6. WHO recommends that REGULATED WASTE bags be labeled with the date, type of waste, and point of generation to allow them to be tracked through to disposal (Chartier et al., 2014). Labeling and recordkeeping are essential for verifying waste pickup and tracking any public health incident. 7. SAFETY DATA SHEETS (SDSs) communicate the hazards of chemical products and can be obtained from the manufacturer, distributor, or importer. OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard requires that SDSs are “readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s)” (OSHA, 2013). SDSs can be kept and provided as electronic copies as opposed to paper copies if presenting them in such a way does not create barriers to immediate employee access. 8. OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens Standard states that each employer that has employees with occupational exposure “shall establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure” (OSHA, 2019). The standard dictates what elements the Exposure Control Plan must contain. Additionally, it states that a copy of the Exposure Control Plan, • must be accessible to employees; • must be reviewed and updated “annually and whenever necessary to reflect new or modified tasks and procedures which affect occupational exposure and to reflect new or revised employee positions with occupational exposure;” • must include input solicited by the PERSON establishing the Exposure Control Plan An emergency plan should be incorporated into a written Exposure Control Plan so PERSONNEL know the appropriate actions to take and PERSON to contact in response to emergencies, CONTAMINATION, and infection. 9. OPERATORS should collect and store receipts to certify they have appropriate JEWELRY for initial piercings as referenced in Section 3. Inspectors are encouraged to exercise due diligence by auditing documentation to ensure that MATERIAL CERTIFICATES, receipts, inventory, packaging, etc., are consistent and meet BIOCOMPATIBILTY standards. Piercers must certify with their manufacturers that the JEWELRY they are using meets the standards for BIOCOMPATIBILTY in Section 3 of this Code. Records of this certification, also called MATERIAL CERTIFICATES or mill certificates, are documents provided to JEWELRY makers by the manufacturers of the raw materials. MATERIAL CERTIFICATES provide “evidence of a specific grade of metal with an ASTM or ISO code designation” (APP, 2020). MATERIAL CERTIFICATES must be retained for a minimum of 3 years and produced for INSPECTION, or upon request, to ensure compliance with BIOCOMPATIBILITY standards. from nonmanagerial employees who face potential exposure; • and must be made available to the DEPARTMENT upon request.
6.5 Client records must be kept for a minimum of three years but may be stored off the premises after the first year. Records must be stored in an area to prevent access from unauthorized
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