department of athletics policies & procedures - UNC Wilmington ...

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Hand washing
Hand washing facilities shall be available to the employees/students who have an
exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials.
After removal of personal protective gloves, employees/students shall wash hands and
any other potentially contaminated skin area immediately or as soon as possible with
liquid soap and water. Employees/students must have immediate access to cleaning
supplies and must not be required to wait to wash appropriately (i.e. if necessary,
employees/students must be able to leave an athletic event to cleanse properly rather than
waiting until the end of the event). If employees/students have an exposure to their skin
or mucous membranes then those areas shall be washed or flushed with water as
appropriate as soon as possible following contact.
Work Practices
All procedures will be conducted to minimize splashing, spraying, splattering, and
generation of droplets of blood or other potentially infectious materials.
All contaminated work surfaces will be decontaminated after completion of procedures
and immediately or as soon as feasible after any spill of blood or other potentially
infectious materials, as well as at the end of the work shift. All table and counter top
surfaces will be cleaned with an approved disinfectant such as Citrus II. Any broken
glassware that may be contaminated will not be picked up directly with the hands.
Dustpans and hand brooms should be used.
In work areas where there is a reasonable likelihood of exposure to blood or other
potentially infectious materials, employees/students are not to eat, drink, apply cosmetics
or lip balm, or handle contact lenses. Food and beverages are not to be kept in
refrigerators, freezers, shelves, cabinets, or on counter tops or bench tops where blood or
other potentially infectious materials could be present.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
All employees/students using PPE must follow the Universal Precautions as outlined
above. PPE will be provided to employees/students without cost. PPE will be chosen
based on the anticipated exposure to blood or other infectious materials.
Protective gloves should be worn on both hands for anticipated direct hand
contact with blood, bodily fluids, medical waste, or contaminated objects or
surfaces. The gloves must be replaced if torn, punctured, contaminated, or if their
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