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working in a shop setting Dec 29, 2004 Hello, What time lapse is required exactly (few seconds, few minutes) between when an individual cuts himself on a sharp engine part and then a second individual come into contact with that same thing, even cutting himself on the same sharp engine part? |
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 Whew! I'm more interested in how long it's been since everyone in the shop had safety training on that machine! To answer your question, HIV in blood remains viable for a very short time. The length depends on the amount of blood, how quickly it's exposed to air and some other factors that make a precise answer impossible. What safety gloves are available? HIV is not your greatest concern in this scenario. Hepatitis b is much more dangerous in this way. If it happens, the second person has had a workplace exposure to human blood and requires medical follow-up. | |||||||||
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