Q&A: End-of-the-day exam room cleaning
OSHA Healthcare Connection, January 20, 2009
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Q: I'm concerned that housekeeping staff are not cleaning and replacing the paper on exam room tables at the end of every day. What regulation can I point to make sure this is done?
A: Your exposure control plan (ECP) requires a written cleaning schedule that determines the method of disinfection/decontamination based upon the "location within the facility, type of surface to be cleaned, type of soil present, and tasks or procedures being performed in the area," according to OSHA's bloodborne pathogens standard in section 1910.1030(d)(4)(i).
Make sure that the written schedule includes the details for end-of-day exam room cleaning, and remind managers and staff that failure to adhere to the ECP could be an OSHA violation.
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