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OSHA’s Efforts to Control Exposure to Infectious Agents in Health Care

BayBiotech.NET U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is collecting information and comment on occupational exposure to infectious agents in settings where health care is provided, including hospitals, outpatient clinics, school clinics and correctional facilities, and settings such as laboratories that handle potentially infectious biological materials, medical examiner offices and mortuaries. In order to implement safe working environment, main objective is to collect information and data on the facilities and the tasks potentially exposing workers to this risk in order to implement successful employee infection control programs. More information on the request for information and how to submit comments is available at http://s.dol.gov/38. Comments may be submitted by Aug.4, 2010.