What is the first step that should be taken after exposure to contaminated waste?
A) Wash or flush the exposed area
B) Report immediately to the supervisor
C) Receive a medical evaluation
D) File an incident report

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The specific steps to be taken after exposure to contaminated waste:
Immediately, or as soon as possible after exposure, the worker should wash or flush the exposed area.
The exposure incident must be immediately reported to the supervisor.
The employee must immediately receive a confidential medical evaluation. The provider caring for the exposed employee must receive written details of the exposure incident, including the route and circumstances surrounding the incident. All documentation related to the exposure must remain confidential, may not be disclosed to any individual without the employee's express written permission, and must be kept for at least the duration of the worker's employment plus 30 years.
An incident report must be filed that documents the details surrounding the exposure incident, the route or type of exposure, and the identity, if known, of the source individual. The source individual is the person, living or dead, whose blood or potentially infectious material was the source of the occupational exposure.

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