| Document ID (ISN) | 60003 |
| CIS number |
93-371 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0097-6326 - Federal Register |
| Year |
1991 |
| Convention or series no. |
29 CFR Part 1910.1030
|
| Author(s) |
Department of Labor - Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) |
| Title |
Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens: Final Rule [USA] |
| Bibliographic information |
6 Dec. 1991, Vol.56, No.235, p.64003-64182. Illus. |
| Abstract |
This standard (effective 6 Mar. 1992), aimed at eliminating or minimising occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens (particularly Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)), concerns: definitions; exposure controls; methods of compliance (engineering and work practice controls, personal protective equipment, housekeeping); HIV and HBV research laboratories and production facilities; Hepatitis B vaccination and post-exposure evaluation and follow-up; communication of hazards to employees (labels and signs, information and training); recordkeeping. The introduction to the standard includes a very detailed discussion of: events leading to the standard; health effects of exposure to bloodborne pathogens (epidemiology and symptoms of Hepatitis B and AIDS; other bloodborne pathogens: syphilis, malaria, babesiosis, brucellosis, leptospirosis, arboviral infections, relapsing fever, Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease, human T-lymphotropic virus type I, viral haemorrhagic fever); quantitative risk assessment (principally among health-care workers); significance of risk; regulatory impact/flexibility analysis; environmental impact. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
blood; USA; viruses; biological hazards; infectious hepatitis; immunodeficiency syndrome; infectious diseases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
relapsing fever; brucellosis; syphilis; leptospirosis; malaria; hazard evaluation; research establishments; personal protective equipment; health services; vaccination; law; comment on law; information of personnel; housekeeping |
| Document type |
A - Laws, regulations, directives |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Standards and directives with the force of law
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Liver diseases
HIV/AIDS
Biological hazards
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Viral diseases (other than aids)
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