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This program covers employees or contractors who may come in contact with blood, internal body fluids, and/or render medical assistance as part of their job duties.  

Blood Borne pathogens:  Besides Hepatitis B Virus and HIV, blood borne pathogens include any pathogenic micro organism that is present in human blood and can infect and cause disease in persons who are exposed to blood containing the pathogen.  Other examples include Hepatitis C, Malaria, Syphilis, Babesiosis, Brucellosis, Leptospirosis, Arboviral infections, relapsing fever, Crueutzfeld-Jakob disease, Human T-lymphotrophic Virus Type 1, and Viral Hemorrhagic Fever.

Compliance

Adequate precautions will be observed at all facilities and job sites in order to prevent contact with blood and other potentially infectious materials by those employees administering first aid assistance.  All blood or other potentially infectious material will be considered infectious regardless of the perceived status of the source or individual.  Work practice controls will be utilized to eliminate or minimize the exposure of personnel at each location.  Engineering and work practice controls will be examined and maintained on a regular schedule to ensure their effectiveness.  Contractor will provide hand-washing facilities that are easily accessible. 

Exposure Determination

When needed, an exposure determination concerning which personnel may incur occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious fluids while administering first aid assistance to other personnel.  The exposure determination shall be made without regard to the use of personal protective equipment that any personnel may use for protection.  A person is considered to be exposed even if they wear personal protective equipment.  Prior determination shall be made of those persons involved in responding to emergencies and accidents in which injury of other persons may put the assisting employee in contact with body fluids. 

Exposure Control Procedure

If a person comes in contact with human blood or other potentially infectious body fluids while on company business, the following steps should be taken:

1. Rinse the area of contact thoroughly with water as soon as possible.

2. Scrub exposed area with an anti-microbial soap, if available.

3. If applicable, specimens of blood or other potently infectious materials are to be placed in leak proof bags for handling.

4. Remove any clothing or jewelry that has had potential contact. 

5. All equipment or environmental surfaces should be cleaned and decontaminated immediately.

6. Report the incident to your supervisor and MMI immediately.

Any incident involving exposure to blood borne pathogens will be recorded, investigated, and documented.

Personal Protective Equipment

The following personal protective materials are provided by contractor’s facility:

Disposable Gloves                  CPR Mouth Pieces

            Disposable Face Shields         Antiseptic Cleaners

            Eye Protection                        Hand Washing Facilities

            Paper Towels

Hepatitis B Vaccine

The Hepatitis B vaccine will be offered to personnel after they have administered first aid to a person rather than taking a pre-exposure vaccination.  OSHA recognizes the low risk of exposure for first aid providers and allows post-exposure prevention including Hepatitis B vaccination within 24 hours of possible exposure. 

Training

Personnel must be trained annually in the requirements of this program.  All training must be documented.  Personnel should receive this training before your initial assignment to tasks where potential contact with blood, body fluids, wastes, or other potentially infectious materials is reasonably anticipated.  Training records will be maintained for three (3) years.

Record Keeping

All records will be made available upon request.  Medical records must have written consent of personnel before releasing.  MMI will comply with the requirements involving transfer of records set forth in 29 CFR 1910.1020(h).  Medical records will be maintained in accordance with OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.20.  The Health & Safety Administrator is responsible for maintaining medical and training records.  These records will be kept confidential and must be maintained for at least the duration of employment plus 30 years.  The records will include the following:

All records will be made available upon request.