The Compendium of Infection Control Technologies - Part 1 Every employer where even a single employee is at risk of exposure to blood borne pathogens, such as HIV, HVA, HVB, or HVC, must have a written Exposure Control Plan in place. This plan must include evaluation or consideration of every engineering control, medical device, or personal protective device that is currently on the market for prevention of such an adverse event. Finding and procuring those devices is just the beginning of this gargantuan task. This publication is the central cog in the MedicalSafetyBook.com exposure prevention device evaluation system. The device evaluation task is enormous, as of this writing, there are currently well over 700 such devices on the market. And that is just one of the reasons that so many facilities are severely out of compliance. The task is just too big. At least it was. A task like this was made for computer automation. And that is exactly what has been done here. Simply ascertaining where and what these devices are is a task that could take weeks or months. Then obtaining samples and ascertaining methods of evaluation, months more. This would be a full time job for one or more employees. As the central part of the MedicalSafetyBook.com system, this publication does most of that work for you. The first four books of the Compendium Workbook series introduce you to nearly 300 devices divided into 64 different categories of safety devices plus two categories of educational references. Now, it is so much easier because MedicalSafetyBook.com does all the work to get you the samples. You don't need to call your buying group or suppliers. Just click on the devices you want to evaluate and their providers will get back to you, often the same day. To facilitate preparation of your ECP, each device is paired with an evaluation form, simplifying the task of device evaluation. Devices for prevention of needlestick and sharps injuries, for example, can be easily evaluated by following straightforward forms and making annotations directly in your workbook. Upon completion, the workbook is then added to your exposure control plan (ECP) and pulled off the shelf and presented to OSHA to demonstrate compliance in the event of an audit. Of course, the device evaluation workbook is used to choose the specific devices that would be most beneficial to your practice or business. But then you actually have to get some of those devices to evaluate them. We have taken care of that for you. Over 120 medical safety manufacturers are currently cooperating with MedicalSafetyBook.com to simplify the process of obtaining additional literature and samples of the devices for evaluation. Once you decide which devices you want to evaluate, simply go to MedicalSafetyBook.com, a free membership to which is included with your purchase, and click on the link "Join MedicalSafetyBook.com for free". Once you join, you will be able to order samples of devices with one click each. After a single click, participating manufacturers will send literature, samples, and even representatives, directly to your practice. Even non-participating manufacturers will be notified of your interest and will be given the opportunity to contact you directly to provide you with the tools for evaluating their devices. This system makes adherence to one of the most grotesquely difficult parts of the standard, relatively easy, or at least, possible. Recent talk in the industry has rumored that as tools like this one, which facilitate compliance, become universally available, OSHA will become even less tolerant of those who fail to comply. It is time to get ahead of the curve. Why wait? Add this Compendium edition to your library and to your exposure control plan now. Use this workbook to bring your exposure control plan up to date. Do it today.
