Bonnie DiSalvo, MS ASHM USDA/ARS/NAA

2. Bonnie DiSalvo, MSASHMUSDA/ARS/NAA OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens Standard

3. BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS Pathogenic organisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans. These include, but are not limited to: Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), HCV and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

4. “Occupational Exposed Worker” “Reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious material that may result from the performance of employee duties.”

5. OTHER POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS MATERIAL (OPIM for short) • Saliva in dental procedures • Any body fluid visibly contaminated with blood • All body fluids in situations where it is difficult or impossible to differentiate between body fluids

6. Standard Requirements • Written Exposure Control Plan • Universal Precautions • Engineering and work practice controls

7. Standard Requirements (con’t) • Basic housekeeping • Medical prevention plan • Training • Labeling requirements and record keeping • PPE

8. EXPOSURE CONTROL PLAN1910.1030(c) To eliminate or minimize employee exposure, the employer shall develop a written Exposure Control Plan that contains • Employee exposure determination • The schedule and method of implementing paragraphs (d) to (h) of the standard • The procedures for evaluating circumstances surrounding an exposure incident

9. EXPOSURE CONTROL PLAN • Reviewed and updated annually • Reflect changes in technology that would reduce or eliminate exposure • Document consideration of devices

10. EXPOSURE CONTROL PLAN • Solicit input from non-managerial employees • Identification • Evaluation • Selection • Effective engineering and work practice controls • Document (c)(1)(v)

11. The Written ECP Should* Include: • Use of universal precautions • Engineering and work practice controls • PPE • Medical evaluations and vaccinations • Training *These elements are required by the standard, but not necessarily in the ECP

12. November 2000 Law Requires • Sharps Injury Log • Documented non-managerial employee input on safer medical devices • Documented evaluation and implementation of “safer medical devices” at least annually

13. UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS An approach to infection control. According to the concept of Universal Precautions, all human blood and body fluids are treated as if known to be infectious for HIV, HBV, HCV and other bloodborne pathogens.

14. Universal/Standard Precautions: • This includes cell or tissue culture, culture medium, solutions or tissues from humans, experimental animals infected with HIV/HBV/HCV • For our research facilities, blood and tissue products are treated under the standard

15. ENGINEERING CONTROLS • Controls that isolate or remove the hazard from the workplace • Examples: • Sharps disposal containers, self-sheathing needles, safer medical devices, such as sharps with engineered sharps injury protection and needle-less systems

16. 1910.1030(d)(2)(i) ENGINEERING CONTROLS AND WORK PRACTICES • Engineering and work practice controls to be instituted as the PRIMARY means of eliminating or minimizing exposure. • The employer MUST use engineering and work practice controls to eliminate exposure or reduce it to the lowest feasible extent.

17. 1910.1030(d)(2)(i) ENGINEERING CONTROLS AND WORK PRACTICES The employer should be using or at least have considered, and documented in the exposure control plan why he/she CANNOT use engineering and work practice controls for work operations involving exposure to blood or OPIM.

18. Work Practice Controls (d) • Work Practices: • Hand washing • Personal hygiene • Personal attire • Not wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) out of the work area • Changing PPE when contaminated • Decontaminating/cleaning regularly & after spills

20. Sharps Disposal Containers • Must be labeled or color-coded, puncture resistant, leak-proof, and close-able • Should have well marked fill line, be translucent or have translucent lid Classified as medical device (SMDA)

21. Sharps Disposal Containers • Establish collection schedules • Provide placement of containers • Review disposal procedures

22. NEEDLE SHIELDS THAT CONTAIN THE HAZARD Attached to syringe needle Attached to holder Attached to needle

23. Housekeeping • Written schedule for cleaning and decontaminating • Documented eye wash checks • Material decontamination before exit from lab • Removal of PPE from lab is prohibited • Home laundering of PPE is prohibited • Segregated waste

24. Medical Prevention Plan (f) Vaccination, Post-Exposure Follow-up • Hepatitis B vaccine made available to all workers with potential risk of exposure • Offered within 10 days of employment • No cost to worker • “Declination” signed if employee declines vaccine; may accept at a later date

25. Medical Prevention Plan (f) Vaccination, Post-Exposure Follow-up • Report the incident immediately • Inform supervisor • Go to clinic/medical services provider • Confidential medical evaluation • Route of exposure • Circumstances of the incident • Source known • Important to start drug therapy within 2 hours • Testing of victim/source only with consent (baseline blood stored for 90 days)

26. Decontamination • What needs to be? • What does not need to be? • Create a schedule • Requirements for medical equipment • EPA disinfectants, 1:10 dilutions bleach, 2% glutaraldehyde

27. 1910.1030(d)(3) PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT • (d)(3)(i) - PPE must be provided at NO COST to the employee • (d)(3)(ii) This paragraph addresses that PPE must be used properly per training received • (d)(3)(iii) - discusses provisions of appropriate PPE, including hypoallergenic gloves as readily available alternative to latex

28. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) • Appropriate PPE • Testing standards • ASTM ES 21 and ES 22 • Types • When used and by whom • Special needs • No respiratory protection required

31. Compliance • Labeling and Training • Signs posted at all work area entrances: • Biohazard symbol • Infectious agent • Entry requirements • Name & telephone # of responsible person

32. Compliance • Record Keeping • Occupational exposure/sharps injury record • Confidential • Kept for duration of employment, + 30 years • Includes: • Name & social security number • Vaccination status • Examination results

33. Compliance • Record Keeping • Training records • Kept for 3 years • Dates • Contents • Names & qualifications of instructors • Names & job titles of students • Annual documentation

34. Sharps Injury Log Information • Type and brand of device involved • Where incident occurred • Description of how incident occurred • Employee confidentiality must be maintained

35. Incident Reporting • Set up a policy • Record incidents in Sharps Injury Log • Effective January 2002, Included on OSHA logs (positives only)

36. Postexposure Evaluation and follow-up Incident reports • Document route of exposure • Identify source • Test source blood • Give test results to worker • Upon consent , test worker’s blood

37. Postexposure Evaluation(cont.) • If no consent for HIV tests save blood for 90 days • Advise worker to seek medical attention • Provide counseling • Evaluate test results to give treatment if needed

38. Physician's Written Opinion • Complete within 15 days • Worker must be informed of results and risks • Employers have access to report

39. Types of Prophylaxis • HBV • vaccine, serum immunoglobulin • HIV • zidovudine • lamivudine (3TC) • Indinavir (IDV) when increased risk • HCV • None

41. BIOHAZARD SYMBOL BIOHAZARD

42. Treat as regulated medical waste Follow State , federal and local regulations For perception issues on uncontaminated sharps and lab waste-discuss