UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA

Bloodborne Pathogens

Environmental & Occupational Safety Training

Introduction

Engineering and Work Practice Controls

No smoking, eating, or drinking sign

Personal Hygiene

Personal hygiene involves using good judgment when working in areas with the potential for exposure. Examples of good personal hygiene practices include:

  • Minimizing splashing, spraying, spattering and generation of droplets when attending to an injured person.
  • Refraining from eating, drinking, smoking, applying cosmetics or lip balms, or handling contact lenses where there is a reasonable likelihood of occupational exposure.
  • Keeping food or drink away from refrigerators, freezers, shelves cabinets or on countertops or bench tops where blood or other potentially infectious materials are present.
  • Refraining from mouth pipetting/suctioning of blood or other potentially infectious materials.

EOS Training Resources