Bloodborne pathogens Exposure Control Plan builder

Medical Waste Collection and Disposal | PublicProof Academy working document

Draft and keep current the written Exposure Control Plan that 29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(i) requires, specific to your routes and your crew.

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Scope and exposure determination

List every job title with occupational exposure (driver, helper, wash bay, owner)
List the tasks in each job that create exposure (container handling, overfill correction, spill cleanup, wash out)
Note tasks where exposure is possible but not expected, and why
Date of this version and who wrote it

Engineering and work practice controls

Sharps containers: closable, puncture resistant, leakproof on sides and bottom, labeled or color-coded
Rule: never reach into a container, never hand-compress a bag, never manually correct an overfilled sharps container
Overfilled or leaking container procedure: overpack, do not open
Handwashing and eyewash provisions on the truck and at the yard
Container wash and disinfection procedure with the product name and contact time

PPE

PPE issued to each role, sizes stocked
Replacement procedure when PPE is damaged or contaminated
Where PPE is stored on the vehicle
Rule that contaminated PPE is not taken home

Hepatitis B vaccination

Vaccine series offered to every employee with occupational exposure, at no cost
Date offered per employee
Signed declination on file if refused
Provider name and contact for the series and for titers

Post-exposure evaluation and follow-up

Immediate steps after a needlestick or splash
Who the employee calls, day or night
Occupational health provider name, address, phone
Source identification and documentation steps
Sharps injury log entry completed

Training and review

Initial training completed before first exposure, per employee and date
Annual retraining scheduled
Training records kept (who, when, content, trainer)
Plan reviewed and updated at least annually and whenever tasks or containers change
Employees had input into selecting safer sharps containers, and it is documented

Use rule: Education and organization only. Record the agency, official source, checked date, cost, proof saved and responsible person for every consequential requirement. Unknown means stop and confirm. Example rows are labeled EXAMPLE and are not your data.