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

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DocuSign Envelope ID:79C5D167-B6CA-4E59-B4AC-AA38CC1 B20BD Orange County Emergency Services ' Exposure Control Programx ` 17 32 ° n�G �r gat Definitions Objective: • To identify a standard definition of personnel, equipment, statements and procedures. Definitions: • AIRBORNE PATHOGENS: pathogenic microorganisms or compounds which may be carried in the air and which when inhaled into the lungs may cause disease in humans. • BLOOD: human blood, human blood components, and products made from human blood. • BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS: pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans. These pathogens include, but are not limited to, hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). • BODY SUBSTANCE ISOLATION: procedures used to protect emergency workers from ALL blood, blood products and body fluids. • CONTAMINATED: the presence or the reasonably anticipated presence of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an item or surface. • CONTAMINATED LAUNDRY: laundry, which has been soiled with blood or other potentially infectious materials or may contain sharps. • CONTAMINATED SHARPS: any contaminated object that can penetrate the skin including, but not limited to, needles, scalpels, broken glass, broken capillary tubes, and exposed ends of dental wires. • DECONTAMINATION: the use of physical or chemical means to remove, inactivate, or destroy bloodborne pathogens on a surface or item to the point where they are no longer capable of transmitting infectious particles and the surface or item is rendered safe for handling, use, or disposal. • ENGINEERING CONTROLS: controls (e.g., sharps disposal containers, self- sheathing needles) that isolate or remove the bloodborne pathogens hazard from the workplace. • EXPOSURE INCIDENT: a specific eye, mouth, or other mucous membrane, non-intact skin, or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that results from the performance of an employee's duties. • HBV: Hepatitis B virus. • HCV: Hepatitis C virus. • HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus. • HEPA MASK: a high efficiency particulate air respirator as defined by NIOSH, which is used as PPE to provide respiratory protection from airborne pathogens. • OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE: a reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that may result from the performance of an employee's duties. Revised February,2013