Work Practice Controls
Work practice controls focus on the manner in which tasks are performed.
Always use PPE when providing first aid care.
The following are some work practice controls associated with universal precautions:
- Hand hygiene: Workers should wash their hands regularly with soap and water or use hand sanitizers before and after contact with patients, and after removing gloves.
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Workers should wear appropriate PPE such as gloves, gowns, masks, and eye protection when there is a risk of exposure to blood or other body fluids.
- Safe injection practices: Workers should use single-use needles and syringes and never reuse them. They should also avoid recapping needles and dispose of sharps in puncture-resistant containers.
- Environmental cleaning and disinfection: Facilities should maintain a clean and safe environment by routinely cleaning and disinfecting surfaces and equipment that come into contact with patients.
- Respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette: Workers and healthcare patients should cover their coughs and sneezes with a tissue or their elbow and dispose of the tissue properly.
- Safe handling and disposal of contaminated waste: Workers should handle and dispose of contaminated waste materials such as used bandages, gloves, and dressings properly to prevent the spread of infection.
- Post-exposure management: Facilities should have procedures in place for managing exposures to bloodborne pathogens, including reporting and follow-up with affected employees.
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6-3. Which of the following is considered a safe work practice associated with universal precautions?
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