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WHAT THE LAW SAYS
The following are some of the regulations of which all employees with occupational exposure,
as well as their employers, need to be aware.
When there is occupational exposure, the employer shall provide, at no cost to the employee,
appropriate personal protective equipment. Personal protective equipment will be considered
"appropriate" only if it does not permit potentially infectious materials to pass through.
Gloves - Gloves shall be worn when it is possible that the employee will have hand contact with
potentially infectious materials.
Facial protection - Face and eye protection, which cover the entire face, shall be worn whenever
the eye, nose, or mouth contamination can be reasonably anticipated.
Gowns, aprons, and other protective body clothing - Appropriate protective clothing shall be worn in
occupational exposure situations.
Contaminated work surfaces - shall be decontaminated with an appropriate disinfectant after
completion of procedures, immediately after surfaces are contaminated, after any spill of potentially infectious
materials and at the end of the work shift.
Hepatitis B Vaccination and post-exposure evaluation and follow-up - The employer shall make
available the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccination series to all employees who have occupational exposure and
post exposure evaluation and follow-up to all employees who have had an exposure incident.
Labels - Warning labels shall be affixed to containers of regulated waste, refrigerators,
freezers, and containers used to store or ship potentially infectious materials.
Information and training - Employers shall ensure that all employees with occupational exposure participate in a
training program which must be provided at no cost to the employee during working hours. Employers shall ensure
that all employees with occupational exposure participate in a training program which must be provided at no cost
to the employee during working hours.
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