673ABWI48-107 — Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Plan

673ABWI48-107 governs the bloodborne pathogen exposure control plan for personnel with anticipated occupational exposure.

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  • Publication number: 673ABWI48-107
  • Title: BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN EXPOSURE CONTROL PLAN
  • Date: 2018-08-21

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It covers exposure categories, standard precautions, engineering and work practice controls, inspections, and hand-washing facilities. It requires implementation schedules, personal protective equipment for specified tasks, and controls to eliminate or minimize employee exposure.

Applies to: It applies to all organizations on base whose personnel have reasonably anticipated occupational exposure to blood, body fluids, or other potentially infectious materials (OPIM) in the course of their assigned duties, but does not apply to the Air Force Reserves or Air National Guard units and members.

Topics covered

  • Occupational exposure categories
  • Bloodborne pathogens
  • Standard precautions
  • Personal protective equipment
  • Engineering and work practice controls
  • Hand-washing facilities
  • First aid response

Questions and answers

When is personal protective equipment required for Category I tasks?

Use of personal protective equipment (PPE) will be required for employees engaged in Category I tasks. (paragraph 1)

What PPE must be available for Category II employees?

Appropriate PPE, as determined by the supervisor, in consultation with Bioenvironmental Engineering, will be readily available to every employee engaged in Category II tasks. (paragraph 1)

What does the publication require workers to assume about blood and body fluids?

Assume all blood and body fluids (semen, vaginal fluids, cerebrospinal, lymph, pericardial, and so forth) are potentially infectious and appropriate barriers must be established between the patient's blood, body fluids, and other infectious materials and the health care and public safety worker. (paragraph 1)

How should body fluids be treated when their types cannot be differentiated?

Under circumstances where differentiation between body fluid types is difficult or impossible, consider all body fluids potentially infectious. (paragraph 1)

How must blood, body fluid, and OPIM status be treated?

Consider all blood, body fluid, or OPIMs infectious regardless of the perceived status of the source individual. (paragraph 1)

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