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Bloodborne Pathogens Program

1.0 INTRODUCTION

Northwestern University is required to comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens Standard found in Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1910.1030.

This document contains the Exposure Control Plan for University employees who may have an occupational exposure to human blood, blood products, and other potentially infectious materials.

The OSHA standard applies to employees who have occupational exposure to the following

  • Blood, meaning human blood, human blood components, and products made from human blood
  • The following human body fluids
    • semen
    • vaginal secretions
    • cerebrospinal fluid
    • synovial fluid
    • pleural fluid
    • pericardial fluid
    • peritoneal fluid
    • amniotic fluid
    • saliva in dental procedures
    • any body fluid that is visibly contaminated with blood
    • all body fluids in situations where it is difficult or impossible to differentiate between body fluids
  • Any unfixed tissue or organ (other than intact skin) from a human, living or dead
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-containing cell or tissue cultures, organ cultures, and HIV- or hepatitis B Virus (HBV)-containing culture medium or other solutions; and blood, organs, or other tissues from experimental animals infected with HIV or HBV.

Occupational exposure means reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral (piercing mucous membrane or skin barrier) contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that may result from the performance of an employee's duties.

This document serves as a general guide. Principal investigators and supervisors should obtain and consult the original text of the standard and its preamble (available from the Office for Research Safety, ORS) for compliance details that may not be covered by this guide.

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