Do you know whether it is against OSHA regulations to have a
sprayer on a soiled utility sink used for patient care equipment?
Under
OSHA, there is no specific prohibition against having a sprayer on a soiled
utility sink. Section (d)(2)(xi) of the Bloodborne Pathogens standard,
however, requires you to ensure that "all procedures involving blood or other
potentially infectious materials shall be performed in such a manner as to
minimize splashing, spraying, spattering, and generation of droplets of these
substances."
Eliminating
the sink sprayer would be a good engineering control to minimize the chance of
generating contaminated sprays. You could also accomplish the same thing by
prohibiting the use of a sprayer as a work practice control, which you could
include in your exposure control plan.