Post-Exposure Evaluation and Follow-Up
OSHA expects employers to have a plan in place in the event an employee does have an occupational exposure.
This section of the Exposure Control Plan (ECP) must identify the person responsible for post-exposure follow-up.
This section of the ECP must also provide the post-exposure steps to be taken in the event of an occupational exposure. Remember, employees must be able to access the ECP for their personal review, even if an exposure has not occurred.
Should an exposure incident occur, contact (Name of responsible person) at the following number __________.
An immediately available confidential medical evaluation and follow-up will be conducted by (name of licensed health care professional).
Following initial first aid (clean the wound, flush eyes or other mucous membrane, etc.), the following activities will be performed:
- Document the routes of exposure and how the exposure occurred.
- Identify and document the source individual (unless the employer can establish that identification is infeasible or prohibited by state or local law).
- Obtain consent and make arrangements to have the source individual tested as soon as possible to determine HIV, HCV, and HBV infectivity; document that the source individual's test results were conveyed to the employee's health care provider.
- If the source individual is already known to be HIV, HCV and/or HBV positive, new testing need not be performed.
- Assure that the exposed employee is provided with the source individual's test results and with information about applicable disclosure laws and regulations concerning the identity and infectious status of the source individual (e.g., laws protecting confidentiality).
- After obtaining consent, collect exposed employee's blood as soon as feasible after exposure incident, and test blood for HBV and HIV serological status
- If the employee does not give consent for HIV serological testing during collection of blood for baseline testing, preserve the baseline blood sample for at least 90 days; if the exposed employee elects to have the baseline sample tested during this waiting period, perform testing as soon as feasible.
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4-7. When may employees access and review the exposure control plan?
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