How do employers determine if their employees are covered by the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard?
Each employer who has an employee(s) with occupational exposure to blood or OPIM is required to document an exposure determination. The exposure determination is made without regard to the use of personal protective equipment since employees are considered exposed even if they wear personal protective equipment. The exposure determination requires employers to identify and document: 1) those job classifications in which all employees have occupational exposure, and 2) those job classifications in which some employee have occupational exposure. In the latter case, specific tasks and procedures, or groups of closely related tasks and procedures, which are associated with occupational exposure, must be delineated. (Note: Employees expected as part of their job duties to render first aid or medical assistance are covered by the requirements of the standard. If the employee is not designated nor trained in first aid but is still expected to render first aid to an injured employee or custome
