CHAPTER 8.00 - AUXILIARY SERVICES

8.11 Infection Control Guidelines

POLICY:

School Board employees who handle students’ body secretions shall adhere to the following procedures which emphasize avoidance of direct contact of employees’ skin and mucous membranes with blood and other body secretions or wastes of persons who may have a communicable disease: 

(1) Rubber or latex gloves shall be worn and discarded after one (1) use. 

(2) Body secretions or blood shall be removed by using a freshly prepared disinfectant solution as prescribed in approved District operating procedures. All soiled surfaces shall be cleaned with this mixture by using disposable towels, whenever possible. Any substitute disinfectant solution shall be approved by the appropriate District officer. 

(3) All soiled articles shall be disinfected and discarded in red bags pursuant to approved guidelines. 

(4) Mops and other cleaning implements shall be thoroughly rinsed in the disinfectant solution.

(5) Hands shall be washed thoroughly with soap and water after removing gloves or if bare hands accidentally contact any body secretions. 

STATUTORY AUTHORITY : 1001.41, 1001.42,, F.S. 

LAWS IMPLEMENTED: 1001.43, 1012..23, F.S. 

STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RULE(S): 64E-16 

HISTORY: Adopted: January 14, 1999 

Revision Date(s): November 18, 2008 

Formerly: