Washington Administrative Code
Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of
Chapter 296-823 - Occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens
- Section 296-823-099 - Definitions
- Section 296-823-100 - Scope
- Section 296-823-110 - Planning
- Section 296-823-11005 - Determine if you have employees with occupational exposure
- Section 296-823-11010 - Develop and implement a written exposure control plan
- Section 296-823-120 - Training
- Section 296-823-12005 - Provide training to your employees
- Section 296-823-12010 - Provide additional training
- Section 296-823-12015 - Maintain training records
- Section 296-823-130 - Hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccinations
- Section 296-823-13005 - Make hepatitis B vaccination available to employees
- Section 296-823-13010 - Obtain a copy of the health care professional's written opinion for hepatitis B vaccination and provide it to the employee
- Section 296-823-140 - Control employee exposure
- Section 296-823-14005 - Use feasible controls, including appropriate equipment and safer medical devices, to eliminate or minimize occupational exposure
- Section 296-823-14010 - Handle contaminated sharps properly and safely
- Section 296-823-14015 - Handle reusable sharps properly and safely
- Section 296-823-14020 - Minimize splashing, spraying, splattering, and generation of droplets
- Section 296-823-14025 - Make sure items are appropriately labeled
- Section 296-823-14030 - Make sure employees clean their hands
- Section 296-823-14035 - Prohibit food, drink, and other personal activities in the work area
- Section 296-823-14040 - Prohibit pipetting or suctioning by mouth
- Section 296-823-14045 - Place specimens in an appropriate container
- Section 296-823-14050 - Examine and label contaminated equipment
- Section 296-823-14055 - Make sure your worksite is maintained in a clean and sanitary condition
- Section 296-823-14060 - Handle regulated waste properly and safely
- Section 296-823-14065 - Handle contaminated laundry properly and safely
- Section 296-823-150 - Personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Section 296-823-15005 - Provide and make sure personal protective equipment is used when there is occupational exposure
- Section 296-823-15010 - Make sure gloves are worn
- Section 296-823-15015 - Make sure appropriate masks, eye protection, and face shields are worn
- Section 296-823-15020 - Wear appropriate protective clothing
- Section 296-823-15025 - Make resuscitator devices available
- Section 296-823-15030 - Maintain personal protective equipment
- Section 296-823-160 - Post-exposure requirements
- Section 296-823-16005 - Make a confidential medical evaluation and follow-up available to employees who experience an exposure incident
- Section 296-823-16010 - Test the blood of the source person
- Section 296-823-16015 - Provide the results of the source person's blood test to the exposed employee
- Section 296-823-16020 - Collect and test the blood of the exposed employee
- Section 296-823-16025 - Provide information to the health care professional evaluating the employee
- Section 296-823-16030 - Obtain and provide a copy of the health care professional's written opinion on post-exposure evaluation to the employee
- Section 296-823-170 - Medical records and recording needle stick and sharps injuries
- Section 296-823-17005 - Establish and maintain medical records
- Section 296-823-17010 - Recording needle stick and sharps injuries
- Section 296-823-180 - Additional requirements for HIV and HBV research laboratories and production facilities
- Section 296-823-18005 - Prepare, review, and update a biosafety manual
- Section 296-823-18010 - Follow these special practices for the work area
- Section 296-823-18015 - Make sure these practices for contaminated material and waste are followed
- Section 296-823-18020 - Make sure these special practices for personal protective equipment (PPE) and other safe guards are followed
- Section 296-823-18025 - Protect vacuum lines
- Section 296-823-18030 - Use and handle hypodermic needles and syringes appropriately and safely
- Section 296-823-18035 - Handle all spills and accidents properly
- Section 296-823-18040 - Post signs
- Section 296-823-18045 - Provide additional training for facility employees
- Section 296-823-18050 - Furnish a sink for washing hands and a readily available eye wash facility
- Section 296-823-18055 - Make sure these additional criteria are followed for HIV and HBV production facilities
- Section 296-823-200
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