Bloodborne Pathogen Training

Note: Twenty-four states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands have OSHA-approved State Plans and have adopted their own standards and enforcement policies. For the most part, these States adopt standards that are identical to Federal OSHA. However, some States have adopted different standards applicable to this topic or may have different enforcement policies.

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Bloodborne Pathogen Training

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Bloodborne Diseases

 
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Blood-borne disease

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A blood-borne disease is one that can be spread by contamination by blood.

The most common examples are HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C.

Diseases that are not usually transmitted directly by blood contact, but rather by insect or other vector, are more usefully classified as vector-borne disease, even though the causative agent can be found in blood. Vector-borne diseases include West Nile virus and malaria.

Many blood-borne diseases can also be transmitted by other means.

Since it is difficult to determine what pathogens any given blood contains, and some blood-borne diseases are lethal, standard medical practice regards all blood (and any body fluid) as potentially infective. Blood and Body Fluid precautions are a type of infection control practice that seeks to minimize this sort of disease transmission.

Blood for blood transfusion is screened for many blood-borne diseases.

Needle exchanges are an attempt to reduce the spread of blood-borne diseases in intravenous drug users.

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1910.1030(g)(2)(ix)(C)

The employer shall provide a training program to employees who have no prior experience in handling human pathogens. Initial work activities shall not include the handling of infectious agents. A progression of work activities shall be assigned as techniques are learned and proficiency is developed. The employer shall assure that employees participate in work activities involving infectious agents only after proficiency has been demonstrated.

The human species has always faced death and extinction from internal and external environmental threats. Plagues invaded communities on the backs of rodents and avian species for thousands of years. These threats to human survival continue from biological micro-organisms, and now newly discovered pathogens. That is, with human creativity and engineering for the sake of science and modern medicine, more people are at risk from a growing number of bloodborne diseases, pathogens.

Now OSHA mandates bloodborne pathogen training for employees and others that may come into contact with blood and blood related tools and equipment.

Biosafe's job is to bring this information to individuals and groups interested in learning what they need to know to fulfill OSHA's mandate and beyond.

 

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  • Recordkeeping Objectives
    Upon completion, participants will be able to do the following:
    • name bloodborne pathogens, tranmission sites, symptoms
    • name control plan elements, containts, location
    • name acts, events leading to bloodborne pathogen exposure
    • name protective actions against exposure to bloodborne pathogens
    • name exposure incident actions
    • name post-exposure evaluation and follow-up steps
    • name color codes, symbols used for biohazards