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  Teacher TBD
• Students 0/10 Students
• Category Hard Skills
• 14 Modules 0 Lessons /0 Quizes

Course Description

This course is designed for those who supervise, and employees with a “reasonably anticipated”, occupational exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials (OPIM), as a result of performing their job duties. The workshop will cover OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogen Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1030, identify what are Bloodborne Pathogens; how Bloodborne pathogen exposure may occur in the workplace; the use of universal precautions; and discuss the use of engineering controls vs. personal protective equipment.

The course will also review needlestick injuries, exposure through contact with contaminants, routes of exposure, ways to reduce or eliminate the hazards of occupational exposure to OPIM, handling of exposure incidents, the use of vaccinations, OSHA training requirements with details on protection measures, and the employer’s requirement to implement an exposure control plan for worksites.

What attendees will learn

• The purpose of the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard
• Terms used in the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard
• What are bloodborne pathogens covered by the Exposure Control Plan
• The routes of exposure
• Various methods of protecting employees from occupational exposure
• The importance of universal precautions
• How to handle exposure incidents
• The identification and proper disposal of regulated waste
• Available immunizations
• OSHA bloodborne pathogen training requirements
• To identify key provisions of a written exposure control plan
• Recordkeeping requirements

Target Audience

The recommended audience for the course is any employee with a reasonably anticipated occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious material (OPIM) or the responsibility of handling regulated waste, and any supervisors or managers whose employees have a reasonably anticipated occupational potential for exposure to blood or other potentially infectious material (OPIM). Workers with occupations that place them at potential risk of exposure would include:

• Police
• Fire personnel
• EMS
• Nurses
• Dentists
• Dental hygienists
• School staff
• Corrections Officers
• Home healthcare workers
• Childcare workers
• Security Guards
• Hotel/motel housekeeping personnel
• Maintenance workers
• Tattoo artists
• Permanent make-up artists
• Laboratory personnel
• First-Aid Response personnel
• Morticians

Course Breakdown

This course consists of a 1 day training session divided into 14 modules, with multiple in-session evaluations to measure the learners understanding of course material.

• General requirements of the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard
• What are bloodborne pathogens
• Various routes of exposure
• Occupations where potential exposure may occur
• Identification of universal precautions
• Engineering and work practice controls
• The importance and use of personal protective equipment
• Identification, labeling and proper disposal of regulated waste
• Creation, use and maintenance of Sharps log
• How to handle exposure incidents
• Post-exposure follow-up and the importance of immunizations
• Recordkeeping requirements
• OSHA bloodborne pathogen training requirements
• Development of a sample Exposure Control Plan