Housekeeping
What is housekeeping?
"Housekeeping" refers to ensuring a worksite is maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
It is important to keep the workplace clean to help prevent injuries.
An employer must implement an appropriate written schedule for cleaning and determine the best method to decontaminate each location within a facility.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Per OSHA, the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard uses the term, "regulated waste," to refer to the following categories of waste:
- liquid or semi-liquid blood or other potentially infectious materials
- contaminated items that would release blood or other potentially infectious materials in a liquid or semi-liquid state if compressed
- items that are caked with dried blood or other potentially infectious materials and are capable of releasing these materials during handling
- contaminated sharps
- and pathological and microbiological wastes containing blood or other potentially infectious materials.
Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.
13-1. The EPA and OSHA define pathological and microbiological wastes containing blood or other potentially infectious materials as _____.
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