R 325.70004 Exposure control plan.

Rule 4. (a) If an employee is determined to be in category A, then an employer shall establish a written exposure control plan to minimize or eliminate employee exposure. (b) An exposure control plan shall contain all of the following information: (i) The exposure determination required by R 325.70003(1). (ii) The schedule and method of implementation for each applicable rule. (iii)The contents or a summary of the training program required by R 325.70016. (iv) The procedures for the evaluation of circumstances surrounding exposure incidents as required by R 325.70013(5). (v) Task-specific standard operating procedures (SOPs) that address all of the following areas: (A) Employee recognition of reasonably anticipated exposure to blood and other potentially infectious material. (B) Appropriate selection, use, maintenance, and disposal of personal protective equipment. (C) Contingency plans for foreseeable circumstances that prevent following the recommended SOPs. (c) General employer policies or task-specific SOPs shall address the management of inadvertent exposures such as needlesticks or mucus membrane exposures. (d) The exposure control plan shall be reviewed at least annually and updated as necessary. A review shall consider changes in employees' tasks and procedures and the latest information from the centers for disease control or the department. See appendix A for addresses of these agencies. The review and update of the exposure control plans shall comply with both of the following provisions: (i) Reflect changes in technology that eliminate or reduce exposure to bloodborne pathogens. (ii) Document annually consideration and implementation of appropriate commercially available and effective safer medical devices designed to eliminate or minimize occupational exposure. (e) An employer shall ensure that only a person who has knowledge of applicable control practices is authorized to write and to review an exposure control plan. (f) An employer shall ensure that the exposure control plan is made available to the director or a representative of the director for examination and copying upon request. (g) An employer shall ensure that a copy of the exposure control plan is accessible to category A employees in accordance with Occupational Health Standard Part 470 “Employee Medical Records and Trade Secrets,” as referenced in R 325.70001a. (h) An employer, who is required to establish an exposure control plan shall solicit input from non-managerial employees responsible for direct patient care who are potentially exposed to injuries from contaminated sharps in the identification, evaluation, and selection of effective engineering and work practice controls and shall document the solicitation in the exposure control plan.