This exposure control plan has been established to define the infection control program for students of Pacific University. The plan includes prevention and a procedure for medical evaluation and treatment of accidental exposure to pathogens. The plan has been developed using OSHA and CDC guidelines. Tuberculosis is considered a contagious disease that can be spread through casual contact. Universal precautions refer to the practice of treating all potentially infectious body fluids as infectious and thereby prevent contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials.
Transmission of disease is a recognized hazard to all health care profession students.
Students should follow the CDC Universal Blood and Body Fluids Precautions when participating in clinical activities. Engineering controls are physical controls that isolate or remove bloodborne or other pathogen hazards from the environment. Examples are the use of special containers for contaminated sharps and the use of self-sheathing needles. Work Practice Controls. Work practice controls are ways a task is performed to reduce the likelihood of exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials.