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n Cleaning Up Spills or Splashes of Blood or Body Fluids Policy Statement Highlights All spills or splashes of blood or other body fluids will be cleaned up and the spill or splash area will be decontaminated as soon as practical. Policy Interpretation and Implementation 1. Surfaces and equipment contaminated with spills or splashes of blood or body fluids Cleaning Contaminated Surfaces must be cleaned up and disinfected as soon as practical. 2. All employees must wear gloves when cleaning up spills or splashes of blood or body Using Protective Equipment fluids. (Note: Other protective equipment(i.e., gowns,masks,and goggles) may be necessary if splashing of blood or body fluids into the eyes,nose,or mouth,or soiling of clothing is likely. Shoe coverings will be necessary if there are large amounts of blood on the floor.) 3. After cleaning up spills or splashes of blood or body fluids,the contaminated area must Disinfecting Spill and/or Splash Areas be disinfected with one of the following: a. Chemical germicides that are approved for use as hospital disinfectants and are Chemical Germicides tuberculocidal when used at recommended dilutions; b. Products registered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as being EPA Products effective against HIV with an accepted"HIV(AIDS)virus"label;or c. A solution of 5.25% sodium hypochlorite (household bleach) diluted between Household Bleach 1:10 and 1:100 with water. 4. On small spill or splash areas and on skin surfaces,a 70%isopropyl alcohol pledget Isopropyl Alcohol Pledgets may be used to disinfect the area. 5. Hands must be washed as soon as practical after an exposure to blood or body fluids. Handwashing 6. All patients' blood and body fluids should be considered potentially infectious. Any Reporting an Exposure to Blood and/ exposure to a patient's blood or body fluids should be reported to the infection control or Body Fluids coordinator. 7. Procedures governing the cleaning up and disinfection of spills or splashes of blood or Procedures Governing Spills/ body fluids are outlined in the chapter entitled General Infection Control Practices/ Splashes of Blood/Body Fluids Procedures. 11 c+ �, Aa Poiicyfi?rocedures Regulatory Reference SourcesReviewed/Reviaed 42 CFR References Date: By: 483.65(a) Date: By: surveK Tag'#s Date: By: F441 Date: By: i OSHA's Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens Date:- BY: er Standard(29 CFR 1910.1930) Date: By: Infection Control Administrative Policies 9