Sec. 18.60.880. Needle stick and sharps injury protections for health care workers.

(a) An employer shall conduct product evaluations of needleless systems and sharps with engineered sharps injury protections. The product evaluations shall include the categories of devices that are used in the employer’s facilities. For each category of device, the product evaluations shall be performed by front-line health care workers representing all wards and medical specialties […]

Sec. 18.60.890. Definitions.

In AS 18.60.880 – 18.60.890, (1) “bloodborne pathogens” means pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans, including hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and human immunodeficiency virus; (2) “department” means the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; (3) “employer” means an employer having an employee with occupational exposure […]