to the supervisor,manager, director or dean who shall complete the "First Report of Injury" (formDAS WC-207) found athttp://www.payroll.uconn.edu/PY/workers_comp/WC207.pdf.2) The employee or the supervisor should call 911. University ambulance willtransport the injured employee to Windham Hospital or other approved ERfor a confidential medical evaluation and follow-up. Ambulatory employeesmay report to UConn Health Urgent Care at Storrs Center. The healthcareprovider should be informed that the exposure incident occurred at theUniversity of Connecticut. The medical evaluation and follow-up shall includethe following:a) Documentation of the route(s) of exposure and the circumstances underwhich the exposure incident occurred;b) Identification and documentation of the source individual, unless proveninfeasible or prohibited by law;c) The source individual’s blood shall be tested as soon as feasible afterconsent is obtained for determining HIV and HBV status ordocumentation of refusal to test shall be obtained. If the sourceindividual's consent is not required by law, the blood, if available, shall betested and the results documented (note - if positive status of the sourcehas already been established, retesting is not required);Exposure Control Plan07/22/201511 | P a g e