Medical Employee Health Program Flashcards
prevent the spread of disease from one person to another
Medical Employee Health Program (MEHP) purpose
limit occupational exposure to blood/infectious material
Infection Prevention and Control Program (ICP)
ensure compliance
sets timeframe
MDG Commander
minimize risk/potential and remove susceptible individuals from environments that pose a risk
chaired by dental
implements the ICP
Infection Prevention and Control Function (ICF) Chair
approves recommended occupational examination requirements
monitors education
ensures review of BBP-ECP
Aerospace Medicine Council (AMC)
enforcing applicable OEH regulatory and policy requirements
notify PH about injury/illnesses
work center supervisor
in-processing
maintain compliance
educate
coordinate with MTF
conducts TB assessment
PH
any patient whose blood or body fluid is the source of an exposure incident to the employee
“source individual”
categorize tasks
routinely exposed
not usually exposed
never exposed
risk categories
no risk
low risk
high risk
exposure prone
control the hazard at the source
engineering controls
BBP engineering controls
biological safety cabinet
sharps containers
TB engineering controls
isolation rooms
ventilation control
specific work practices used to protect the worker
administrative controls
