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Before any repairs are made to your NFPA Compliant Footwear, it must be cleaned, decontaminated, and
disinfected in accordance with this Guide. It is a violation of OSHA guidelines to expect workers to alter or
repair soiled and possibly contaminated or infected Footwear.
All repairs to Footwear should be done at HAIX
®
North America Authorized Clean and Repair Centers, or by an
expert trained by HAIX
®
North America. Unauthorized repairs made to Footwear invalidates all warranties and
may expose wearer to hazardous or life threatening conditions. For a list of HAIX
®
North America Authorized
Clean and Repair Centers, call HAIX
®
North America at: Toll free (866) 344-HAIX (4249).
WARNING
!
11.8 LAUNDRY SAFETY
In the health care field, Laundry and House Keeping Personnel are considered to be among
those at risk to not only hazardous materials, but also to bloodborne pathogens primarily by
exposure to sharps. Your fire department should have a Bloodborne Pathogens Written Exposure
Control Plan. Part of this plan is decontamination, disinfection, and cleaning of Footwear,
and it should include cleaning procedures and housekeeping safety procedures. You should
follow all appropriate federal, state, and local regulations. See NFPA 1851-2014, Chapter 7.
Universal Precautions should always be observed, when handling soiled or contaminated
Footwear.
A. Blood and Body Fluids
1. Disinfecting Products. You must use disinfectants approved by and
registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and shall
also be registered as tuberculocidal. You must use disinfectants that
are compatible with NFPA Compliant Footwear. If you have questions
concerning the use of a particular disinfectant, contact a HAIX
®
North
America Authorized Clean and Repair Center.
2. Disinfecting Procedure for Blood and Body Fluids.
Small incidental areas: Use an appropriate disinfectant available for
Footwear. Always follow the instructions of the disinfectant manufacturer
regarding product usage.
Large areas: If Footwear has large areas of coverage of blood
or body fluids, place and transport Footwear in bags to prevent leakage.
Contact a HAIX
®
North America Authorized Clean and Repair Center to
arrange for disinfection.
B. Transporting of Footwear contaminated with blood or body fluids must be
done in accordance with federal, state and local regulations.
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®
NFPA COMPLIANT
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