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| Exposure Control Plan | A written plan required by the OSHA that describes how exposure to bloodborne disease agents will be controlled in a given work site |
| Occupational exposures | 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 |
| Post exposure management plan | s meant to be a “living” document, used as a source of information for answering bloodborne pathogen-related questions and to help ensure exposure control activities are in place |
| Incident Report | is a formal recording of the facts related to an incident. The report usually relates to an accident or injury that has occurred on the worksite, but it can also pertain to any unusual worksite occurrences, especially near misses |
| Sharps incident | is an incident, which causes a needle, blade (such as scalpel) or other medical instruments to penetrate the skin. This is sometimes called a percutaneous injury |
| Bloodborne pathogen | Disease producing microorganisms that are spread by contact with blood or other body fluids from an infected person |
| Bloodborne pathogens standard | A law developed by the OSHA and passed by Congress that directs employers to protect employees from occupational exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials |
| CFU/ml | Colony-forming units per milliliter |
