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Related Safety and Health Topics Pages
Training
- OSHA Directorate of Training and Education Training Resources.
OSHA. Contains training and reference materials
developed by DTE related to bloodborne pathogens.
- 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.
- OSHA's Revised Bloodborne Pathogens Standard. OSHA,
(2001), 34 slides. 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. 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.
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.
- Medical & Dental Offices: A Guide to Compliance with OSHA Standards.
Publication 3187-09R, (2003). Also available as a 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. 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... Publication 3169, (2001). Also available as a 2 MB
PDF,
7 pages. Provides information on the new rule.
- Publications, Posters, and Online Order Forms
Additional Resources
Compliance Assistance Specialists (CASs). Provides general information about OSHA standards and compliance assistance resources.
Record
Summary of the Request for Information on Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens due to Percutaneous Injury.
(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.
Other Resources
- OSHA Alliances
- American
Biological Safety Association (ABSA). Signed September 23, 2002; renewed October 13, 2004; renewed January 29, 2007;
renewed March 3, 2009).
- Association of
periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN). Signed December 15, 2006; renewed
April 1, 2009.
- Association of
Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare (AOHP).
Signed February 19, 2004; renewed August 27, 2006; renewed April 28, 2008.
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American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. (AAOHN). Signed
May 7, 2003; renewed October 10, 2005; renewed June 4, 2007.
- The Joint Commission
and Joint Commission Resources (JCR).
Signed July 27, 2004; renewed November 8, 2006; renewed January 14, 2009.
- Information
for Employers Complying with OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard.
US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Publication No. 2009-111, (2009, March).
- Worker Health Chartbook 2004.
US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No.
2004-146, (2004, September).
- First Responders: Protect Your Employees with an Exposure Control Plan.
US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 2008-115, (2008, July).
First Responders face unique scenarios due to uncontrolled settings and the possible presence
of large volumes of blood at the scene. A comprehensive bloodborne pathogens exposure prevention
program will help protect your employees.
- First Responders:
Encourage Your Workers to Report Bloodborne Pathogen Exposures. US Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Publication No. 2008-118, (2008, July). Encourage your
employees to report all exposures. This way, you can carry
out your responsibility to take appropriate post-exposure
actions to protect your workers, their families, and the public
against infection from bloodborne pathogens.
- First Responders:
Informational Poster on Bloodborne
Pathogen Exposures. US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 2008-116, (2008, July).
- Protect Your Employees with an Exposure Control Plan.
US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Publication No. 2007-158, (2007, September). NIOSH researches visited
a number of prisons and jails to learn more about current practices and
procedures being used to protect health care workers from bloodborne
diseases. This brochure provides information to medical service administrators
and supervisors about common problems with facility Exposure Control Plans.
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Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious
Agents in Healthcare Settings 2007. 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.
- The CDC 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, November 20): 1485-1490.
Abstract only.
*These files are provided for downloading.
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