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Revised February, 2013
<br />Definitions (Continued):
<br />•OTHER POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS MATERIALS (OPIM): 1) The following
<br />human body fluids: semen, vaginal secretions, cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid,
<br />pleural fluid, pericardial fluid, peritoneal fluid, amniotic fluid, saliva in dental
<br />procedures, and all body fluids in situations contaminated with blood, and all
<br />body fluids in situations where it is difficult or impossible to differentiate between
<br />body fluids; 2) Any unfixed tissue or organ (other than intact skin) from a human
<br />(living or dead); and 3) HIV-containing cell or tissue cultures, organ cultures, and
<br />HIB- or HBV- containing culture medium or other solutions; and blood, organs, or
<br />other tissues from experimental animals infected with HIV or HBV. Also includes
<br />the following if there is visible blood: feces, nasal secretions, sputum, sweat,
<br />tears, urine, vomitus and saliva (other than dental procedures).
<br />•PARENTERAL: piercing mucous membranes or the skin barrier through such
<br />events as needlesticks, human bites, cuts, and abrasions.
<br />•PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE): specialized clothing or
<br />equipment worn by an employee for protection against a hazard. General work
<br />clothes (e.g., uniforms, pants, shirts, or blouses) not intended to function as
<br />protection against a hazard is not considered to be personal protective
<br />equipment.
<br />•REGULATED WASTE: liquid or semi-liquid blood or other potentially infectious
<br />materials; contaminated items that would release blood or other potentially
<br />infectious materials in a liquid or semi-liquid state if compressed; items that are
<br />caked with dried blood or other potentially infectious materials and are capable
<br />of releasing these materials during handling; contaminated sharps; and
<br />pathological and microbiological wastes containing blood or other potentially
<br />infectious materials.
<br />•SHARPS: items that may puncture the skin (e.g. needles, broken glass).
<br />•SOURCE INDIVIDUAL: any individual, living or dead, whose blood or other
<br />potentially infectious materials may be a source of occupational exposure to the
<br />employee. Examples include, but are not limited to, hospital and clinic patients,
<br />clients in institutions for the developmentally disabled, trauma victims, clients of
<br />drug and alcohol treatment facilities, residents of hospices and nursing homes,
<br />human remains, an individuals who donate or sell blood or blood components.
<br />•STERILIZE: the use of a physical or chemical procedure to destroy all microbial
<br />life including highly resistant bacterial endospores.
<br />•SUPERVISOR: an employee who oversees the work of another employee (e.g.
<br />EMS Lieutenant). The responsibilities of the Supervisor are listed in the
<br />“Responsibilities” section of this plan.
<br />•TUBERCULOSIS (TB): an infectious airborne pathogen.
<br />•UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS: an approach to infection control. According to the
<br />concept of universal precautions, all human blood and blood components
<br />including serum; other body fluids such as semen, vaginal secretions,
<br />cerebrospinal, synovial, pleural, peritoneal, pericardial, and amniotic fluids are
<br />treated as if they are infectious for HIV, HBV, and other bloodborne pathogens.
<br />•WORK PRACTICE CONTROLS: controls that reduce the likelihood of exposure
<br />by altering the manner in which a task is performed (e.g. prohibiting recapping of
<br />needles by a two-handed technique).
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