Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 005A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(3): Post-exposure Evaluation and Follow-up. Following a report of an exposure incident, the employer shall make immediately available to the exposed employee a confidential medical evaluation and follow-up, including at least the following elements: documentation of the route(s) of exposure, and the circumstances under which the exosure incident occurred; identification and documentation of the source indifvidual, unless the employer can establish that identification is infeasible or prohibited by state or local law;collectioni and testing of blood for HBV and HIV serological status; Post-exposure prophylaxis, when medically indicated, as recommended by the U. S. Public Health Service; counseling; and evaluation of reported illnesses. At the work site, an employee was stuck by a contaminated sharp. The employer did not perform a post-exposure evaluation and follow-up as required by the standard.