Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Plan
If your research lab works with human cells and cell lines, human blood, human body fluids, or unfixed human tissue, you will need to prepare a written plan to protect personnel from potential exposures and to protect yourself from regulatory fines. That's where this document comes in.
This step-by-step guide contains instructions as well as downloadable (MS Word) templates that you can fill-in, print out, and keep in a binder at each location where personnel work with bloodborne pathogens. You can follow the instructions below (each step followed by its respective downloadable template) or dowload the complete plan (instructions and templates) as one document (MS Word).
If your research lab works with non-human primate cells and cell lines, blood, body fluids, or unfixed tissue, you will need to adopt the provisions of the Blood Borne Pathogen Exposure Control Plan except for hepatitis B vaccination.
If you have any questions, call Environmental Health & Safety at 530-752-1493.
| Step One: | Develop an Exposure-control Plan |
| Step Two: | Identify Job Titles and Potentially Infectious Materials Associated with the Employed Occupations |
| Step Three: | Identify Compliance Methods |
| Step Four: | Develop Guidelines for HIV, HBV and HCV Research Laboratories |
| Step Five: | Establish a Plan for Providing Hepatitis B Vaccinations, Post-exposure Evaluations and Follow-up |
| Step Six: | Establish a Hazard Communications System |
| Step Seven: | Develop Methods to Provide Information and Training to Employees |
| Step Eight: | Establish and Maintain Medical Records |
| Attachment: | The Standard: California Code of Regulation, Title 8, Section 5193 |