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

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271 Occupational Safety and Health Admin., Labor §1910.1030 (ii) All equipment and environmental and working surfaces shall be cleaned and decontaminated after contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials. (A) Contaminated work surfaces shall be decontaminated with an appropriate disinfectant after completion of proce- dures; immediately or as soon as fea- sible when surfaces are overtly con- taminated or after any spill of blood or other potentially infectious materials; and at the end of the work shift if the surface may have become contami- nated since the last cleaning. (B) Protective coverings, such as plastic wrap, aluminum foil, or imper- viously-backed absorbent paper used to cover equipment and environmental surfaces, shall be removed and replaced as soon as feasible when they become overtly contaminated or at the end of the workshift if they may have become contaminated during the shift. (C) All bins, pails, cans, and similar receptacles intended for reuse which have a reasonable likelihood for be- coming contaminated with blood or other potentially infectious materials shall be inspected and decontaminated on a regularly scheduled basis and cleaned and decontaminated imme- diately or as soon as feasible upon visi- ble contamination. (D) Broken glassware which may be contaminated shall not be picked up directly with the hands. It shall be cleaned up using mechanical means, such as a brush and dust pan, tongs, or forceps. (E) Reusable sharps that are con- taminated with blood or other poten- tially infectious materials shall not be stored or processed in a manner that requires employees to reach by hand into the containers where these sharps have been placed. (iii) Regulated Waste—(A) Contami- nated Sharps Discarding and Contain- ment. (1) Contaminated sharps shall be discarded immediately or as soon as feasible in containers that are: (i) Closable; (ii) Puncture resistant; (iii) Leakproof on sides and bottom; and (iv) Labeled or color-coded in accord- ance with paragraph (g)(1)(i) of this standard. (2) During use, containers for con- taminated sharps shall be: (i) Easily accessible to personnel and located as close as is feasible to the im- mediate area where sharps are used or can be reasonably anticipated to be found (e.g., laundries); (ii) Maintained upright throughout use; and (iii) Replaced routinely and not be al- lowed to overfill. (3) When moving containers of con- taminated sharps from the area of use, the containers shall be: (i) Closed immediately prior to re- moval or replacement to prevent spill- age or protrusion of contents during handling, storage, transport, or ship- ping; (ii) Placed in a secondary container if leakage is possible. The second con- tainer shall be: (A) Closable; (B) Constructed to contain all con- tents and prevent leakage during han- dling, storage, transport, or shipping; and (C) Labeled or color-coded according to paragraph (g)(1)(i) of this standard. (4) Reusable containers shall not be opened, emptied, or cleaned manually or in any other manner which would expose employees to the risk of percutaneous injury. (B) Other Regulated Waste Contain- ment—(1) Regulated waste shall be placed in containers which are: (i) Closable; (ii) Constructed to contain all con- tents and prevent leakage of fluids dur- ing handling, storage, transport or shipping; (iii) Labeled or color-coded in accord- ance with paragraph (g)(1)(i) this standard; and (iv) Closed prior to removal to pre- vent spillage or protrusion of contents during handling, storage, transport, or shipping. (2) If outside contamination of the regulated waste container occurs, it shall be placed in a second container. The second container shall be: (i) Closable; (ii) Constructed to contain all con- tents and prevent leakage of fluids dur- ing handling, storage, transport or shipping; VerDate Mar<15>2010 09:17 Aug 04, 2010Jkt 220114PO 00000Frm 00281Fmt 8010Sfmt 8010Q:\29\29V6.TXTofr150PsN: PC150 DocuSign Envelope ID: 79C5D167-B6CA-4E59-B4AC-AA38CC1B20BD