Office of Environmental Safety and Health maintains procedures on an Infection Control Plan for the University that includes the following:

• Meets OSHA standards covering Bloodborne Pathogens, Hepatitis, and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
• Procedures for work control practices.
• Personal Protective Equipment.
• Housekeeping including cleaning areas where body fluids, (blood), has been introduced and proper disposal practices

An exposure occurs when a person’s blood or body fluids transfers to another person’s blood stream. This can occur in three ways:

• Needle sticks
• Through openings in the skin (e. g. bites, cuts, sores, abrasions, etc.) which are exposed to blood or body fluids.
• Splashes into the eyes, nose or mouth – fluids include blood, saliva, tears, vomit, semen, urine, or stool.

The mere close proximity or touching of a person does not constitute an exposure. For an actual exposure to occur, at least one of the above conditions must occur.