The development and implementation of an exposure control
plan requires the commitment of management and full participation of all employees at
every level within the district.
Policy Statement:
It is the policy of Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College
District to provide a safe and healthful work environment for all of its employees by
minimizing exposure to bloodborne pathogens.
Responsibility:
The responsibilities described below are intended to
encompass and limit involvement for this program, first, to those individuals whose
primary job activities include day-to-day exposure to blood and body fluids; and secondly,
to those individuals whose additional job activities include the potential for exposure.
Nursing staff, as healthcare professionals, are charged with contributing their utmost to
establish and maintain the safest and most healthful practices while providing care of
Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District students/employees.
The Chancellor, Dr. Jeanne L. Atherton, of the
Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District is responsible for the district's
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) policy and the Bloodborne Pathogens
Exposure Control Plan. The Chancellor has appointed the Risk Manager to be responsible for
the implementation and administration of the Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan.
The Governing Board, the Chancellor, Vice Chancellors,
Presidents, Administrators, Directors and Managers shall promote the desired attitude
toward this safety and health regulation by insisting that their staff comply with rules
and practices, and themselves promote positive attitudes toward OSHA compliance.
Employees who may have occupational exposure as healthcare
professionals and employees whose job duties include potential for exposure to blood and
body fluids, shall be knowledgeable about the contents of this document and the
appropriate safe work practices necessary to avoid exposure. Questions regarding the
bloodborne pathogens or the contents of this plan should be directed to the Risk Manager.
It shall be the responsibility of the Risk Manager to:
determine, maintain, and update the CPR and First Aid Certification for all
designated employees;
review the district's bloodborne pathogen exposure control efforts and
practices and report the effectiveness of each effort to the Vice Chancellor, Human
Resources and Administrative Services annually;
coordinate and act as the key representative for outside inspection of
district site(s) by insurance carriers, federal, state, and local agencies.
It shall be the responsibility of the Risk Manager to
conduct facility audits to assess exposure control compliance.
The Risk Manager shall coordinate, implement and monitor
the training, medical testing, vaccinations, post-exposure evaluation and follow-up,
post-exposure prophylaxis, and recordkeeping required annually to ensure
Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District compliance in accordance with bloodborne
pathogens exposure control standards.
Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District Exposure
Control Plan will be reviewed and updated annually by the Risk Manager and, whenever
necessary, will reflect new or modified tasks and procedures which affect occupational
exposure.
The Risk Manager will review this plan annually to revise
employee positions with assignments which include potential occupational exposure to
bloodborne pathogens.
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