Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan

The purpose of this Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan is to protect the health and safety of all employees who can be reasonably expected, as the result of performing their job duties, to be exposed to blood or potentially infectious materials and comply with the COMM/OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control.

The development and administration of this Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan will be the responsibility of the (Position designated). These responsibilities will include:

• Establishing a written exposure control plan and developing a schedule for implementing other provisions of the standard.
• Developing written procedures for cleaning and handling contaminated materials, and for disposing of hazardous waste generated within all buildings and facilities.
• Providing appropriate personal protective equipment that is readily accessible to identified employees.
• Providing hepatitis B vaccines under specific circumstances as defined by an exposure determination and/or medical follow-up for exposure incidents.
• Providing warning labels or color-coded containers for use with hazardous waste.
• Providing training to current employees within 90 days of the effective date, of the plan and initially to new employees and thereafter, annually.
• Developing written procedures for meeting the requirements for medical record keeping. revised 5/5/03 3
• Providing for retention of medical records for the duration of employment, plus 30 years.
• Conducting an annual review of the effectiveness of this exposure control plan and updating the plan as needed.