Non-MSIC Documents / Links
Amended MIOSHA Bloodborne Infectious Diseases Rules Available Now!
Amendments to the State of Michigan's Bloodborne Infectious Diseases Rules as approved by the MI Occupational Health Standards Commission are available below.
Amended rules went into effect on October 18, 2001.
Revisions have been made to adopt changes to the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard mandated by the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act of 2000.
MI Dept of Community Health West Nile Virus Fact Sheet
There have been several reports of recovery of West Nile virus from dead birds in Michigan and the Midwest region in August and September of 2001. To date there have been no reports of WNV infection in the human population of Michigan but active surveillance is ongoing. The following fact sheet is useful for those needing additional information:
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)/ Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee Infection Control Guidelines & more are available from the CDC's Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion at the following link:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/
CDC/National Institutes of Health(NIH) Biosafety in Microbiological & Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL), 4th ed, 1999 is available on line:
http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/biosfty/bmbl4/bmbl4toc.htm
CDC Bioterrorism Preparedness & Response Home Page:
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/
Select CDC Documents Available for Downloading:
Proceedings from the 4th Decennial International Conference on Nosocomial and Healthcare-Associated Infections:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol7no2/contents.htm
Health Canada's Population & Public Health Branch Guidelines:
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/index_e.html
UK - epic Evidence-Based Guidelines for Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections:
http://www.epic.tvu.ac.uk/index.html
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