Employers are required to protect workers in healthcare and other settings who are exposed to blood and other biologically infectious materials from becoming infected. The first thing to do is to carry out what’s called an exposure determination to determine which workers are at risk.

Step 1: Figure Out What Exposure You’re Looking for

The first thing you must do in carrying out your exposure determination is figure out which workers have such exposure. “Occupational Exposure” means reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that may result from the performance of an employee’s duties. To make sense of this definition, […]