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Hi Elaine, This is the response to your question that you asked, “We are wondering if a sink is required in every room where we see patients or is a hand sanitizer is all we need?” Hand sanitizer First and foremost, hand sanitizer or a similar cleansing agent is required in the facility (as I’m sure you know). Related standards:
Handwash Requirements That being said, a sink is not mandated in each patient room if not feasible. In lieu of handwashing facilities, the employer must provide appropriate hand cleanser in conjunction with paper towels or other appropriate towelettes. Following that, employees must wash their hands or any other skin immediately or as soon as feasible after removing gloves, other personal protective equipment (PPE) or after exposure to blood or potentially infectious materials. Additionally, even though a sink is not required in each room, an employee should not have to travel so far to wash their hands that surface contamination in a broad area becomes a risk (see the linked letter of interpretation from OSHA for more information). Related Standards
Future Technical Support I hope that this answers your question! As something to keep in mind for the future, technical support such as this is included with all of our OSHA compliance packages (for a 4 year period). In fact, I was able to pull the answer from your question from our OSHA Welcome Kit for Physicians. So if you have any future questions or are in need of OSHA compliance solutions, please do keep us in mind! Here is a link to our OSHA products should you be interested.
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Elaine W
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Joined: 02/16/18 08:59:28
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We are wondering if a sink is required in every room where we see patients or is a hand sanitizer is all we need. |