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<br /> Occupational Safety and Health Admin., Labor §1910.1030
<br /> (ix) Eating, drinking, smoking, ap- and shall be decontaminated as nec-
<br /> plying cosmetics or lip balm, and han- essary, unless the employer can dem-
<br /> dling contact lenses are prohibited in onstrate that decontamination of such
<br /> work areas where there is a reasonable equipment or portions of such equip-
<br /> likelihood of occupational exposure. ment is not feasible.
<br /> (x) Food and drink shall not be kept (A) A readily observable label in ac-
<br /> in refrigerators, freezers, shelves, cabi- cordance with paragraph (g)(1)(i)(H)
<br /> nets or on countertops or benchtops shall be attached to the equipment
<br /> where blood or other potentially infec- stating which portions remain con-
<br /> tious materials are present. taminated.
<br /> (xi) All procedures involving blood or (B) The employer shall ensure that
<br /> other potentially infectious materials this information is conveyed to all af-
<br /> shall be performed in such a manner as fected employees, the servicing rep-
<br /> to minimize splashing, spraying, spat- resentative, and/or the manufacturer,
<br /> tering, and generation of droplets of as appropriate, prior to handling, serv-
<br /> these substances. icing, or shipping so that appropriate
<br /> (xii) Mouth pipetting/suctioning of precautions will be taken.
<br /> blood or other potentially infectious (3) Personal protective equipment—(i)
<br /> materials is prohibited. Provision. When there is occupational
<br /> (xiii) Specimens of blood or other po- exposure, the employer shall provide,
<br /> tentially infectious materials shall be at no cost to the employee, appropriate
<br /> placed in a container which prevents personal protective equipment such as,
<br /> leakage during collection, handling, but not limited to, gloves, gowns, lab-
<br /> processing, storage, transport, or ship- oratory coats, face shields or masks
<br /> ping. and eye protection, and mouthpieces,
<br /> (A) The container for storage, trans- resuscitation bags, pocket masks, or
<br /> port, or shipping shall be labeled or other ventilation devices. Personal
<br /> color-coded according to paragraph protective equipment will be consid-
<br /> (g)(1)(i) and closed prior to being ered "appropriate" only if it does not
<br /> stored, transported, or shipped. When a permit blood or other potentially infec-
<br /> facility utilizes Universal Precautions tious materials to pass through to or
<br /> in the handling of all specimens, the reach the employee's work clothes,
<br /> labeling/color-coding of specimens is street clothes, undergarments, skin,
<br /> not necessary provided containers are eyes, mouth, or other mucous mem-
<br /> recognizable as containing specimens. branes under normal conditions of use
<br /> This exemption only applies while such and for the duration of time which the
<br /> specimens/containers remain within protective equipment will be used.
<br /> the facility. Labeling or color-coding (ii) Use. The employer shall ensure
<br /> in accordance with paragraph (g)(1)(i) that the employee uses appropriate
<br /> is required when such specimens/con- personal protective equipment unless
<br /> tainers leave the facility. the employer shows that the employee
<br /> (B) If outside contamination of the temporarily and briefly declined to use
<br /> primary container occurs, the primary personal protective equipment when,
<br /> container shall be placed within a sec- under rare and extraordinary cir-
<br /> ond container which prevents leakage cumstances, it was the employee's pro-
<br /> during handling, processing, storage, fessional judgment that in the specific
<br /> transport, or shipping and is labeled or instance its use would have prevented
<br /> color-coded according to the require- the delivery of health care or public
<br /> ments of this standard. safety services or would have posed an
<br /> (C) If the specimen could puncture increased hazard to the safety of the
<br /> the primary container, the primary worker or co-worker. When the em-
<br /> container shall be placed within a sec- ployee makes this judgement, the cir-
<br /> ondary container which is puncture-re- cumstances shall be investigated and
<br /> sistant in addition to the above charac- documented in order to determine
<br /> teristics. whether changes can be instituted to
<br /> (xiv) Equipment which may become prevent such occurences in the future.
<br /> contaminated with blood or other po- (iii) Accessibility. The employer shall
<br /> tentially infectious materials shall be ensure that appropriate personal pro-
<br /> examined prior to servicing or shipping tective equipment in the appropriate
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