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Needlestick Safety
and
Prevention Act
Revision of 29 CFR 1910.1030
Included in the Revision published January,
2001:
 Additional definitions in section (b)
 New requirements in the Exposure Control
Plan-section (c)
 Sharps injury log to be kept-section (h)
 Non-managerial employees involved in
selection of controls.
Definitions
1910.1030(b)
 Engineering Controls - will include
additional examples
 Sharps with Engineered Sharps Injury
Protections - [ESIP]: Non needle sharp or a
needle with a built-in safety feature or
mechanism that effectively reduces the
risk of an exposure incident.
Definitions-Continued
 Needleless Systems - Device that does not
use a needle for:
• Collection of bodily fluids
• Collection of body fluids after initial
venous/arterial access established
• Administration of medication/fluids
• Any other procedure with potential
percutaneous occupational exposure to a
contaminated sharp
Exposure Control Plans
1910.1030(c)(1)(iv)
The Review and Update of the ECP shall
include:
 changes in technology that
reduce/eliminate exposure
 annual documentation of consideration
and implementation of safer medical
devices
Exposure Control Plans
[ECP]
The employer must solicit input from nonmanagerial employees with responsibility for
direct patient care, potential occupational
exposure to contaminated sharps.
They must participate in identification,
evaluation and selection of effective
engineering and work practice controls.
The solicitation of input shall be documented in
the ECP.
Recordkeeping
1910.1030(h)
 Sharps Injury Log - shall be established and
maintained, confidentiality of injured
employee must be protected.
 Does not apply to employer not required to
maintain injury/illness log under 29 CFR
1904.
Sharps Injury Log
As a minimum, the log must contain, for each
incident:
 type and brand of device involved
 department or work area of occurrence
 explanation of how it occurred.