Notes to Employer:
You are not necessarily required to complete both sections A and B; you may complete only
the section(s) that apply. Registered and licensed practical/vocational nurses, home
health aides, and personal care providers generally fall into category A. Examples of
category B would include secretarial or housekeeping staff who handle laboratory specimens
or contaminated waste (e.g. sharps containers) only when they are brought into the agency
office form a client's home, or office staff who are expected to clean contaminated durable
medical equipment. See paragraph (c)(2) of the standard for Exposure Determination.
"Good Samaritan" acts are unanticipated events that occur when employees who do
not have occupational exposure are exposed to blood or OPIM (e.g., assisting a client's
child with a nosebleed). These are not included in the scope of the bloodborne pathogens
standard. OSHA, however, encourages employers to offer post-exposure evaluation and
follow-up in such cases.
Part-time, temporary, contract and per diem employees are covered by the standard.
How the provisions of the standard will be met for these employees should be described in
the ECP.
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