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 (G) Special care shall be taken to I, 11, or III) or other appropriate com- avoid skin contact with other poten- binations of personal protection or tially infectious materials. Gloves physical containment devices, such as shall be worn when handling infected special protective clothing, respirators, animals and when making hand con- centrifuge safety cups, sealed cen- tact with other potentially infectious trifuge rotors, and containment caging materials is unavoidable. for animals, shall be used for all activi- (H) Before disposal all waste from ties with other potentially infectious work areas and from animal rooms materials that pose a threat of expo- shall either be incinerated or decon- sure to droplets, splashes, spills, or taminated by a method such as aerosols. autoclaving known to effectively de- (B) Biological safety cabinets shall stroy bloodborne pathogens. be certified when installed, whenever (I) Vacuum lines shall be protected they are moved and at least annually. with liquid disinfectant traps and high- (3) HIV and HBV research labora- efficiency particulate air (HEPA) fil- tories shall meet the following criteria: ters or filters of equivalent or superior (i) Each laboratory shall contain a efficiency and which are checked rou- facility for hand washing and an eye tinely and maintained or replaced as wash facility which is readily available necessary. within the work area. (J) Hypodermic needles and syringes (ii) An autoclave for decontamina- shall be used only for parenteral injec- tion of regulated waste shall be avail- tion and aspiration of fluids from lab- able. oratory animals and diaphragm bot- (4)HIV and HBV production facilities tles. Only needle-locking syringes or shall meet the following criteria: disposable syringe-needle units (i.e., (i) The work areas shall be separated the needle is integral to the syringe) from areas that are open to unre- shall be used for the injection or aspi- stricted traffic flow within the build- ration of other potentially infectious ing. Passage through two sets of doors materials. Extreme caution shall be shall be the basic requirement for used when handling needles and sy- entry into the work area from access ringes. A needle shall not be bent, corridors or other contiguous areas. sheared, replaced in the sheath or Physical separation of the high-con- guard, or removed from the syringe fol- tainment work area from access cor- lowing use. The needle and syringe ridors or other areas or activities may shall be promptly placed in a puncture- also be provided by a double-doored resistant container and autoclaved or clothes-change room (showers may be decontaminated before reuse or dis- included), airlock, or other access fa- posal. cility that requires passing through (K) All spills shall be immediately two sets of doors before entering the contained and cleaned up by appro- work area. priate professional staff or others prop- (ii) The surfaces of doors, walls, erly trained and equipped to work with floors and ceilings in the work area potentially concentrated infectious shall be water resistant so that they materials. can be easily cleaned. Penetrations in (L) A spill or accident that results in these surfaces shall be sealed or capa- an exposure incident shall be imme- ble of being sealed to facilitate decon- diately reported to the laboratory di- tamination. rector or other responsible person. (iii) Each work area shall contain a (M) A biosafety manual shall be pre- sink for washing hands and a readily pared or adopted and periodically re- available eye wash facility. The sink viewed and updated at least annually shall be foot, elbow, or automatically or more often if necessary. Personnel operated and shall be located near the shall be advised of potential hazards, exit door of the work area. shall be required to read instructions (iv) Access doors to the work area or on practices and procedures, and shall containment module shall be self-clos- be required to follow them. ing. (iii) Containment equipment. (A) Cer- (v)An autoclave for decontamination tified biological safety cabinets (Class of regulated waste shall be available 273