Subject: Laboratory Management & Quality Assurance
Topic: Safety Aspects in Clinical Laboratories & ISO 14K
Area: Bloodborne Pathogen (BBP) Standard
Aim: Minimise exposure to BBPs found in body fluids
Requirements to ensure compliance - Effective Training Program 1
- Exposure Control Plan 1,2
Form task categories to identify exposure potentials
HBV Vaccination
Develop procedures to handle exposure circumstances
Plan is reviewed & updated at least annually - Post-exposure Evaluation with Follow-Up 1
Documentation
Identification, testing, evaluation of source after consent taken - Engineering & work practice controls 3
Engineering: Biohazard hoods
Work practice:
PPE: gloves, laboratory coats, face protection 1,2
Handwashing procedures - SOPs. E.g. specimens secured in containers, disinfecting & decontamination, double gloves when handling body fluids 1
- Respiratory Protection 1
- Labelling
- Recordkeeping 1
(Number of words: 100)
References:
Book
1.Montgomery, Lynn.(1995).Health and safety guidelines for the laboratory. USA: Chicago, III: ASCP Press.
Websites
2.Occupational Safety & Health Administration. (2008). Bloodborne pathogens. - 1910.1030. Retrieved June 15, 2008, from
http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10051
3.Lab Safety Supply Inc. (2008). Complying with OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Regulation, 29 CF 1910.1030. Retrieved June 15, 2008, from http://www.labsafety.com/refinfo/ezfacts/ezf105.htm
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