Fed Regist. 1998 Sep 9;63(174):48250-2.
OSHA requests information and comment on engineering and work practice controls used to eliminate or minimize the risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens due to percutaneous injuries from contaminated needles and o ther contaminated sharps in occupational environments. Percutaneous injuries continue to be a concern in work settings where employees are exposed to bloodborne pathogens. The Agency is considering possible actions that it can undertake to assist in addressing this issue. Consequently, OSHA is interested in strategies for reducing percutaneous injury rates that have been successfully implemented in the work environment, including work practices and, in particular, the use of devices designed to limit the risk of such injuries. The information received in response to this notice will be carefully reviewed and will assist OSHA in determining effective approaches to reducing percutaneous injury rates and what role the Agency may have in these approaches.
职业安全与健康管理局（OSHA）现征集有关工程和工作实践控制措施的信息及意见，这些措施旨在消除或降低职业环境中因接触受污染针头及其他受污染锐器而导致经皮损伤，进而接触血源性病原体的风险。在员工接触血源性病原体的工作环境中，经皮损伤仍是一个令人担忧的问题。该机构正在考虑可以采取的可能行动，以协助解决这一问题。因此，OSHA对已在工作环境中成功实施的降低经皮损伤率的策略感兴趣，包括工作实践，特别是使用旨在降低此类损伤风险的设备。收到的针对本通知的信息将得到仔细审查，并将协助OSHA确定降低经皮损伤率的有效方法以及该机构在这些方法中可能发挥的作用。
