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TRAINING PROCEDURES: <br />• Read and discuss with employees <br />NEEDLESTICK INJURIES <br />Should a needlestick injury occur at the jobsite, follow these steps immediately: <br />1. CALM the employee and provide first aid as needed. <br />2. IDENTIFY location of accident, i.e. building, floor, office, and witness(es). <br />3. NOTIFY building security and /or management. Give time, date, and location of <br />accident. <br />4 SECURE NEEDLE by placing in soda can or bottle. Label the container to <br />identify content AND SAVE as evidence. <br />5. ARRANGE TRANSPORTATION for injured employee to <br />designated treatment facility. <br />6. SEARCH FOR SOURCE of needle. A concentrated effort to find the <br />person who discarded the needle should be a priority of the supervisor and client. <br />7 ADVISE employee of the availability of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) vaccine. If <br />injured employee declines to be vaccinated, request he /she sign a Vaccination <br />Declination Statement. <br />8, COMPLETE Supervisor's Accident Investigation Report, <br />9. REPORT incident to Insurance Company. <br />1 o. RECORD incident on the OSHA 200 Recordkeeping Log. <br />11, INFORM CSI Account Supervisor and Operations Manager. Identify <br />management contact for building tenant and /or client involved. If deemed <br />appropriate, discontinue building maintenance for area of needlestick injury <br />pending corrective action by building, tenant, and /or client. <br />12. SEND letter to building tenant, client and /or manager acknowledging incident <br />and requesting corrective actions. <br />13. COMMUNICATE with employee to ensure a speedy return to work. <br />14. FOLLOW LP with employee for completion of series of three (3) <br />immunizations for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV). <br />15. CONDUCT a safety meeting with all employees to review incident and <br />proper trash handling procedures. <br />r: <br />28 <br />