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

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Revised February, 2013 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. Orange County Emergency Services Exposure Control Program Definitions DocuSign Envelope ID: 79C5D167-B6CA-4E59-B4AC-AA38CC1B20BD