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Follow these rules when you wear these steps: Have your store manager contact
gloves: • Take off any garments that the public health department
• Wear gloves when your hands have blood or other potentially or hospital for additional
may be in contact with blood or hazardous materials on them. information or instructions.
any other potentially infectious • Remove the garment without
material – especially another touching the outside, DISINFECTION
person’s blood or bodily fluids. contaminated surface if at all After you have administered
• Wear gloves whenever you are possible. first aid, any surfaces that have
handling contaminated items You must exercise caution when been exposed to blood or other
or surfaces or cleaning the you dispose of any item that is potentially infectious materials
restrooms. contaminated by blood or other must be disinfected immediately. SAFETY AND SECURITY / HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS
• Replace your gloves when potentially infectious material. To disinfect these areas, use
they are torn, punctured, or Follow these rules: a Lysol disinfectant spray or a
contaminated. bleach/water solution (1/4 cup
• Never attempt to wash • Place contaminated items in a bleach to 1 gallon of water)
disposable gloves. container that prevents leakage
• Never re-use disposable gloves. during their collection, handling, MORE TIPS
storage, transport and disposal. In addition to the safety practices
Wear a face mask and protective eye • Use the red biohazard bags found you have just learned, there are
wear any time you are in a situation in the Blood Borne Pathogen a few more things for you to
where splashes, sprays, spatters kit to collect and discard any consider. The first of these is
or droplets of blood, or other contaminated substances. safe handling of sharp items like
potentially hazardous materials • Handle the biohazard bags knives, box cutters, or broken
could come in contact with your carefully to avoid puncturing glass.
eyes, nose, or mouth. Throw away them.
eye wear and face masks that have • Have your store manager contact •Never leave a box cutter or other
become contaminated by blood the public health department of a sharp item open or unattended.
or other potentially infectious hospital for direction on disposal This could cause you or one of
material. of the used biohazard bags. your coworkers to get injured.
•Do not pick up broken glass
DISPOSAL OF PPE NEEDLES directly with your hands. Use
Any PPE that is contaminated by Needles or other sharp objects that a mechanical devise, such as a
blood or other infectious materials could puncture the skin are to be brush and dustpan.
must be disposed. considered infectious, regardless of
their source.
• Remove the PPE after it becomes
contaminated and before leaving • When disposing of these types
the work area. of items, you must ensure
that the container is closable,
You must also take precaution puncture resistant, leak proof on
if your clothing or other items both its sides and bottom, and
become contaminated. Protect appropriately labeled.
yourself immediately by following

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