Bloodborne Standard
29 CFR 1910.1030
Post-Exposure and Follow-Up
Occupational Exposure due to First Aid Administration
The Hep B vaccination series must also be available as soon as possible, but no later than twenty four hours, to unvaccinated first aid providers who have given assistance in the presence of blood or OPIM. This applies regardless to determination if an "exposure incident" has occurred or not.
Employees that give first aid assistance as Good Samaritans and not as a primary or collateral job function are not covered as "occupational exposure" as stated in the BBP standard, and thus are not required to be covered by the provisions. These instances should have appropriate post-exposure action according to state and local public health laws.
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(North Carolina Department of Labor (2010). A guide to bloodborne pathogens in the workplace.)