Bloodborne-pathogen control

Hazards

• Precautions preventing occupational exposure to blood and potentially infectious body fluids.

Controls

• Use universal precautions, barriers, cleanup kits, disposal, training, reporting, and post-exposure evaluation.

Personal protective equipment

• Select task-specific PPE only after hazards and higher-order controls have been evaluated.

Regional considerations

• Applicable law, permits, collective agreements, venue rules, and qualified-person decisions take precedence.

In practice

Use universal precautions, barriers, cleanup kits, disposal, training, reporting, and post-exposure evaluation.

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