School Board employees who handle students’ body secretions shall adhere to the following procedures which emphasize avoidance of direct contact of employees’ skin and mucous membranes with blood and other body secretions or wastes of persons who may have a communicable disease according to the Sarasota OSHA Compliance Manual:

I. Rubber or latex gloves shall be worn and discarded after one (1) use;

II. Body secretions or blood shall be removed by using a freshly prepared disinfectant solution as prescribed in approved district operating procedures. All soiled surfaces shall be cleaned with this mixture by using disposable towels, whenever possible. Any substitute disinfectant solution shall be approved by the appropriate district administrator;

III. All soiled articles shall be disinfected or discarded in red bags pursuant to approved guidelines;

IV. Mops and other cleaning implements shall be thoroughly rinsed in the disinfectant solution; and,

V. Hands shall be washed thoroughly with soap and water after removing gloves or if bare hands accidentally contact any body secretions.

VI. Potential exposures should be reported to the OSHA Coordinator and Risk Management Department.