<p> BLOOD SPILL CLEANING PROCEDURE</p><p>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</p><p>Procedure Steps and In the event of human blood spill, the following will apply to ensure safe Action removal of blood.</p><p>1. Precautions Recommended when Dealing with Human Blood spills</p><p>(a) Avoid contact with blood if your own hands or lower arms have open cuts or untreated wounds.</p><p>(b) Use disposable gloves provided in bio hazard spill kit. </p><p>(c) Saturate disposable towel in dilute sodium hypochlorite solution, i.e. household bleach freshly diluted 1 to 5 with water, and clean the area.</p><p>(d) Remove blood -stained waste materials to a plastic bag and seal for disposal or incineration.</p><p>(e) Wipe area once more with disinfectant solution or disposable towel.</p><p>(f) Wash hands.</p><p>2. When Contamination with Blood has occurred</p><p>(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.</p><p>(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.</p><p>(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.</p><p>(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</p><p>1 Fashion & Textiles Local Policy: Occupational Health & Safety Policy Number: 01 D:\Docs\2018-04-07\0ef0c54a6657cf215d424e26678737bf.doc</p>