BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS

Housekeeping

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The Bloodborne Pathogen Standard also requires that the employer maintain the work site in a clean and sanitary condition. Employers must follow certain procedures for cleaning and decontaminating the environment, equipment and work surfaces, and for handling contaminated laundry and regulated waste.

Contaminated work surfaces must be decontaminated with a disinfectant upon completion of procedures or when contaminated by splashes, spills, or contact with blood or OPIM.

The employer must develop a written schedule for cleaning and decontaminating the work site based on:

Location within the facility

Type of surface to be cleaned

Amount of soil

Task being performed.

Reusable trash containers must also be cleaned on a regular basis and after contamination.