2. Any unfixed tissue or organ (other than intact skin) from a human (living or dead), and; 3. HIV-containing cell or tissue cultures, organ cultures, and HIV- or HBV-containing culture medium or other solutions; and blood, organs, or other tissues from experimental animals infected with HIV or HBV. Parenteral: Piercing mucous membranes or the skin barrier through needle sticks, human bites, cuts, abrasions, etc. Personal Is specialized clothing or equipment worn by employee for Protective protection against a hazard. General work clothes (e.g. Equipment uniforms, pants, shirts or blouses) not intended to function (PPE): as protection against a hazard are not considered to be personal protective equipment. Regulated Waste: Liquid or semi-liquid blood or other potentially infectious materials; contaminated items that would release blood or other potentially infectious materials in a liquid or semi- liquid state if compressed; items that are caked with dried blood or other infectious materials and are capable of releasing these materials during handling; contaminated sharps, pathological and microbial wastes containing blood or other infectious matters. Sharps With a non-needle sharp or a needle device used for Engineered Sharps withdrawing body fluids, accessing a vein or artery, or Injury Protections administering medications or other fluids, with a built-in safety feature or mechanism that effectively reduces the risk of an exposure incident. Source Individual: Any individual, living or dead, blood or other potentially infectious materials may be a source of occupational exposure to the employee. Examples include, but are not limited to, hospital and clinic patients; clients in institutions for the developmentally disabled; trauma victims; clients of drug and alcohol treatment facilities; residents of hospices and nursing homes; human
2. Any unfixed tissue or organ (other than intact skin) from a human (living or dead), and; 3. HIV-containing cell or tissue cultures, organ cultures, and HIV- or HBV-containing culture medium or other solutions; and blood, organs, or other tissues from experimental animals infected with HIV or HBV. Parenteral: Piercing mucous membranes or the skin barrier through needle sticks, human bites, cuts, abrasions, etc. Personal Is specialized clothing or equipment worn by employee for Protective protection against a hazard. General work clothes (e.g. Equipment uniforms, pants, shirts or blouses) not intended to function (PPE): as protection against a hazard are not considered to be personal protective equipment. Regulated Waste: Liquid or semi-liquid blood or other potentially infectious materials; contaminated items that would release blood or other potentially infectious materials in a liquid or semi- liquid state if compressed; items that are caked with dried blood or other infectious materials and are capable of releasing these materials during handling; contaminated sharps, pathological and microbial wastes containing blood or other infectious matters. Sharps With a non-needle sharp or a needle device used for Engineered Sharps withdrawing body fluids, accessing a vein or artery, or Injury Protections administering medications or other fluids, with a built-in safety feature or mechanism that effectively reduces the risk of an exposure incident. Source Individual: Any individual, living or dead, blood or other potentially infectious materials may be a source of occupational exposure to the employee. Examples include, but are not limited to, hospital and clinic patients; clients in institutions for the developmentally disabled; trauma victims; clients of drug and alcohol treatment facilities; residents of hospices and nursing homes; human
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