2-05/010.10 Safety Equipment Usage for Risk Reduction



The Branch Supervisor shall ensure that:

  • Resuscitation masks should be used during the resuscitation of any person who has stopped breathing.
  • Disposable gloves should be worn routinely when any contact with blood or other bodily fluids is anticipated; or when coming in contact with clothing or materials that may have been contaminated with blood or other fluids.
  • Disposable face masks should be utilized by employees when in contact with large amounts of possible contaminated fluids.
  • Disinfectant spray should be used on any surface contaminated by blood or other bodily fluids.
  • Disposable towels should be used in conjunction with a disinfectant solution to clean up contaminated sites.
  • Plastic storage/disposal bags should be used to transport and store any clothing, etc. or to transport soiled gloves, towels or cleaning materials which have been contaminated by blood or other bodily fluids. Contaminated materials that are to be held as evidence will be dried, then packaged in paper evidence envelopes/bags and distinctively marked “contaminated with blood/bodily fluid.”