2023 Risk Assessments :

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Blood Borne Pathogens (1/3)
Task Description: working with
equipment/items potentially
contaminated with blood borne
pathogens. This document ALSO
contains safe working procedures to
prevent exposures, and what to do if
exposed.
General Training Requirements:
PPE – Nitrile Gloves, Safety Glasses – (ANSI Z87+ high impact and CSA Z94.3 compliant), Prescription Safety Glasses – (CSA
approved Industrial Safety Lens, “Z87”or “Z94.3” frames), Steel Toe Safety Shoes – (CSA Standard Z195-M92 compliant)
Training - EHS Awareness for Field Service [GE-EHS-262]
Task Description Potential Engineering/ Admin Defense
Consequences
General • Infection/Illness • All employees must comply with GE Healthcare’s BBP program and policy at all times.
Information • Job Classifications in which employees have potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens include:
(contact with - Field Service Representatives,
infectious agents) - Service Application Specialists,
- Applications Managers,
- First-Aid Providers,
• Tasks associated with occupational exposure include:
- Servicing diagnostic equipment in the presence of a patient
- Servicing diagnostic imaging equipment where body fluids are present on equipment being serviced.
- Teaching and/or assisting in the operation of diagnostic imaging equipment, where patients are present.

Bio-hazard Tasks and • Inadequate • GEHC does not permit service work to be performed in hospital isolation rooms/areas.
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Procedures protection to • To avoid personnal exposure to blood borne pathogens, do not eat, drink, smoke or apply cosmetics in areas where patients
sharps Associated with chemical exposure are or have likely been or at workbench.
Occupational • Do not touch your mucous membranes (eyes/mouth/nose) in patient areas.
Exposure • Cover all/any openings (wounds) in your skin with a bandage or similar object before entering a patient area.
• If you have any cuts, abrasions or any non-intact skin on your hands, put on gloves, before entering patient areas.
Wear safety Wear hand Wear safety
• Wash your hands after removing your gloves and after working in patient care areas where invasive procedures have likely
Body apron
shoes protection glasses
occurred.
• Do not assist hospital personnel in handling patients or human body fluids unless it is an emergency.
• Always be on the lookout for stray/improperly discarded needles. Do not touch or pick up any discarded needles or sharps

Hand Hygiene • Infection • Hand hygiene decreases the number of disease-causing organisms on the surface of your skin, and can be achieved by
either hand washing, or by using an alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) on the hands. Unless hands are visibly soiled, ABHR
is the preferred method.
• To be effective, perform hand hygiene:
-After removing gloves,
-After care involving the risk of or exposure to body fluids of a patient
-After performing personal functions
-Before eating, preparing or serving food
-Any time hands are visibly soiled.

Parts or Equipment • Infection • GEHC employee must ensure all parts/equipment have been properly decontaminated prior to shipment. Under no
return circumstance should a part or equipment with visible body fluids be taken or shipped from a clinic or site (for example, body
coils or an ultrasound probe).
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 Blood Borne Pathogens (2/3)
Task Description: Working with
equipment/items potentially contaminated
with blood borne pathogens. This
document ALSO contains safe working
procedures to prevent exposures, and what
to do if exposed.
General EHS and Training Requirements:
PPE – Nitrile Gloves, Safety Glasses – (ANSI Z87+ high impact and CSA Z94.3 compliant), Prescription Safety Glasses – (CSA
approved Industrial Safety Lens, “Z87”or “Z94.3” frames), Steel Toe Safety Shoes – (CSA Standard Z195-M92 compliant)
Training - EHS Awareness for Field Service [GE-EHS-262]
Task Potential Engineering/ Admin Defense
Description Consequences
Equipment • Infection/Illness • GEHC employees are not to clean noticeable biohazardous contamination from equipment. Under the T &C the GEHC
Clean up Service Contract, all equipment must be decontaminated before asking GE personnel to provide service. At the NSC, Apple
is to decontaminate equipment prior to bringing to the NSC personnel for service.
• Prior to starting work on equipment, look for bodily fluids, including blood or other residues. Do not work on equipment
with visible blood or body fluids. If contamination is found in the room or on/inside the equipment, stop work and have
hospital personnel clean the equipment.

Exposure • Infection/Illness • If you have an exposure incident:

Incident • Report the exposure incident the same day to:
Reporting -The Infection Control Officer at the hospital site where the incident occurred. The Infection Control Officer will
Bio-hazard Sharp edges, attempt to determine the status of the source person.
sharps -Your Immediate Manager
-Your GE Occupational Health Nurse
-Your EHS Representative
Contact one of the following as soon as possible for professional advice on how to best proceed:
-Your personal physician
Wear safety Wear hand Wear safety Body apron -A physician at the facility where you are working
shoes protection glasses The post-exposure plan will include:
- Document the routes of exposure and how the exposure occurred
- Identify and document the source individual (unless identification infeasible or prohibited)
- Obtain consent and decide to have the source individual tested as soon as possible to determine HIV, HCV and HBV
infectivity; document that the source individual’s test results were conveyed to the employee’s healthcare provider. If
the source individual is known to be HIV, HCV, and/or HBV positive, new testing need not be performed
- Assure that the exposed employee is provided with the source individual’s test results and with information about
applicable disclosure laws and regulations concerning the identity and infectious status of the source individual.
- After obtaining consent, collect exposed employee’s blood as soon as feasible after exposure incident and test blood
for HBV and HIV serological status. Forward all follow-up records of investigations and injections to the Occupational
Health Nurse for entry in your confidential medical record. The records must include all the information requested on
the Employee Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogen Incident Record, including a written medical opinion

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 General Training Requirements:
Blood Borne Pathogens (3/3) PPE – Nitrile Gloves, Safety Glasses – (ANSI Z87+ high impact and CSA Z94.3 compliant), Prescription Safety Glasses – (CSA
approved Industrial Safety Lens, “Z87”or “Z94.3” frames), Steel Toe Safety Shoes – (CSA Standard Z195-M92 compliant)
Training - EHS Awareness for Field Service [GE-EHS-262]

Safe working Procedures to avoid exposures Emergency Procedures after being exposed
Follow Universal Precautions:
Report Incident IMMEDIATELY if exposed (or at the least same day)
 Assume all human blood and body fluids are infectious as well as wastes;
Report to the following:
 Wash hands frequently, even after glove removal;
 Use nitrile gloves whenever possible. Gloves shall be worn when it can be reasonably
a) The Infection Control Officer at the hospital site where the incident occurred. The
anticipated that the employee may have hand contact with blood, other potentially
Infection Control Officer will attempt to determine the status of the source person.
infectious materials, mucous membranes, non-intact skin, or touching contaminated
b) Your Immediate Manager
items or surfaces
c) Your Occupational Health Nurse
 Wear Appropriate protective clothing such as, but not limited to: Masks, Eye
d) Your EHS Representative
Protection, and Face Shields - Masks in combination with eye protection devices, such
as goggles or glasses with solid side shields, or chin-length face shields, will be worn
Post-Exposure Incident Reporting
whenever splashes, spray, spatter, or droplets of blood or other potentially infectious
materials may be generated and eye, nose, or mouth contamination can be reasonably
Contact one of the following as soon as possible for professional advice on how to best
anticipated.
proceed on a post exposure plan:
 Gowns, aprons, lab coats, clinic jackets, or similar outer garments will be worn in
a) Your personal physician
occupational exposure situations. The type and characteristics will depend upon the
b) A physician at the facility where you are working
task and degree of exposure anticipated.
 Surgical caps or hoods and/or shoe covers, or boots will be worn in instances when
gross contamination can reasonably be anticipated (e.g., autopsies, orthopedic surgery).
 Ensure tools are clean and decontaminated after use