Exposure Hotline
The Exposure Hotline operates 24 hours daily for the provision of emergency care of acute exposures such as needlesticks.
In the event of a needlestick or blood borne pathogen exposure:
- Call the Exposure Hotline Pager at 415-353-7842 (STIC)
- Your call will be answered by a live operator who will connect you with the Exposure Hotline clinician.
Medical Center Workplace Injury
Medical Center Workers Compensation department works closely with employees and management to help reduce the number and severity of work-related injuries at the medical center, in order to provide a safer work environment for all UCSF Medical Center employees.
Campus Workplace Injury
Campus Disability Management program provides information to reduce workplace injury and disability. Please refer to the Disability Management web site for detailed instructions and forms including the Supervisor's Incident Report.
The Employee Incident Protocol
provides guidance when an injury occurs.
Infectious Disease Exposure
The UCSF Medical Center's Communicable Disease Exposure Policy provides guidance on the identification, reporting, and follow-up for staff, faculty, and students who have been exposed to a communicable disease in the UCSF Medical Center.
The UCSF Campus Exposure Plan provides guidance on the identification, reporting, and follow-up for faculty, staff, and students who have been exposed to a communicable disease outside the Medical Center setting. Contact UCSF Public Health Officer 415-514-3531.
Campus Research Exposure Protocols
Immunocompromised Worker
The The UCSF Policy for Immune Compromised Workers/Trainees in the Research Laboratory Setting indicates that all immunocompromised workers and trainees who work in research laboratories or handle animals receive education and training regarding infectious agents present specific to their work area and job duties. As part of this training, information will be given regarding causes and risk factors for immune compromise. This information will be provided before starting work and on an annual basis thereafter. The UCSF Policy on Reproductive Health for Workers/Trainees in the
Research Laboratory Setting mandates education and training regarding work place hazards and reproductive health for laboratory workers and trainees.
Specific educational information related to reproductive health is available.
Protocols in the Event of Accidental Exposure or Injury
Lenti Virus
Listeria
Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus
Polio Virus
Vaccinia
Tuberculosis
Allergies to Laboratory Animals
Allergies to Laboratory Animals provides information about risk of developing an allergic reaction and symptoms of allergic reactions for UCSF personnel who work with laboratory animals.
UCSF Communicable Disease Management and Emergency Plan
The UCSF Occupational Health Program Communicable Disease Management and Emergency Response Plan describes enterprise-wide communicable disease surveillance, vaccinations, infection control, personal precautions, exposure screening, prophylaxis, and treatment, and emergency response to reduce the risk of exposure and the transmission of communicable diseases and to be compliant with regulations. This Plan summarizes core responsibilities and links to specific policies within each of the individual OHP programs.
UCSF Human Resources and UCSF Medical Center Human Resources have collaborated to create Common Questions and Answers Related to Communicable Disease Emergencies and All-Hazards Disaser Response in order to provide consistent answers to employment-related questions for campus and Medical Center personnel.
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