[MCOH-EH] OSHA 1910.1030

[JimGarb]

When I ran the program at a Medical Center that had lots of med students,
Employee Health managed their exposures and didn't charge them for it.  They
were stressed enough by the exposure.  I didn't feel right giving them the
runaround trying to get coverage.  The cost of doing business.  

 

James Garb, MD FACOEM

 

From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Cassano
Victoria
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2015 1:49 PM
To: mcoh-eh at mylist.net
Subject: [MCOH-EH] OSHA 1910.1030

 

Well,

I thought I knew this regulation by heart; and further thought that OSHA
defined an employee  for this standard to include medical students and
residents and volunteers. But either I am missing something during my
current read, or I am very wrong.

I have had several needle sticks of med students on rotation in the hospital
and both the hospital and the medical school are refusing to cover the post
-exposure  testing and PEP stating it is the student's own responsibility.
This is obviously a barrier to proper evaluation of the student.

Any thoughts here?

 

 


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