Environmental Health & Safety
Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Plan —
for Healthcare and Research Workers
Program
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY
BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN EXPOSURE CONTROL PLAN
FOR RESEARCH AND HEALTHCARE
E. EXPOSURE DETERMINATION
Each employee must have an exposure evaluation based upon the job description and assigned tasks. The evaluation shall be reviewed with the employee at time of hire or within 90 days of the establishment of this program. Exposure evaluation shall be based upon a reasonably anticipated contact (skin, eye, mucous membrane, parenteral contact, etc.) with blood or other potentially infectious materials that may result from the performance of an employee’s duties.
As required by OSHA, exposure evaluations will be performed in accordance with a categorization scheme based on the potential of job-related tasks leading to exposure.
The three categories used are:
| Category | Job Task Description |
|---|---|
| Category 1 | Tasks that involve occupational exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues. |
| Category 2 | Tasks that involve no occupational exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues, but employment may require performing unplanned Category 1 procedures. |
| Category 3 | Tasks that involve no occupational exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues and Category 1 tasks are not a condition for employment. |
Table 1 presents a listing of job classifications identified to date that may be assigned to Categories 1 or 2. This list can be used as a guideline for categorization. Actual determinations for specific employees must be performed by EH&S and the applicable supervisor.
| College, School, or Department | Employee Assignment | Guideline Category |
|---|---|---|
| College of Sciences | Principal Investigators and researchers Technicians (including Student-techs) |
2-3 2-3 |
| Exercise and Nutritional Sciences | Phlebotomists Faculty, technicians, student workers |
1 1-2 |
| Family Studies and Consumer Science | Principal Investigator and researchers Technicians (including Student-techs) |
2-3 2-3 |
| Graduate School of Public Health | Principal Investigators and researchers Technicians (including Student-techs) |
2-3 2-3 |
| Mechanical Engineering (Bioengineering) |
Principal Investigators and researchers Technicians (including Student-techs) |
2-3 2-3 |
| Psychology | Principal Investigators and researchers Technicians (including Student-techs) |
2-3 2-3 |
| School of Nursing | Faculty, technicians, student workers | 1 |
| Student Health Services | Physicians, nurses, phlebotomists Technicians, laboratory workers Student workers |
1 1 1 |
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