1910.1030(c): Bloodborne pathogens exposure control plan

(c) Exposure control — 1,315 citations

(1) Exposure Control Plan. Open (c)(1) 1,154 citations

(i) Each employer having an employee(s) with occupational exposure as defined by paragraph (b) of this section shall establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure. Open (c)(1)(i) 571 citations

(ii) The Exposure Control Plan shall contain at least the following elements: Open (c)(1)(ii) 113 citations

(A) The exposure determination required by paragraph (c)(2), Open (c)(1)(ii)(a) 25 citations

(B) The schedule and method of implementation for paragraphs (d) Methods of Compliance, (e) HIV and HBV Research Laboratories and Production Facilities, (f) Hepatitis B Vaccination and Post-Exposure Evaluation and Follow-up, (g) Communication of Hazards to Employees, and (h) Recordkeeping, of this standard, and Open (c)(1)(ii)(b) 42 citations

(C) The procedure for the evaluation of circumstances surrounding exposure incidents as required by paragraph (f)(3)(i) of this standard. Open (c)(1)(ii)(c) 14 citations

(iii) Each employer shall ensure that a copy of the Exposure Control Plan is accessible to employees in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.20(e). Open (c)(1)(iii) 43 citations

(iv) The Exposure Control Plan shall be reviewed and updated at least annually and whenever necessary to reflect new or modified tasks and procedures which affect occupational exposure and to reflect new or revised employee positions with occupational exposure. The review and update of such plans shall also: Open (c)(1)(iv) 358 citations

(A) Reflect changes in technology that eliminate or reduce exposure to bloodborne pathogens; and Open (c)(1)(iv)(a) 4 citations

(B) Document annually consideration and implementation of appropriate commercially available and effective safer medical devices designed to eliminate or minimize occupational exposure. Open (c)(1)(iv)(b) 44 citations

(v) An employer, who is required to establish an Exposure Control Plan shall solicit input from non-managerial employees responsible for direct patient care who are potentially exposed to injuries from contaminated sharps in the identification, evaluation, and selection of effective engineering and work practice controls and shall document the solicitation in the Exposure Control Plan. Open (c)(1)(v) 62 citations

(vi) The Exposure Control Plan shall be made available to the Assistant Secretary and the Director upon request for examination and copying. 2 citations

(2) Exposure determination. Open (c)(2) 161 citations

(i) Each employer who has an employee(s) with occupational exposure as defined by paragraph (b) of this section shall prepare an exposure determination. This exposure determination shall contain the following: Open (c)(2)(i) 161 citations

(A) A list of all job classifications in which all employees in those job classifications have occupational exposure; Open (c)(2)(i)(a) 31 citations

(B) A list of job classifications in which some employees have occupational exposure, and 9 citations

(C) A list of all tasks and procedures or groups of closely related task and procedures in which occupational exposure occurs and that are performed by employees in job classifications listed in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (c)(2)(i)(B) of this standard. Open (c)(2)(i)(c) 24 citations

(ii) This exposure determination shall be made without regard to the use of personal protective equipment.