Exposure Control Plan for Bloodborned pathogens

When an employee has eye, mouth, other mucous membrane, non-intact skin, or parenteral contact with blood, other potentially infectious body fluids, or other potentially infectious materials, the employee must complete a Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Report (Attachment2) and a University Injury Report which are available from the supervisor. These reports must be presented to the SIU Health Service physician or other healthcare professional for post-exposure evaluation. The SIU Health Service will retain a copy of both forms for the employee's medical record and send the originalsto the CEHS.

Exposure is defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as:
1. Overt parenteral transmission
  Direct percutaneous inoculation by contaminated needle or instrument(e.g. needle stick, scalpel laceration).
2. Inappropriate parenteral transmission
  1. Cutaneous exposure with blood or body fluid without overt needlepuncture (e.g., scratches, dermatitis, chapped/cracked skin).
  2. Contamination of mucosal surfaces with blood or body fluids(e.g., eye or mouth splashes or other direct mucosal contact of eyes, nose, mouth)
The following body fluids are designated as potentially infectiousfor HIV, HBV, and other bloodborne pathogens:
1. Blood
2. Any body fluid containing visible blood
3. Semen
4. Vaginal secretions
5. Cerebrospinal fluid
6. Synovial fluid
7. Pleural fluid
8. Peritoneal fluid
9. Pericardial fluid
10. Amniotic fluid
The following body products should also be handled using personal protective equipment.
1. Feces
2. Urine
3. Saliva
4. Vomit
5. Nasal secretions
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recommended that the following body fluids NOT BE CONSIDERED as potentially infectious for HBV and HIV unless they contain visible blood:
1. Sweat
2. Tears

Thus, if an employee has an exposure which involves any of the group of body fluids listed in "B" above, that employee must report the incident which shall be evaluated in accordance with OECP - 107.00 "Management of Employee Exposure to Bloodand Body Fluids - Post-exposure Evaluation and Follow-up."

NOTE: Illinois law provides for confidential HIV testing without consent of the patient when a physician has determined that a healthcare worker has received a significant exposure to a patient's blood and/or body fluids.

Training Requirements
Additional training requirements for employees in HIV and HBV research laboratories and HIV and HBV production facilities are specified in OECP - 109.00 "Information and Training."