Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard: TB

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: 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: (a) The establishment nurse was exposed to the hazard of contracting Hepatitus B virus infection through possible direct contact with blood or other body fluids. A feasible and useful abatement method for reducing this hazard is: 1. To offer employees Hepatitus B vaccination free of charge in amounts and at times prescribed by standard medical practice in accordance with the Center of Disease Control Guidelines and as a preprophylactic practice. 2. Training and education on precautionary measures, epidemiology, modes of transmission, prevention of HBV/HIV and other communicable diseases, proper work practices, the concept of "universal precautions", handling of infectious waste, and procedures to be followed in the event of exposure to body fluids or a needle stick. 3. Developing follow-up procedures for implementation after possible exposures that include appropriate testing (e.g. HIV, HBV, TB) of the employee (after obtaining proper consent) and other appropriate procedures as outlined by CDC.