To help employers provide a safe and healthful work environment for their employees and minimize the possibility of employee exposure to bloodborne pathogens.
Objective:
Identify the bloodborne pathogens of most concern in the workplace.
Identify the requirements for an exposure control plan.
Identify the engineering and work practice controls used to prevent contact with, or infection from, contaminated body fluids.
Be able to recognize an 'at risk' occupation that would be included in a formal Bloodborne Pathogen Program.
Identify the signs, labels, and color-coding used to warn of biohazards and bloodborne pathogens.
Identify how bloodborne pathogens are transmitted.
Identify the requirements for a sharps injury log.
Identify the basic precautions to prevent exposure, including the definition of Universal Precautions.
Identify the responsibilities of general employees when they encounter a blood spill.
Identify the appropriate response in the event of a potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens.
