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USA-2001-R-58394
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Title_of_text
Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens; Needlestick and Other Sharp Injuries. Final Rules (29 CFR Part 1910).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
United States of America
Subjects (Classification)
Occupational safety and health
Adopted on (Date of text)
2001-01-18
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Promulgated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Directs OSHA to revise the Bloodborne Pathogens standard to include new examples in the definition of engineering controls along with two new definitions. Exposure Control Plans shall reflect how employers implement new developments in control technology. Also, employers shall be obliged to solicit input from employees responsible for direct patient care in the identification, evaluation, and selection of engineering and work practice controls. Finally, certain employers shall be required to establish and maintain a log of percutaneous injuries from contaminated sharps.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2001-04-18
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Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1970 (USA-1970-R-96856)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labour Regulations (29 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter XVII, §1900-1999).
Serial region
Serial title
Federal Register
Date
2001-01-18
Volume
Vol. 66
Number
No. 12
Page range
pp. 5318-5343