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(3) Protective Clothing - Employees at-risk will be provided disposable gloves, <br /> goggles, and face masks. Disposable gowns and disposable impervious <br /> shoe covering will be available for unusual cases where great volumes of • <br /> blood or other potentially infectious materials may be present such as the <br /> scene of homicides, violent assaults, autopsies, etc. <br /> (a) Disposable gloves must be worn when employees are involved with <br /> emergency patient care. Where multiple patients are present, the <br /> employee shall change gloves, if possible, after caring for one <br /> patient and beginning care on the next. <br /> (b) Eyewear must be worn in cases where splashing of blood or other <br /> potentially infectious materials may be anticipated. <br /> (c) Face masks should be worn anytime the goggles are worn. <br /> (d) The employee must use personal protective equipment except in <br /> rare and extraordinary circumstances. Such circumstances occur <br /> when in the employee's professional judgement the use of personal <br /> protective equipment would have prevented the delivery of health <br /> care or public safety services or would have posed an increased <br /> hazard to the safety of the employee or other associates. When the <br /> employee makes this judgement, the circumstances shall be <br /> investigated and documented in order to determine whether changes <br /> can be instituted to prevent such occurrences in the future. <br /> (e) Contaminated disposable items must be discarded in a leak-proof <br /> plastic bag that is red in color or marked with the international bio- <br /> hazard symbol. • <br /> (4) Laundering of Clothing <br /> (a) The uniform issued to police and fire employees and nonuniform <br /> clothing worn by other employees is not considered protective <br /> clothing. Contaminated uniform and nonuniform items should be <br /> handled by employees wearing gloves, bagged in a leak proof, <br /> plastic bag, red in color, or marked with the international bio-hazard <br /> symbol. Soiled uniform items may be decontaminated by laundering <br /> according to the manufacturer's instructions. <br /> (b) Boots and leather may be scrub-brushed with soap and hot water <br /> to remove contamination. <br /> (c) Employees whose uniform or other clothing is soiled by blood or <br /> other potentially infectious materials shall change from the <br /> contaminated uniform or clothing to a clean uniform or clothing as <br /> soon as possible. <br /> (d) Employees are directed to avoid handling personal items <br /> such as combs and pens while wearing contaminated gloves. <br /> Contaminated gloves should be removed as soon as possible <br /> and discarded in a leak-proof bag. <br /> CITY OF ST. ANTHONY EMPLOYEE SAFETY MANUAL <br /> (2/93) Page 38 <br />