Policy 4532 - Exposure Control Program

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Eastern Suffolk BOCES has established an exposure control program designed to prevent and control exposure to infectious disease. Pursuant to the NYS Department of Labor’s Division of Safety and Health and OSHA standards, the program consists of:

  1. guidelines for maintaining a safe, clean,healthy environment to be followed by employees and students alike;
  1. written standard operating procedures for blood/body fluid clean-up;
  1. appropriate staff education/training;
  1. evaluation of training objectives;
  1. documentation of training and any incident of exposure to blood/body fluids;
  1. a program of medical management to prevent or reduce the risk of bloodbornepathogens[1];
  1. written procedures for the disposal of medical waste; and
  1. providingappropriateprotective materials and equipment for all employees who perform job-related tasks involving exposure or potential exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues.

The District Superintendent, Chief Operating Officer, or designee shall implement, and all ESBOCES employees shall comply with, guidelines and routine sanitary hygiene procedures for dealing with all spills of blood and other body fluids in or on ESBOCES premises and grounds. The District Superintendent, Chief Operating Officer, or designee should consult public health officials, as appropriate, for the most current methods and information pertaining to such procedures.

In addition, the District Superintendent, Chief Operating Officer, or designee has developed and implemented in-service education and training for ESBOCES designated employees[2] concerning bloodborne pathogens and the routine sanitary hygiene procedures to be followed in the case of all spills of blood and other body fluids.

References:

  • US Department of Labor
  • OSHA Instructional CPL2-244B
  • OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1030

First Adopted: 7/1/2003

Readopted: 7/11/2007

Readopted: 2/25/2015

[1]OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1030, defines "bloodborne pathogens" as microorganisms present in human blood that can cause disease in humans. These pathogens include, but are not limited to, Hepatitis B (HBV) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).

[2] Based upon the criteria outlined in the ESBOCES ECP, "designated employees" as used herein shall mean all employees except those working in administrative buildings (the Hines, DeFeo, and Instructional Support Center buildings).