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"If it's wet, dry, or sticky…and it's not yours…put a barrier between you and it"

Funny and easy to remember phrase to ensure compliance! This guides our Exposure Control Plan. Compliance with the OSHA standard is important to your medical practice and to ImageFIRST Medical Wear. We make significant investments to comply. In response to OSHA's "Occupational Exposures to Bloodborne Pathogens" standard 29 CFR 1910.1030 (effective March 1992) and the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Emergency Act of 1990, ImageFIRST Medical Wear instituted a Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan.

We have implemented OSHA's recommended procedures to protect our medical practice clients and our associates who may be potentially exposed to the presence of blood and/or body fluids from the handling and processing of our medical products or from response to an emergency situation.

"...nearly all laundry used in patient care can be considerd contaminated."
OSHA CFR 1910.1030 - Preambles

OSHA basically addresses Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) in its standard - not Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). ImageFIRST Medical Wear has implemented the Ryan White Act to address HIV risks.

Our Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan implements the required elements of 1910.1030:

• Associate exposure determination;
• Methods of compliance;
• HBV vaccination and post-exposure evaluation and follow-up;
• Communication of hazards to associates;
• Record keeping procedure; and
• Procedures for evaluation of circumstances surrounding exposure incidents.

ImageFIRST Medical Wear employs Universal Precautions, considering all body fluids as potentially infectious materials. Accordingly, the following methods are designed to prevent contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials:

1. Engineering and Work Practices Controls;
2. Housekeeping; and
3. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

All applicable ImageFIRST Medical Wear associates are HBV vaccinated and trained in the hazards of bloodborne pathogens. There is initial training and annual retraining and certification.

ImageFIRST Medical Wear products are package to prevent the risk of cross contamination from soiled products. Soiled product containers and bags at medical practice locations are appropriately marked for compliance and safety.

Periodic review of our Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan is included as part of our Safety and Health Program Audits.

For more information about the ImageFIRST Medical Wear Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan, please call 1-800-368-3676.