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<br /> §1910.1043 29 CFR Ch. XVII (7-1-10 Edition)
<br /> maintained by this section shall be employee. The sharps injury log shall
<br /> made available upon request to the As- contain, at a minimum:
<br /> sistant Secretary and the Director for (A) The type and brand of device in-
<br /> examination and copying. volved in the incident,
<br /> (ii) Employee training records re- (B) The department or work area
<br /> quired by this paragraph shall be pro- where the exposure incident occurred,
<br /> vided upon request for examination and and
<br /> copying to employees, to employee rep- (C) An explanation of how the inci-
<br /> resentatives, to the Director, and to dent occurred.
<br /> the Assistant Secretary. (ii) The requirement to establish and
<br /> (iii) Employee medical records re- maintain a sharps injury log shall
<br /> quired by this paragraph shall be pro- apply to any employer who is required
<br /> vided upon request for examination and to maintain a log of occupational inju-
<br /> copying to the subject employee, to ries and illnesses under 29 CFR 1904.
<br /> anyone having written consent of the (iii) The sharps injury log shall be
<br /> subject employee, to the Director, and maintained for the period required by
<br /> to the Assistant Secretary in accord- 29 CFR 1904.6.
<br /> ante with 29 CFR 1910.1020.
<br /> (4) Transfer of Records. (i) The em- APPENDIX A TO SECTION 1910.1030—HEPATITIS
<br /> ployer shall comply with the require- B VACCINE DECLINATION(MANDATORY)
<br /> ments involving transfer of records set I understand that due to my occupational
<br /> forth in 29 CFR 1910.1020(h). exposure to blood or other potentially infec-
<br /> tious materials I may be at risk of acquiring
<br /> hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. I have
<br /> ness and there is no successor employer been given the opportunity to be vaccinated
<br /> to receive and retain the records for with hepatitis B vaccine,at no charge to my-
<br /> the prescribed period, the employer self. However, I decline hepatitis B vaccina-
<br /> shall notify the Director, at least three tion at this time. I understand that by de-
<br /> months prior to their disposal and clining this vaccine, I continue to be at risk
<br /> transmit them to the Director, if re- of acquiring hepatitis B, a serious disease. If
<br /> quired by the Director to do so, within in the future I continue to have occupational
<br /> that three month period. exposure to blood or other potentially infec-
<br /> tious materials and I want to be vaccinated
<br /> (i) Dates—(1) Effective Date. The with hepatitis B vaccine, I can receive the
<br /> standard shall become effective on vaccination series at no charge to me.
<br /> March 6, 1992.
<br /> (2) The Exposure Control Plan re- F 12 7, A Dec. 6, 2; 5 F amended at 57
<br /> FR 12717, Apr. 13, 1992; 57 FR 29206, July 1,
<br /> quired by paragraph (c) Of this Section 1992;61 FR 5508,Feb.13,1996;66 FR 5325,Jan.
<br /> shall be completed on or before May 5, 18, 2001; 71 FR 16672, 16673, Apr. 3, 2006; 73 FR
<br /> 1992. 75586,Dec.12,20081
<br /> (3) Paragraph (g)(2) Information and
<br /> Training and (h) Recordkeeping shall §1910.1043 Cotton dust.
<br /> take effect on or before June 4, 1992. (a) Scope and application. (1) This sec-
<br /> (4) Paragraphs (d)(2) Engineering and tion, in its entirety, applies to the con-
<br /> Work Practice Controls, (d)(3) Personal trol of employee exposure to cotton
<br /> Protective Equipment, (d)(4) House- dust in all workplaces where employees
<br /> keeping, (e) HIV and HBV Research engage in yarn manufacturing, engage
<br /> Laboratories and Production Facili- in slashing and weaving operations, or
<br /> ties, (f) Hepatitis B Vaccination and work in waste houses for textile oper-
<br /> Post-Exposure Evaluation and Follow- ations.
<br /> up, and (g) (1) Labels and Signs, shall (2) This section does not apply to the
<br /> take effect July 6, 1992. handling or processing of woven or
<br /> (5) Sharps injury log. (i) The employer knitted materials; to maritime oper-
<br /> shall establish and maintain a sharps ations covered by 29 CFR Parts 1915
<br /> injury log for the recording of and 1918; to harvesting or ginning of
<br /> percutaneous injuries from contami- cotton; or to the construction industry.
<br /> nated sharps. The information in the (3) Only paragraphs (h) Medical sur-
<br /> sharps injury log shall be recorded and veillance, (k)(2) through (4) Record-
<br /> maintained in such manner as to pro- keeping—Medical Records, and Appen-
<br /> tect the confidentiality of the injured dices B, C and D of this section apply
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