Bio RescueBio Rescue specializes in the treatment of any type of biological or infectious waste such as blood, body Bio Rescue can help employers avoid the legal liabilities associated with violation of the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Rules and the Sanitary Code. Federal regulation 29CFR1910.1030 states that no employee can be placed in a position to be exposed to blood without first:
Only after these five steps have been met, can an employee be required by his or her employer to clean up. The penalties imposed by government agencies will be almost certainly dwarfed by the costs of any lawsuit filed by the aggrieved employee or tenant. OSHA is very strict and responds rapidly to reported violations. OSHA has imposed fines ranging from $7,000 to $70,000 for serious and willful violations of the Bloodborne Pathogen Training standards. If the employee has been exposed or injured during the attempted clean up of Bloodborne Pathogens, the employer is responsible for:1- Medical follow up (required initial exposure testing and examination, Three additional follow up procedures) Average cost for these medical visits about $1,600 2- Reporting the violation and the remedy efforts to various Federal and State Agencies. 3- Maintenance of records for duration of employee's employments plus 30 years. 4- Costs of lost production or replacement worker during testing periods. If the collected body fluids/tissues are not properly destroyed, the Sanitary Code has provisions for the imposition of fines of up to $25,000 and imprisonment for up to two years for violation of 105CMR480.000. "Storage and Disposal of Infectious or Physically Dangerous Medical or Biological Waste."
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