Infectious Control Policy & Procedures

Question 1

Medical records shall be maintained in accordance with OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.1030. These records shall be kept confidential and must be maintained for at least the duration of Employment Plus how many years?

Answer 1

30 years

Question 2

Training records shall be maintained for ______ years from the date of training?

Answer 2

3

Question 3

Sharps Containers are to be sealed and taped shut when how full?

Answer 3

Sharps container start to be sealed and taped shut when three quarters full. They may be disposed of in the medical waste container.

Question 4

When will medical waste be removed from all stations?

Answer 4

Medical waste will be removed from all stations the second week of each month. Stations producing more than three boxes per month will require extra pickups and will be scheduled as needed.

Question 5

The senior officer and Senior medical Authority on an incident scene Sal and Sewer that all responders use appropriate PPE. Our responders permitted to refuse to use ppe?

Answer 5

Under rare and extraordinary circumstances I responder May decline to use part or all required PPE if it is in the employees professional judgment that in the specific single incident its use would have prevented the delivery of healthcare or post in an increased Hazard to the safety of the worker or coworker. When the employee makes this judgment the circumstances shall be investigated and documented in order to determine whether changes can be instituted to prevent such occurrences in the future.

Question 6

Hand washing with soap and water will we be performed for how many seconds?

Answer 6

10 to 15 seconds