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Series Regulations - Regulations

EXPOSURE CONTROL PROGRAM: RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR
Policy # 5690R

Administrative Guidelines

 

It is the responsibility of the Superintendent to:

 

1)     Have a written Exposure Control Program based on New York State Department of Health (DOH),  New  York  State  Education  Department  (SED),  and  Occupational  Safety  and Health  Administration  (OSHA)  or New  York State Public Employee  Safety and Health (PESH) Program guidelines;

 

2)      Determine  which employees  regularly  perform  tasks with the potential  for occupational exposure as a requirement of employment. (see Federal Guidelines);

 

3)     Have  written  Standard  Operating  Procedures  (SOP's)  for all employee  job descriptions, giving specific attention to those tasks that require protective equipment to be worn (see Exposure Categories);

 

4)      Provide  all materials and protective  equipment  necessary to implement  job descriptions, giving specific attention to those tasks that require protective equipment to be worn (see Exposure Categories);

 

5)     Designate a qualified person to coordinate, implement and provide education and training for  all  employees.  In  many  situations  that  person  would  be  the  school's  registered professional nurse;

 

6)      Support on-going continuing education for the designated individual that is responsible for employee education/training;

 

7)     Provide  education/training  for  all  school  staff  and  for  new  employees  before  potential exposure to blood/body fluids:

 

a.       Training must include all necessary elements as described in the Federal Register. b.       Each employee must receive annual training updates.

8)      Have  a  written  procedure  of  accountability   for  compliance  to  the  Exposure  Control Program;

 

9)      Review the program, training, implementation, etc. on an annual basis;10)   Maintain  employee  education/training  records  that  include  date  of  training,  contents  or summary  of training sessions,  names and job titles of all persons in attendance,  and the names and qualifications of persons conducting the training. Training records shall be maintained for three (3) years;

 

11)   Provide copies of SOP's to all employees; specifically to employees with the potential for occupational exposure;

 

12)   Post SOP's pertinent to each department in visible area;

 

13)    Store, package, label and transport regulated medical waste according to regulations;

 

14)   Provide medical counseling information to anyone involved in a blood/body fluid exposure incident;

 

15)   Document  each  incident  of  mucous  membrane  or  parenteral  (other  than  through  the digestive tract) exposure to blood/body fluids with follow-up measures taken. Maintain for duration of employment plus thirty (30) years;

 

16)   If an exposure takes place, and if the source consents to blood screening, results may only be disclosed if consent has been given on official State Health Department  Authorization forms;

 

17)  Make available free, voluntary Hepatitis B vaccination to those employees whose job descriptions require them to perform tasks with the potential for occupational exposure.

 


Adoption Date: 9/1/2012
Regulations - Regulations

Related Files

pdf Blood and Body Fluids Incident Form (pdf file - 54kb)