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<br />Occupational Safety and Health Admin., Labor §1910.1030
<br />(ix) Eating, drinking, smoking, ap-
<br />plying cosmetics or lip balm, and han-
<br />dling contact lenses are prohibited in
<br />work areas where there is a reasonable
<br />likelihood of occupational exposure.
<br />(x) Food and drink shall not be kept
<br />in refrigerators, freezers, shelves, cabi-
<br />nets or on countertops or benchtops
<br />where blood or other potentially infec-
<br />tious materials are present.
<br />(xi) All procedures involving blood or
<br />other potentially infectious materials
<br />shall be performed in such a manner as
<br />to minimize splashing, spraying, spat-
<br />tering, and generation of droplets of
<br />these substances.
<br />(xii) Mouth pipetting/suctioning of
<br />blood or other potentially infectious
<br />materials is prohibited.
<br />(xiii) Specimens of blood or other po-
<br />tentially infectious materials shall be
<br />placed in a container which prevents
<br />leakage during collection, handling,
<br />processing, storage, transport, or ship-
<br />ping.
<br />(A) The container for storage, trans-
<br />port, or shipping shall be labeled or
<br />color-coded according to paragraph
<br />(g)(1)(i) and closed prior to being
<br />stored, transported, or shipped. When a
<br />facility utilizes Universal Precautions
<br />in the handling of all specimens, the
<br />labeling/color-coding of specimens is
<br />not necessary provided containers are
<br />recognizable as containing specimens.
<br />This exemption only applies while such
<br />specimens/containers remain within
<br />the facility. Labeling or color-coding
<br />in accordance with paragraph (g)(1)(i)
<br />is required when such specimens/con-
<br />tainers leave the facility.
<br />(B) If outside contamination of the
<br />primary container occurs, the primary
<br />container shall be placed within a sec-
<br />ond container which prevents leakage
<br />during handling, processing, storage,
<br />transport, or shipping and is labeled or
<br />color-coded according to the require-
<br />ments of this standard.
<br />(C) If the specimen could puncture
<br />the primary container, the primary
<br />container shall be placed within a sec-
<br />ondary container which is puncture-re-
<br />sistant in addition to the above charac-
<br />teristics.
<br />(xiv) Equipment which may become
<br />contaminated with blood or other po-
<br />tentially infectious materials shall be
<br />examined prior to servicing or shipping
<br />and shall be decontaminated as nec-
<br />essary, unless the employer can dem-
<br />onstrate that decontamination of such
<br />equipment or portions of such equip-
<br />ment is not feasible.
<br />(A) A readily observable label in ac-
<br />cordance with paragraph (g)(1)(i)(H)
<br />shall be attached to the equipment
<br />stating which portions remain con-
<br />taminated.
<br />(B) The employer shall ensure that
<br />this information is conveyed to all af-
<br />fected employees, the servicing rep-
<br />resentative, and/or the manufacturer,
<br />as appropriate, prior to handling, serv-
<br />icing, or shipping so that appropriate
<br />precautions will be taken.
<br />(3) Personal protective equipment—(i)
<br />Provision. When there is occupational
<br />exposure, the employer shall provide,
<br />at no cost to the employee, appropriate
<br />personal protective equipment such as,
<br />but not limited to, gloves, gowns, lab-
<br />oratory coats, face shields or masks
<br />and eye protection, and mouthpieces,
<br />resuscitation bags, pocket masks, or
<br />other ventilation devices. Personal
<br />protective equipment will be consid-
<br />ered ‘‘appropriate’’ only if it does not
<br />permit blood or other potentially infec-
<br />tious materials to pass through to or
<br />reach the employee’s work clothes,
<br />street clothes, undergarments, skin,
<br />eyes, mouth, or other mucous mem-
<br />branes under normal conditions of use
<br />and for the duration of time which the
<br />protective equipment will be used.
<br />(ii) Use. The employer shall ensure
<br />that the employee uses appropriate
<br />personal protective equipment unless
<br />the employer shows that the employee
<br />temporarily and briefly declined to use
<br />personal protective equipment when,
<br />under rare and extraordinary cir-
<br />cumstances, it was the employee’s pro-
<br />fessional judgment that in the specific
<br />instance its use would have prevented
<br />the delivery of health care or public
<br />safety services or would have posed an
<br />increased hazard to the safety of the
<br />worker or co-worker. When the em-
<br />ployee makes this judgement, the cir-
<br />cumstances shall be investigated and
<br />documented in order to determine
<br />whether changes can be instituted to
<br />prevent such occurences in the future.
<br />(iii) Accessibility. The employer shall
<br />ensure that appropriate personal pro-
<br />tective equipment in the appropriate
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