NOTE: The requirements of this section are not limited to health care and related establishments.
The term "other potentially infectious materials" is defined in the standard for Bloodborne Pathogens at Title 8 Section 5193(b) and includes the following materials:
No. You need to record cuts, lacerations, punctures, and scratches only if they are work-related and involve contamination with another person's blood or other potentially infectious material. If the cut, laceration, or scratch involves a clean object, or a contaminant other than blood or other potentially infectious material, you need to record the case only if it meets one or more of the recording criteria in Section 14300.7.
Yes. You must update the classification of the case on the Cal/OSHA Form 300 if the case results in death, days away from work, restricted work, or job transfer. You must also update the description to identify the infectious disease and change the classification of the case from an injury to an illness.
You need to record such an incident on the Cal/OSHA Form 300 as an illness if:
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 8, § 14300.8
Note: Authority cited: Section 6410, Labor Code. Reference: Section 6410, Labor Code.