Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: BLOODBORNE

Section 1-201(a) OF EXECTIVE ORDER 12196, The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to increased risk of HBV infection: a) Health care workers such as the nurses in the medical unit were exposed to the hazard of being infected by HBV through possible direct contact with blood or other body fluids when responding to medical emergencies and were not provided with the HBV vaccination free of charge in amounts and at times prescribed by standard medical practices. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to make available to all the nurses and other helpers in the medical unit, and anyone else who may potentially be exposed to blood and/or other body fluids, such as the emergency response unit, the HBV vacination without cost to the employee in the amount and at times prescribed by standard medical practices.