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Bloodborne Pathogens
Exposure
Control Plan
(ECP)
for
University Employees
with Occupational Exposure
to Needle sticks, Bloodborne and Other Pathogens
Policy
The University of Minnesota Duluth
(UMD) is committed to
providing a safe and healthful work environment for its students,
faculty and staff. In pursuit of this endeavor, the following
Exposure
Control Plan (ECP) is provided to eliminate or minimize occupational
exposure to Needle sticks, Bloodborne and other pathogens in accordance
with OSHA
standard 29 CFR 1910.1030, "Occupational Exposure to
Bloodborne Pathogens."
The ECP is a key document to assist UMD departments in implementing and
ensuring compliance with the OSHA-Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne
Pathogens Standard, thereby protecting their
employees. This ECP includes:
- Determination
of employee exposure
- Methods
of Implementation:
various methods of exposure controls will be used, including
- Universal precautions
- Engineering and work practice
controls
- Personal protective equipment
- Housekeeping
- Hepatitis B vaccination
- Post-exposure evaluation and
follow-up
- Communication of hazards to
employees and training
- Record keeping
The methods of implementation of these
elements of the standard will be discussed in the subsequent pages of
this
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