Needle stick legislation passed by Congress that became law on November 6, 2000, caused OSHA to revise its Bloodborne Pathogen Standards. This act clarified the role of employers to
1. Use Universal Precautions when dealing with all patients
2. Select safer needle devices as they became available
3. Provide needle disposal boxes
4. Incinerate all infectious waste including needles
ANS: 2
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