OSHA Regulations Flashcards
OSHA-
Occupational safety and health administration
Role of osha
Protects employee not employer.
Regulated safety of American employees in the workplace, inspects work environments and imposes penalties. All expenses incurred by OSHA compliance must be borne by the employer; costs cannot be taken from employee.
OSHA TRAINING
Employee must be trained in OSHA standards, receive vaccinations, and any other medical care that may be required during regular work hours, or he paid for the time the spend outside work hours being trained, etc. employers may not reduce benefits or take expenses out of the employees salary in order to fund expenses associated with OSHA standards.
OSHA requires employers establish a written exposure control plan.
That includes engineering and work practice controls.
The exposure control plan must:
Contain a description of dental offices compliance with the blood borne pathogens standard
Be accessible to every employee
Be reviewed and updated annually
Employee must be trained annually
Bloodborne pathogens standard
Provides safeguards to protect workers against health hazards caused by BBPs
Personal protective equipment PPE
Lab coats/protective clothing
Filtration (face) mask
Reduce transmission of aerosol microorganisms and prevent contamination during splash procedures.
Protective eyewear
Face shields: if worn, it is still necessary to wear a mask, they protect the wearer from splatter.
Gloves
Must be worn by all dental staff members when in contact with blood, saliva, mucous membranes, contaminated surfaces, or soiled items.
Latex gloves prevent contact with BOPIM and provide the greatest protection in the 1st hour of wear.
Utility or nitrile gloves worn when handling chemicals. Must be made available by the employer.
Employees should use utility gloves instead of exam gloves during cleaning and decontamination.
Occupational exposure determination:
I: routinely exposed to blood, saliva, or both.
II: may on occasion be exposed
III: never exposed.
Exposure incident:
Any contact of BOPIM with a staff members broken skin, Music’s membrane, respiratory system, or digestive system. P
Occupationally exposed employees:
I’m employees contact blood or other potentially infectious materials in the course of performing job duties, they are considered “occupationally exposed” and fall under osha regulations. HBV vaccination must be offered to all occupationally exposed employees, although they may decline the vaccine and sign a document stating that they decline the vaccine at this time, but may receive it at the employers expense in the future if they change their minds. First 10 days of employment- HPV
BOPIM-
Blood or other potentially infectious materials.
Universal precautions or standard precautions
OSHA requires that the dental staff treat all patients as if they are known carriers of an infectious disease. PPE and other work practice controls are used in the treatment of every patient.
