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Download the OSHA manual - Wisconsin Dental Association

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PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTThe personal protective equipment used in this dental office/practice/facility is consideredappropriate because it does not permit blood or o<strong>the</strong>r potentially infectious materials to passthrough or reach employees’ work or street clothing, skin, eyes, mouth or o<strong>the</strong>r mucous membranesunder normal conditions of use and for <strong>the</strong> duration of time which <strong>the</strong> protective equipment is used.Directions: The spaces below are to be completed with <strong>the</strong> employer’s name. ________________________ shall ensure that employees use personal protective equipmentappropriate to <strong>the</strong> task being performed.(Unless <strong>the</strong> employer shows that <strong>the</strong> employee temporarily and brieflydeclined to use Personal Protective Equipment when under rare andextraordinary circumstances, it was <strong>the</strong> employee’s professional judgmentthat in <strong>the</strong> specific instance its use would have prevented <strong>the</strong> delivery ofhealth care and public safety services and posed an increased hazard to<strong>the</strong> safety of <strong>the</strong> worker or co-worker. When <strong>the</strong> employee makes thisjudgment, <strong>the</strong> circumstances shall be investigated and documented inorder to determine whe<strong>the</strong>r changes can be instituted to prevent suchoccurrences in <strong>the</strong> future.) ________________________ shall ensure that appropriate personal protective equipment is issuedwithout cost to employees. ________________________ shall ensure that employees remove personal protective equipmentafter it becomes contaminated in such a way as to avoid skin contactwith <strong>the</strong> outside surface. ________________________ shall ensure employees remove personal protective equipment beforeleaving <strong>the</strong> work area.EMPLOYER PAGEATTENTIONDirections: The spaces below are for <strong>the</strong> employer’s or assigned staff person’s name. ________________________ shall ensure that suitable personal protective equipment is availablein suitable sizes. ________________________ shall ensure that personal protective equipment is readily accessibleat <strong>the</strong> work site. ________________________ shall ensure that hypoallergenic gloves, glove liners, powder-freegloves or o<strong>the</strong>r similar alternatives are readily accessible to thoseemployees who are allergic to <strong>the</strong> gloves normally provided.<strong>OSHA</strong> EXPOSURE CONTROL PLAN…a member benefit from <strong>the</strong> WDA 16

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