Managing an Exposure

The final part of the plan describes the procedure for investigating and evaluating circumstances surrounding exposure incidents to quickly provide effective follow-up care to exposed employees.

This investigation will help you and your employer learn from what happened and establish measures to prevent it from happening again. The exposure control plan may also call for specific recordkeeping of incidents, including documentation of the route of exposure, how the incident occurred, and consent for medical testing.

The exposure control plan must be a written document accessible to all employees. It is reviewed and updated at least annually or when alterations in procedures create the possibility of new occupational exposure.

Knowledge Check

  1. You should find which employees are covered by the OSHA standard.
  2. How to communicate the presence of contaminated materials
  3. How to minimize the risk of exposure
  4. How to handle an exposure if one occurs.