Rhode Island § 23-1.11-7 § 23-1.11-7. Employer requirement.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 23-1.11-7 — § 23-1.11-7. Employer requirement.

Rhode Island § 23-1.11-7

Title 23Health and Safety

Ch. 23-1.11Needlestick Safety and Injury Prevention Act

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-1.11-7 (2026).

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§ 23-1.11-7. Employer requirement.

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 from nonmanagerial employees responsible for direct patient care who are potentially exposed to injuries from contaminated sharps in the identification, evaluation, and selection of effective work practice controls and shall document the solicitation in the exposure control plan.

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§ 23-1.11-7. Employer requirement.

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 from nonmanagerial employees responsible for direct patient care who are potentially exposed to injuries from contaminated sharps in the identification, evaluation, and selection of effective work practice controls and shall document the solicitation in the exposure control plan.