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Article: Lab groups criticize OSHA rules for AIDS, hepatitis B protection. (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
- Article from:
- Medical Laboratory Observer
- Article date:
- November 1, 1989
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Lab groups criticize OSHA rules for AIDS, hepatitis B protection
Having been deluged by written industry comments and public testimony, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration now turns to the task of refining its proposed regulations to protect workers against exposure to bloodborne pathogens.
Several national organizations, particularly those representing blood banks and pathologists, have criticized the proposal for being too rigid in some areas, too vague in others, and generally off the mark in its estimates of compliance costs to employers. Some officials suggest the first draft reflects OSHA's lack of experience in regulating the health care ...