2018-574-E Emergency Svc - South orange Rescue Squad operational agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:79C5D167-B6CA-4E59-B4AC-AA38CC1B20BD Occupational Safety and Health Admin., Labor §1910.1030 (ii) All equipment and environmental (2) During use, containers for con- and working surfaces shall be cleaned taminated sharps shall be: and decontaminated after contact with (i) Easily accessible to personnel and blood or other potentially infectious located as close as is feasible to the im- materials. mediate area where sharps are used or (A)Contaminated work surfaces shall can be reasonably anticipated to be be decontaminated with an appropriate found(e.g., laundries); disinfectant after completion of proce- (ii) Maintained upright throughout dures; immediately or as soon as fea- use; and sible when surfaces are overtly con- (iii) Replaced routinely and not be al- taminated or after any spill of blood or lowed to overfill. other potentially infectious materials; (3) When moving containers of con- and at the end of the work shift if the taminated sharps from the area of use, surface may have become contami- the containers shall be: nated since the last cleaning. (i) Closed immediately prior to re- (B) Protective coverings, such as moval or replacement to prevent spill- plastic wrap, aluminum foil, or imper- age or protrusion of contents during viously-backed absorbent paper used to handling, storage, transport, or ship- cover equipment and environmental ping; surfaces, shall be removed and replaced as soon as feasible when they become (ii) Placed a secondary container if leak overtly contaminated or at the end of age it possible. The second con- tainer shall be: the workshift if they may have become (A)Closable; contaminated during the shift. (B) Constructed to contain all con- (C) All bins, pails, cans, and similar tents and prevent leakage during han- receptacles intended for reuse which dling, storage, transport, or shipping; have a reasonable likelihood for be- and coming contaminated with blood or other potentially infectious materials ( Labeled ) color-coded according p to p shall be inspected and decontaminated paragraph(gont)of this standard. c on a regularly scheduled basis and (4) Reusable containers shall not be cleaned and decontaminated imme- opened, emptied, or cleaned manually diately or as soon as feasible upon visi- or in any other manner which would ble contamination. expose employees to the risk of (D) Broken glassware which may be percutaneous injury. contaminated shall not be picked up (B) Other Regulated Waste Contain- directly with the hands. It shall be ment—(1) Regulated waste shall be cleaned up using mechanical means, placed in containers which are: such as a brush and dust pan, tongs, or (i)Closable; forceps. (ii) Constructed to contain all con- (E) Reusable sharps that are con- tents and prevent leakage of fluids dur- taminated with blood or other poten- ing handling, storage, transport or tially infectious materials shall not be shipping; stored or processed in a manner that (iii) Labeled or color-coded in accord- requires employees to reach by hand ance with paragraph (g)(1)(i) this into the containers where these sharps standard; and have been placed. (iv) Closed prior to removal to pre- (iii) Regulated Waste—(A) Contami- vent spillage or protrusion of contents nated Sharps Discarding and Contain- during handling, storage, transport, or ment. (1) Contaminated sharps shall be shipping. discarded immediately or as soon as (2) If outside contamination of the feasible in containers that are: regulated waste container occurs, it (i)Closable; shall be placed in a second container. (ii)Puncture resistant; The second container shall be: (iii) Leakproof on sides and bottom; (i)Closable; and (ii) Constructed to contain all con- (iv) Labeled or color-coded in accord- tents and prevent leakage of fluids dur- ance with paragraph (g)(1)(i) of this ing handling, storage, transport or standard. shipping; 271