Taking and following all precautions are vital when dealing with bloodborne pathogens. Wearing all your personal protective equipment (gloves glasses masks) to not only protect yourself from splattering blood that may occur during clean up but to protect yourself while getting ready to clean up. Knowing where PPE ( personal protective equipment) is should be universally known and easily available for all team members.

Using color coordinated rags is also vital to the clean up process. Not only during the clean up of a bloodborne pathogens incident but afterwards. Someone dealing with the laundry side of things should definitely have some sort of indicator to known what they are dealing with so they too can take precautions.

These things are not only vital to protecting cleaning staff but can set a certain standard and culture for the everybody moving forward no matter the nature or size of the clean up effort. if these precautions are taken every team member can stay confident and will remain safe.