Procedures for Evaluating the Circumstances Surrounding an Exposure Incident
This section of the Exposure Control Plan (ECP) identifies who is responsible for evaluating an exposure incident. In addition, it should list what will be included as part of the evaluation process.
One important piece to this sections is the recording of percutaneous injuries from contaminated sharps in a Sharps Injury Log. If your company is not required to maintain a Sharps Injury Log, then this can be excluded. The Sharps Injury Log is discussed further in course 708 OSHA Recordkeeping, Module 4.
(Name of responsible person or department) will review the circumstances of all exposure incidents to determine:
- engineering controls in use at the time
- work practices followed
- a description of the device being used (including type and brand)
- protective equipment or clothing that was used at the time of the exposure incident (gloves, eye shields, etc.)
- location of the incident (O.R., E.R., patient room, etc.)
- procedure being performed when the incident occurred
- employee's training
(Name of Responsible Person) will record all percutaneous injuries from contaminated sharps in a Sharps Injury Log.
If revisions to this ECP are necessary (Responsible person or department) will ensure that appropriate changes are made. (Changes may include an evaluation of safer devices, adding employees to the exposure determination list, etc.)
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4-9. If an employee is exposed to bloodborne pathogens from a contaminated needle, how should the incident be recorded?
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