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Title: Bloodborne Pathogens
Subject: Health and Safety
Policy No: HS: 2013:03
Applies: University-wide
Issuing Authority: Vice President, Health Sciences
Responsible Officer: Vice President, Health Sciences(signature)
Adopted: 10/15/13
Last Revision: 1/29/15
I. PURPOSE
The purpose of this policy is to establish procedures that will ensure compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) "Bloodborne Pathogens Standard" (29 CFR 1910.1030) as promulgated by the New Jersey Public Employees Occupational Safety and Health Act (PEOSHA).
II. ACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTABILITY
Under the direction of the Deans, Associate Deans and Department Chairs shall ensure compliance and implement this policy. The Director of Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Services (EOHSS) shall assist with implementation of this policy by providing guidance and technical assistance to SOM and patient care facilities.
III. APPLICABILITY
This Bloodborne Pathogens policy applies to the following Potentially Infectious Materials:
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C. HIV or HBV-containing cell or tissue cultures, organ cultures, and HIV or HBV-containing culture medium or other solutions; and blood, organs, or other tissues from experimental animals infected with HIV or HBV. (Bloodborne pathogens as they relate to the use of animal blood may also be covered by the policies of the University's research animal care facilities).
IV. DEFINITIONS
A. Bloodborne pathogens shall refer to pathogenic micro-organisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans. These pathogens shall include, but not limited to, hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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C. Occupational Exposure shall be used to refer to reasonably anticipated or inadvertent skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that may result from the performance of an employee's duties.
V. POLICYPOLICY
A. Requirements:
The primary focus of this policy is to establish procedures, in accordance with OSHA's "Bloodborne Pathogens Standard" (29 CFR 1910.1030), that will protect RowanSOM staff and employees from the hazards related to occupational exposures to bloodborne pathogens and other potentially infectious materials. As such, this policy will supplement, not supersede, the existing RowanSOM policy on HIV, HBV and HCV developed to provide a safe work and learning environment for RowanSOM staff, students, faculty, and house staff.
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Each school/unit engaged in the culture, production, concentration, experimentation and manipulation of HIV and HBV shall comply with the requirements outlined for HIV and HBV research laboratories in PEOSH/OSHA's "Bloodborne Pathogens Standard" (29 CFR 1910.1030, paragraph (e)). These requirements, including mandates for hand and eye washing facilities as well as autoclaves for decontamination of regulated waste, shall be adhered to in addition to the requirements already outlined in this policy.
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ATTACHMENTS
A. Attachment 1 - Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens
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