OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
Cry Wolf Quotes
Some of those things are well founded. Some are just crazy….[you have to] dress up like Darth Vader whenever you see a patient.
In 1991, dentists across America discovered that OSHA had ‘outlawed the tooth fairy.’ In a fit of regulatory zeal to combat the spread of AIDS and other communicable diseases through blood-borne pathogens, the rule-writers at OSHA had determined to make it a violation to allow any item that had been in contact with bodily fluids to leave a medical facility except in a biohazards container.
If you lose your tooth at home, you can leave it under your pillow for the tooth fairy. If the dentist removes it, the tooth fairy will have to consult the Government for its exact site.
They told us in a seminar that OSHA needs money. Where do you think OSHA is going to get money? From fines.
