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Division 2 Oregon Administrative Rules Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division - (i) The employer shall train each employee with occupational exposure in accordance with the requirements of this section. Such training must be provided at no cost to the employee and during working hours. The employer shall institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program. - (ii) Training shall be provided as follows: - (A) At the time of initial assignment to tasks where occupational exposure may take place; - (B) At least annually thereafter. - (iii) Reserved. - (iv) Annual training for all employees shall be provided within one year of their previous training. - (v) Employers shall provide additional training when changes such as modification of tasks or procedures or institution of new tasks or procedures affect the employee's occupational exposure. The additional training may be limited to addressing the new exposures created. - (vi) Material appropriate in content and vocabulary to educational level, literacy, and language of employees shall be used. - (vii) The training program shall contain at a minimum the following elements: - (A) An accessible copy of the regulatory text of this standard and an explanation of its contents; - (B) A general explanation of the epidemiology and symptoms of bloodborne diseases; - (C) An explanation of the modes of transmission of bloodborne pathogens; - (D) An explanation of the employer's exposure control plan and the means by which the employee can obtain a copy of the written plan; - (E) An explanation of the appropriate methods for recognizing tasks and other activities that may involve exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials; - (F) An explanation of the use and limitations of methods that will prevent or reduce exposure including appropriate engineering controls, work practices, and personal protective equipment;

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Division 2 AO 3-2019 Oregon Administrative Rules Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division OR-OSHA Admin. Order 8-1997, f. 11/14/97, ef. 11/14/97 (Methylene Chloride). OR-OSHA Admin. Order 5-2009, f. 5/29/09, ef. 5/29/09. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 1-1998, f. 2/13/98, ef. 2/13/98 (Methylene Chloride). OR-OSHA Admin. Order 3-1998, f. 7/7/98, ef. 7/7/98. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 1-1999, f. 3/22/99, ef. 3/22/99. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 2-1999, f. 4/30/99, ef. 4/30/99. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 4-1999, f. 4/30/99, ef. 4/30/99. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 6-2001, f. 5/15/01, ef. 5/15/01 (Cotton Dust). OR-OSHA Admin. Order 10-2001, f. 9/14/01, ef. 10/18/01 (Bloodborne Pathogens). OR-OSHA Admin. Order 12-2001, f. 10/26/01, ef. 10/26/01 (Methylene Chloride). OR-OSHA Admin. Order 1-2005, f. 4/12/05, ef. 4/12/05. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 4-2006, f. 7/24/06, ef. 7/24/06 (Technical Amendments). OR-OSHA Admin. Order 6-2006, f. 8/30/06, ef. 8/30/06 (Hexavalent Chromium). OR-OSHA Admin. Order 5-2009, f. 5/29/09, ef. 5/29/09. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 4-2011, f. 12/8/11, ef. 12/8/11. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 5-2011, f. 12/8/11, ef. 7/1/12. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 1-2012, f. 4/10/12, ef. 4/10/12. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 5-2012, f. 9/25/12, ef. 9/25/12. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 3-2013, f. 7/18/13, ef. 7/18/13. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 4-2013, f. 7/19/13, ef. 7/19/13. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 3-2019, f. 10/29/19, ef. 10/29/19. ## 1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens - (a) Scope and Application. This section applies to all occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials as defined by paragraph (b) of this section. - (b) Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following shall apply: Assistant Secretary means the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, or designated representative. Blood means human blood, human blood components, and products made from human blood. Bloodborne Pathogens means pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood and can c…

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Oregon Administrative Rules AO 3-2019 Division 2 Decontamination means the use of physical or chemical means to remove, inactivate, or destroy bloodborne pathogens on a surface or item to the point where they are no longer capable of transmitting infectious particles and the surface or item is rendered safe for handling, use, or disposal. Director means the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, or designated representative. Engineering Controls means controls (e.g., sharps disposal containers, selfsheathing needles, safer medical devices, such as sharps with engineered sharps injury protections and needleless systems) that isolate or remove the bloodborne pathogens hazard from the workplace. Exposure Incident means a specific eye, mouth, other mucous membrane, nonintact skin, or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that results from the performance of an employee's duties. Handwashing Facilities means a facility providing an adequate supply of running potable water, soap, and single use towels or air-drying machines. Licensed Healthcare Professional is a person whose legally permitted scope of practice allows him or her to independently perform the activities required by paragraph (f) Hepatitis B Vaccination and Post-exposure Evaluation and Followup. HBV means hepatitis B virus. HIV means human immunodeficiency virus. Needleless systems means a device that does not use needles for: - (1) The collection of bodily fluids or withdrawal of body fluids after initial venous or arterial access is established; - (2) The administration of medication or fluids; or - (3) Any other procedure involving the potential for occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens due to percutaneous injuries from contaminated sharps. Occupational Exposur e means reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parent…

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Oregon Administrative Rules AO 3-2019 Division 2 - (G) Information on the types, proper use, location, removal, handling, decontamination and disposal of personal protective equipment; - (H) An explanation of the basis for selection of personal protective equipment; - (I) Information on the hepatitis B vaccine, including information on its efficacy, safety, method of administration, the benefits of being vaccinated, and that the vaccine and vaccination will be offered free of charge; - (J) Information on the appropriate actions to take and persons to contact in an emergency involving blood or other potentially infectious materials; - (K) An explanation of the procedure to follow if an exposure incident occurs, including the method of reporting the incident and the medical follow-up that will be made available; - (L) Information on the post-exposure evaluation and follow-up that the employer is required to provide for the employee following an exposure incident; - (M) An explanation of the signs and labels and/or color coding required by paragraph (g)(1); and - (N) An opportunity for interactive questions and answers with the person conducting the training session. - (viii) The person conducting the training shall be knowledgeable in the subject matter covered by the elements contained in the training program as it relates to the workplace that the training will address. - (ix) Additional Initial Training for Employees in HIV and HBV Laboratories and Production Facilities. Employees in HIV or HBV research laboratories and HIV or HBV production facilities shall receive the following initial training in addition to the above training requirements. - (A) The employer shall assure that employees demonstrate proficiency in standard microbiological practices and techniques and in the practices and operations specific to the facility before being allowed to work with HIV or HBV. - (B) The employer shall assure that employee…

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## Part 35 Health Care and Industries with Biological Hazards ## Exposure control 525.1 An employer must ensure that a worker's exposure to blood-borne pathogens or other biohazardous material is controlled in accordance with section 9. ## Medical sharps 525.2 (1) Subsections (2) and (3) come into effect on July 1, 2010. 525.2 (2) An employer must provide and ensure that any medical sharp is a safety engineered medical sharp. 525.2 (3) Subsection (2) does not apply if - (a) use of the required safety engineered medical sharp is not clinically appropriate in the particular circumstances, or - (b) the required safety engineered sharp is not available in commercial markets. 525.2 (4) An employer must develop and implement safe work procedures for the use and disposal of medical sharps if a worker is required to use or dispose of a medical sharp. 525.2 (5) An employer must ensure that a worker who is required to use and dispose of a medical sharp is trained in the safe work procedures required by subsection (4), and such training must include - (a) the hazards associated with the use and disposal of medical sharps, - (b) the proper use and limitations of safety engineered medical sharps, - (c) procedures to eliminate accidental contact with medical sharps, and - (d) any other relevant information. 525.2 (6) A worker must use and dispose of a medical sharp in accordance with the training provided by the employer. ## Sharps containers 526 (1) An employer must provide sharps containers and ensure that they are located as close as is reasonably practicable to where sharps are used. 526 (2) A worker must use the sharps container provided. 526 (3) An employer must ensure that a sharps container has a clearly defined fill line and is sturdy enough to resist puncture under normal conditions of use and handling. ## Recapping needles 527 A person must not recap waste needles. 527.1 Repealed.

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Oregon Administrative Rules AO 3-2019 Division 2 ## Historical Notes for Subdivision Z Note: Federal OSHA has adopted a new standard on bloodborne pathogens. This standard was published in the Federal Register on 12/6/1991. Oregon OSHA is required by its contract with federal OSHA to adopt within 6 months rules that are as effective as the federal rules. Therefore, Oregon OSHA is now adopting by reference the new federal standard on bloodborne pathogens. The purpose of this standard is to limit and control occupational exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials, since any exposure could result in transmission of bloodborne pathogens which could lead to disease or death. The standard covers all employees who could reasonably be expected to come into contact with human blood and other potentially infectious materials in the course of their work. This is Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 5-1992, adopted April 24, 1992, effective July 1, 1992. Note: On July 1, 1992, federal OSHA adopted corrections to several standards in 29 CFR 1910, Subpart Z, Toxic and Hazardous Substances. Because Oregon OSHA has adopted the federal rules by reference, these corrections have now been adopted into OAR 437. Division 2/Z, toxic and hazardous substances, effective 12/30/1992. In the Bloodborne Pathogens standard, technical and typographical errors were corrected. This is Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 15-1992, adopted and effective December 30, 1992. Note: Oregon OSHA adopted federal OSHA amendments published in the January 18, 2001 Federal Register for the Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens standard, 1910.1030 in our Division 2/Z, general industries/toxic and hazardous substances. Oregon OSHA also adopted Oregon specific provisions from comments during public hearings that were held. The two new Oregon rules are 437002-1030, Additional Oregon Rules for Bloodborne Pathogens; and [redacted phone], Orego…