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Rhode Island Statutes, Title 23

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Title 23, Title 23 and Safety

317 chapters · 2,604 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 232,604 Ch 23-27.3, Chapter 23-27.3 State Building Code222 Ch 23-17, Chapter 23-17 Licensing of Healthcar…100 Ch 23-1, Chapter 23-1 Department of Health61 Ch 23-19, Chapter 23-19 Rhode Island Resource …59 Ch 23-17.4, Chapter 23-17.4 Assisted Living Resi…52 Ch 23-19.1, Chapter 23-19.1 Hazardous Waste Mana…45 Ch 23-25, Chapter 23-25 Pesticide Control40 Ch 23-3, Chapter 23-3 Vital Records38 Ch 23-17.5, Chapter 23-17.5 Rights of Nursing Ho…37 Ch 23-33, Chapter 23-33 Elevators, Escalators,…36 Ch 23-17.14, Chapter 23-17.14 The Hospital Conver…36 Ch 23-23, Chapter 23-23 Air Pollution31 Ch 23-26, Chapter 23-26 Bedding and Upholstere…31 Ch 23-24.9, Chapter 23-24.9 Mercury Reduction an…31

8 sections·Filtered byTitle 23✕Ch 23-1.11✕

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-1.11-1. Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “Employer” means those individuals or corporations with employees who have the potential to be exposed to blood-borne pathogens through a needlestick or other contaminated sharps; (2) “Engineering controls” means controls including sharps di…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-1.11-2. Purpose
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The Needlestick Safety and Injury Prevention Act includes all aspects related to engineering controls, revision and updating of an exposure control plan and record keeping.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-1.11-3. Devices
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Sharps with engineered sharps injury protections shall include an array of devices that make injury involving a contaminated sharps less likely, and include, but are not limited to, syringes with a sliding sheath that shields the attached needle after use; needles that retract in…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-1.11-4. Needleless systems
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Needleless systems provide an alternative to needles for the specified procedures, reducing the risk of percutaneous injury involving contaminated sharps and shall include, but are not limited to, intravenous medication delivery systems that administer medications or fluids throu…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-1.11-5. Engineering controls

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Engineering controls shall include sharps with engineered sharps injury protections and needleless systems designed to reduce the risk of percutaneous exposure to blood-borne pathogens.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-1.11-6. Exposure control plan

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An exposure control plan will include requirements that employers document consideration and implementation of the safer medical devices that are appropriate, commercially available, and effective. No one medical device is appropriate in all circumstances of use. For purposes of …

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-1.11-7. Employer requirement

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Every employer is required to: (1) document annually in the exposure control plan consideration and implementation of appropriate commercially available and safer medical devices designed to eliminate or minimize occupational exposure to blood-borne pathogens; (2) solicit input f…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-1.11-8. Sharps injury log

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To serve as a tool in identifying high risk areas and evaluating devices, a sharps injury log will be established and maintained by the employer. The log will be for percutaneous injuries from contaminated sharps. The information in the sharps injury log shall be recorded and mai…