Summary
- Exposure to blood and other body fluids can cause physical and psychological injury. Timely action can reduce the severity of both types of injury.
- Signs act as visual reminders of standard and additional precautions and should be prominently displayed in appropriate places in the workplace.
- You must wear personal protective equipment and follow your workplace’s policies and procedures while cleaning up spills. Place a warning sign to alert others that cleaning is taking place.
- All materials, equipment and instruments are potential reservoirs of infection. You must minimise the risk of contamination from aerosols and splatter by cleaning, sterilising and disinfecting.
- Clean zones are where non-contaminated items are kept.
- Contaminated zones are where contaminated items are kept.
