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DocuSign Envelope ID:79C5D167-B6CA-4E59-B4AC-AA38CC1 B20BD <br /> Orange County Emergency Services <br /> Exposure Control Program <br /> Policy Statement <br /> Goal: <br /> • Orange County Emergency Services is committed to providing a safe and <br /> healthy work environment for our entire staff. In pursuit of this endeavor, the <br /> following policies and procedures have been adopted. <br /> Objective: <br /> • To provide a comprehensive exposure control program that maximizes protection <br /> against communicable diseases for all personnel, and for the public, which they <br /> serve. <br /> • To provide emergency medical services to the public without regard to known or <br /> suspected communicable infection in any patient. <br /> • To regard all patient contacts as potentially infectious. Responders will <br /> observe universal precautions at all times. <br /> • To provide all personnel with the training, immunizations and personal protective <br /> equipment (PPE) necessary for protection from communicable diseases. <br /> • To recognize the need for responder work restrictions based on infection control <br /> concerns. <br /> • To prohibit discrimination against personnel for health reasons including infection <br /> and/or seroconversion with HIV, HBV or HCV. <br /> • To regard all medical information as strictly confidential. No personal health <br /> information will be released without the signed written consent of the personnel <br /> involved. <br /> Scope: <br /> • This policy applies to all personnel, career and volunteer that provide emergency <br /> medical services within Orange County. <br /> • This department recognizes that communicable disease exposure is an <br /> occupational health hazard. Communicable disease transmission is possible <br /> during any aspect of emergency response, including workplace operations. The <br /> health and welfare of each personnel is a joint concern of the personnel and of <br /> management. While each person is ultimately responsible for their own health, <br /> the department recognizes a responsibility to provide as safe of a workplace as <br /> possible. The goal of this program is to provide all personnel with the best <br /> available protection from identified occupationally acquirable communicable <br /> disease. <br /> Revised July,2018 <br />