Board
Policies & Administrative Procedures
400 |
Student Body and Educational Programs |
409 |
Communicable
Diseases and Blood Borne Pathogens |
| P-409.1 |
It
is the policy of the College to follow the Center for Disease
Control (CDC) guidelines for dealing with communicable
diseases and blood borne pathogens. |
| Pr-409.1.1 |
To
provide a safe environment for students, faculty and staff,
students with chronic communicable diseases may attend
College when, through reasonable accommodation, the risk
of transmission of the disease and/or the risk of further
injury to the student is sufficiently remote in such setting
so as to be outweighed by the detrimental effects resulting
from the student's exclusion from the College. |
| Pr-409.1.2 |
Due
to the serious consequences of exposure to diseases carried
by blood and other bodily fluids (primarily AIDS and Hepatitis
B), the College adheres to accepted standards for education,
training, prevention, and follow-up related to potential
exposures. Although these diseases have potentially fatal
effects, the chance of transmission can be greatly reduced
by education, careful practice, and following established
standards. |
| Pr-409.1.3 |
Each
department, where there is the possibility of occupational
exposure, will inform its employees of potential risk factors,
preventive measures, and steps to take if an exposure occurs.
These departments are those where employees are likely
to assist with injuries or wounds or to clean up and dispose
of results of either bleeding wounds from accidents, cuts,
falls, nosebleeds, etc., or from other body fluids. |
| Pr-409.1.4 |
All
employees who assist an ill or bleeding injured person
or who assist with disposal of spills containing blood
or other infectious material will follow standard procedures
and wear appropriate protective barriers. |
| Pr-409.1.5 |
Employees
who experience an unprotected exposure to blood or body
fluids will follow the procedure of the Exposure Control
Plan. All such exposures will be reported to the appropriate
supervisor and administrator, and documentation will adhere
to standards established in the Exposure Control Plan. |
| Pr-409.1.6 |
The
College, through its employees, will take all appropriate
steps to provide protection from risk while recognizing individual
rights, voluntary testing and confidentiality. |
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Owner: Donna Davis - ddavis@stchas.edu
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Date Issued: 8/93
Date Revised: 6/01
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