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Training
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OSHA Directorate of Training and Education Training Resources.
OSHA. Contains training and reference materials
developed by DTE related to bloodborne pathogens.
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Public Health Training Network Catalog.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Public Health Training
Network (PHTN). Browse for distance learning courses and resources.
- Bloodborne Pathogens.
OSHA, (2001, December 17), 1 MB ZIP*.
Assists trainers conducting OSHA 10-hour general
industry outreach training for workers. Since workers are the target audience,
the material emphasizes hazard identification, avoidance, and control — not
standards.
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OSHA's Revised Bloodborne Pathogens Standard. OSHA, (2001),
34 slides. Also available as a 1.46 MB
PPT*.
Covers safe needle devices and provides new definitions
from the revised standard.
OSHA Resources
- Publications
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Model Plans and Programs for the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens and Hazard Communications Standards.
OSHA Publication 3186-06N, (2003). Also available as a 521 KB PDF,
29 pages. Includes a model exposure control plan to meet the requirements of the OSHA bloodborne pathogens standard and a model hazard communication plan to meet
the requirements of the hazard communication standard.
- Access to Medical and Exposure Records.
OSHA Publication 3110, (2001). Also available as a 1 MB
PDF,
8 pages. Provides information for employees who have had possible exposure to or
use toxic substances or harmful physical agents at their work site or
employers who have employees who may be exposed.
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Medical & Dental Offices: A Guide to Compliance with OSHA Standards.
OSHA Publication
3187-09R, (2003), 787 KB PDF,
2 pages. Provides a glimpse of the most frequently found
hazards in medical and dental offices.
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OSHA Forms for Recording Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses. Forms 300,
300A, and 301.
- Personal Protective Equipment. OSHA Publication 3151-12R, (2003). Also available as a 629 KB
PDF, 46 pages.
Helps both employers and employees understand the
types of PPE, know the basics of conducting a "hazard assessment" of the
workplace, select appropriate PPE for a variety of circumstances, and
understand what kind of training is needed in the proper use and care of PPE.
- RECORDKEEPING - It's new, It's improved, and it's easier...
OSHA
Publication 3169, (2001). Also available as a 2 MB
PDF,
7 pages. Provides information on the new rule.
- Publications, Posters, and Online Order Forms.
OSHA.
- Regional and Area Offices.
OSHA. Each Regional Office has a Bloodborne Pathogens Coordinator available to answer questions.
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Small Business. OSHA.
Compliance Assistance Specialists (CASs). OSHA. Provides general information about OSHA standards and compliance assistance resources.
Other Resources
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OSHA Alliances
- American
Biological Safety Association (ABSA). Signed September 23, 2002; renewed October 13, 2004; renewed January 29, 2007.
- Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN). Signed December 15, 2006.
- Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare (AOHP).
Signed February 19, 2004; renewed August 27, 2006.
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American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. (AAOHN). Signed May 7, 2003;
renewed October 10, 2005.
- Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and Joint Commissions Resources, Inc. (JCR).
Signed July 27, 2004; renewed November 8, 2006.
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Summary of the Request for Information on Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens due to Percutaneous Injury.
OSHA, (1999, May). Summarizes nearly 400 comments from health care facilities, workers and others who responded to OSHA's request for information
on engineering and work practice controls used to eliminate or minimize the
risk of occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens due to percutaneous
injuries from contaminated sharps.
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Worker Health Chartbook 2004.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No.
2004-146.
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National Center for Infectious Diseases. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
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Guideline
for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP). Provides an
outline of a single set of standard precautions to be used for the care of all patients in hospitals regardless of their presumed infection status.
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Prevention Guidelines Database.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Provides a comprehensive compendium of all of the official guidelines and
recommendations published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) prior to October 1998 for the prevention of diseases, injuries, and
disabilities.
- Cardo, Denise M., et al. "A
Case-Control Study of HIV Seroconversion in Health Care Workers after Percutaneous Exposure."
The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) 337(1997): 1485-1490.
Abstract only.
*These files are provided for downloading.
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