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July 8, 2008  

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Bloodborne Intro

HEALTH AND SAFETY BIOHAZARD ALERT

The New York City Department of Education must comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Act, Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, published in Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations 1910.1030. The standard requires employers who have employees with reasonable risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens to develop and implement an Exposure Control Plan that includes:

Identification of at risk employees

Offer the hepatitis B vaccine to affected employees free of charge and on work time

Provision of appropriate personal protective equipment

Establishment of a method of decontamination

Employee training

Post-exposure evaluation, follow-ups and recordkeeping.

See attached Fact Sheet for additional information

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