Communicable Disease Exposure Control Plan

SHA Staff Safety is committed to eliminating or reducing workplace communicable disease exposures by promoting workplace safety, education and training. This plan was created to prevent worker communicable disease exposures within the SHA and enables the SHA to manage communicable disease exposures in an efficient and effective manner. 

If you have been exposed or suspect you have been exposed to blood and/or body fluids – seek immediate medical treatment.

An Exposure Control Plan must incorporate all the applicable elements identified in section 6-22 of The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020.  In consultation with our Occupational Health Committees, the adequacy of this plan will be reviewed every two years and updated as necessary to reflect advances in infection control measures.

SHA has a duty to protect their workers from communicable disease exposures in the workplace. Effective control measures are readily available to protect workers from exposure, and a combination of these control measures are often required. SHA commits to select the most effective control measures available and to ensure that best practices, as described in this plan are followed by all workers. The control measures and work procedures established by the SHA will protect not only our workers, but also our clients/patients/residents.

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