R 325.70009 Housekeeping.

Rule 9. (1) An employer shall assure that the worksite is maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. An employer shall determine and implement an appropriate written schedule for cleaning and for the method of decontamination based on all of the following: (a) The location within a facility. (b) The type of surface to be cleaned. (c) The type of soil present. (d) The tasks or procedures being performed. (2) All equipment and environmental and working surfaces shall be maintained in a sanitary condition as follows: (a) Work surfaces shall be cleaned and appropriately decontaminated with an appropriate disinfectant in all of the following instances: (i) After completion of procedures. (ii) When surfaces are overtly contaminated. (iii) Immediately when blood or other potentially infectious material is spilled. (iv) At the end of the work shift if the surface may have become contaminated since the last cleaning. See appendix A for supplemental information. (b) Protective coverings such as plastic wrap, aluminum foil, or plastic-backed, absorbent paper may be used to cover equipment and environmental surfaces. These coverings shall be removed and replaced at the end of the work shift if contaminated or as soon as feasible when they become overly contaminated. (c) Equipment that may become contaminated with blood or other potentially infectious material shall be examined before servicing or shipping and shall be decontaminated as necessary unless the employer can demonstrate that decontamination is not feasible. If decontamination is not feasible, the employer shall ensure that a readily observable label which states the portions of the equipment that remain contaminated and that is in compliance with R 325.70014(2)(h) is attached to the equipment. The employer shall ensure that all affected employees, the servicing representative, or the manufacturer, as appropriate, is notified that equipment decontamination is not feasible and is notified of the portions of the equipment that remain contaminated before handling, servicing, or shipping so that appropriate precautions will be taken. (d) All bins, pails, cans, and similar receptacles that are intended for reuse and that have a reasonable likelihood for becoming contaminated with blood and other potentially infectious material shall be inspected and decontaminated on a regularly scheduled basis and shall be cleaned and decontaminated immediately, or as soon as possible, upon visible contamination. (e) Broken glassware that may be contaminated shall not be picked up directly with the hands. It shall be cleaned up using mechanical means, such as a brush and dust pan, tongs, cotton swabs, or forceps. (f) Specimens of blood or other potentially infectious material shall be placed in a closable leakproof container during collection, handling, processing, storing, transporting, or shipping. If contamination of the outside of a primary container is likely, a second leakproof container shall be placed over the outside of the first and closed to prevent leakage during handling, processing, storing, transporting, or shipping. If puncture of the primary container is likely, then the primary container shall be placed within a leakproof, puncture-resistant secondary container. All containers shall be labeled or color-coded in accordance of R 325.70014. (g) Reusable sharps that are contaminated with blood or other potentially infectious materials shall not be stored or processed in a manner that requires employees to reach by hand into the containers where these sharps have been placed.