Blood Cleaning Policy

BLOOD SPILL CLEANING PROCEDURE

Intent: This procedure is intended to safely handle and discard any human blood spill. Responsibility: All Staff, First Aid Officers, OH&S Representatives, Cleaning Staff

Procedure Steps and In the event of human blood spill, the following will apply to ensure safe Action removal of blood.

1. Precautions Recommended when Dealing with Human Blood spills

(a) Avoid contact with blood if your own hands or lower arms have open cuts or untreated wounds.

(b) Use disposable gloves provided in bio hazard spill kit.

(c) Saturate disposable towel in dilute sodium hypochlorite solution, i.e. household bleach freshly diluted 1 to 5 with water, and clean the area.

(d) Remove blood -stained waste materials to a plastic bag and seal for disposal or incineration.

(e) Wipe area once more with disinfectant solution or disposable towel.

(f) Wash hands.

2. When Contamination with Blood has occurred

(a) Wash hands, lower arms and any other body parts in contact with, or splashed by blood. Thorough washing with soap and water and/or dilute hypochlorite solution i.e. household bleach freshly diluted 1 to 5 with water.

(b) If the face is splashed with blood, then eyes and mouth which present exposed mucous membranes should be rinsed gently with water to minimise the risk of infection.

(c) As soon as possible, refer affected students/staff for clinical assessment which may include a program of testing for antibodies to any likely infective agent such as Hepatitis B or HIV.

(d) Document the incident by completing an Incident/hazard near miss report form that can be obtained from your designated OH&S representative. Location of Blood Building 511 Building 512 Building 513 Spills Kits: – Level 1 Room 06C - Level 1 Room 4 - Level 1 Room 03 Brunswick Campus – Level 2 Room 05 - Level 1 Room 01B - Level 2 Room 07 25 Dawson Street – Level 3 Room 04 - Level 3, Room 01 Brunswick

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