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DISINFECTANTS
FOR SPILLS OF BLOOD
ALCOAST 194/00
R 021254Z MAY 00
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//G-WK//
ALCOAST 194/00
COMDTNOTE 6220
SUBJ: DISINFECTANTS FOR SPILLS OF BLOOD
A. PREVENTION OF BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN TRANSMISSION, COMDTINST M6220.8
B. PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONCERNS RELATED TO ALIEN MIGRANT INTERDICTION OPERATIONS (AMIO), COMDTINST M6220.9
C. OSHA BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN STANDARD, 29 CFR 1910.1030
1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ALCOAST IS TO PROVIDE UPDATED INFORMATION REGARDING APPROVED DISINFECTANTS USED TO CLEAN SPILLS CONTAINING BLOOD AND OTHER BODY FLUIDS AS DESCRIBED IN REFS A AND B.
2. IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEW UPDATES TO REF C, PRODUCTS USED TO DISINFECT SPILLS CONTAINING BLOOD OR OTHER BODY FLUIDS MUST BE REGISTERED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA). THE LIST OF EPA-REGISTERED PRODUCTS IS AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL ANTIMICROBIAL INFORMATION NETWORK (NAIN) AT: HTTP://ACE.ORST.EDU/INFO/NAIN/LISTS.HTM. ANY PRODUCT FOUND IN LIST A, B, OR D OF THE NAIN IS SUITABLE AS A UNIVERSAL PRECAUTION DISINFECTANT. HOWEVER, THOSE PRODUCTS IN LIST D CONTAINING AMMONIUM CHLORIDE COMPOUNDS ARE MORE SUITABLE FOR USE ON ALUMINUM SURFACES SUCH AS AIRCRAFT INTERIORS. ALL LISTED DISINFECTANTS USED TO CLEAN SPILLS OF BLOOD OR BODY FLUIDS MUST BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION FOUND ON THE PRODUCT LABEL. THESE INSTRUCTIONS NORMALLY SPECIFY A PRE-CLEANING STEP USING A DETERGENT AND WATER SOLUTION TO REMOVE GROSS CONTAMINATION PRIOR TO APPLICATION OF THE DISINFECTANT TO THE AFFECTED SURFACE.
3. REFS A AND B WILL BE UPDATED TO INCLUDE THIS NEW INFORMATION.
4. HEADQUARTERS POINT OF CONTACT IS CDR CLINT CHAMBERLIN AT 202-267-2961.
5. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
6. RADM JOYCE M. JOHNSON, DIRECTOR OF HEALTH AND SAFETY, SENDS.
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