All Personnel

UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS
                                                   

Universal precautions shall be observed throughout the district to protect employees, students and any other persons in the school environment from contact with potentially infectious blood or other body fluids.

Universal precautions are appropriate for preventing the spread of all infectious diseases and shall be used regardless of whether blood borne pathogens are known to be present.

(cf.  4119.42 - Exposure Control Plan for Bloodborne Pathogens
(cf.  5141.23 - Infectious Disease Prevention)
(cf.  6145.2 - Interscholastic Competition)

Legal Reference:

            Occupational Safety & Health Standards
            Alaska Department of Labor

            CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 29
            1910.1030 OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standards

KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Adoption Date:  10/13/99