The goal of this lesson is to help employers provide a safe and healthful work environment for their employees and minimize the possibility of employee exposure to blood-borne pathogens.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the hazards of contact with body fluids that may contain blood-borne pathogens, including general information about blood-borne diseases and their transmission.
- Identify the minimum parts of an exposure control plan.
- Identify how engineering and work practice controls are used to prevent contact with or infection from contaminated body fluids.
- Identify general actions to follow in response to emergencies involving blood and how to handle exposure incidents.
- Identify the signs/labels/color-coding used for biohazards and blood-borne pathogens.
Applicable Regulation:
- 29 CFR 1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens
- 29 CFR 1910.1030 App A - Hepatitis B Vaccine Declination (Mandatory)
- Fact Sheet 02/01/1993: Most frequently asked questions concerning the blood borne pathogen standard
