What staff members are required to be in a bloodborne pathogens exposure control plan?
If it is reasonable to anticipate skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials during job duties and tasks, the staff member must be included in an exposure control plan. For example, a public health nurse assigned to administer immunizations may have contact with blood or body fluids. Persons who give first aid as a good Samaritan act are not covered under the BBP exposure control plan unless they perform these duties as a part of their jobs. However, it is recommended that employers provide the hepatitis B vaccine if needed and other post-exposure follow-up due to liability issues, and to help prevent disease transmission among staff even in non-occupational exposures.
