Managing Hazardous Drug Exposures: Information for Healthcare Settings

Details

• Alternative Title:
  NIOSH list of antineoplastic and other hazardous drugs
• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Personal Author:
  Hodson, Laura ; Ovesen, J. L. ; Couch, James R. ; Hirst, Deborah V. L. ; Lawson, Christina C. ; Lentz, Thomas J. ; MacKenzie, Barbara A. ; Mead, K.
• Description:
  This document contains risk management information and a Table of Control Approaches describing some of the possible scenarios that workers may encounter in healthcare settings when handling hazardous drugs. The potential exposure of workers from handling a hazardous drug depends on several factors unique to each work setting. Such factors include: (1) the dosage form of the drug, (2) the routes of exposure, (3) the frequency, duration, and magnitude of exposure, (4) work practices, and (5) the presence or absence of any exposure controls such as engineering controls, administrative controls, or personal protective equipment. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) encourages healthcare settings to conduct a facility-specific assessment to determine the most effective exposure control strategies for controlling the risks identified in the assessment. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Antineoplastic Agents Hazardous Substances Health Facilities Health Personnel Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Poisoning Risk Assessment Safety
• Keywords:
  Antineoplastic agents; Hazardous drugs; Health care; Occupational exposure; Risk management; Personal protective equipment; PPE
• Source:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2023-130, 2023 Apr; :1-56
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2023130
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSI - Division of Science Integration ; DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  76 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067397
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services ; Construction
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3b1bc52c874f5e759467236b4665aed296376097ec673a34436620de3d6bcc3f8e6996e15d610877e32071faa5c742341ff8bfaf1e13ed88946b16b191523142
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/127519/cdc_127519_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.42 MB ]