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Nursing Home eTool
References
Modules
Bloodborne Pathogens
- 29 CFR 1910 Subpart
Z, Toxic and hazardous
substances. OSHA Standard.
- Enforcement Procedures for Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens. OSHA Directive
CPL 02-02-069 [CPL 2-2.69], (2001, November 27).
- Model Plans and Programs for the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens and Hazard Communications Standards. OSHA Publication 3186,
(2003). Also available as a 521 KB PDF, 29 pages.
- Potential for Allergy to Natural Rubber Latex Gloves and other Natural Rubber Products. OSHA Technical Information Bulletin
(TIB), (1999, April 12).
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Infection Control in Healthcare Settings. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Protects
patients, protects healthcare personnel, and promotes
safety, quality, and value in the healthcare delivery
system by providing national leadership for nine key
areas.
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Protecting Healthcare Workers. Preventing the
transmission of infectious diseases to healthcare
personnel is an important aspect within infection
control. CDC recommends preventing such transmissions by
incorporating effective prevention methods and exposure
management techniques.
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Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs).
Account for an estimated 2 million infections, 90,000
deaths, and $4.5 billion in excess health care costs
annually. Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are
infections that patients acquire during the course of
receiving treatment for other conditions or that
healthcare workers (HCWs) acquire while performing their
duties within a healthcare setting.
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Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the
Management of Occupational Exposures to HIV and
Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
54(RR09);1-17, (2005, September 30).
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Preventing Needlestick Injuries in Health Care Settings.
US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS),
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) Publication No. 2000-108, (1999, November).
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Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis C Virus
(HCV) Infection and HCV-Related Chronic Disease.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 47(RR19);1-39, (1998, October
16).
- Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Health-Care Worker Exposures to HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
47(RR7);1-29, (1998, May 15).
- Immunization of Health Care
Workers: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Hospital
Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
(HICPAC).
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
46(RR18);1-42, (1997, December 26).
- Universal Precautions for Prevention of Transmissions of HIV, HBV and Other Bloodborne Pathogens.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR) 37(24);377-388, (1988, June 24).
Dietary
Ergonomics
Laundry
Maintenance
- Concepts and Techniques of Machine
Safeguarding. OSHA Publication 3067, (1992). Also
available as a 7 MB PDF,
88 pages.
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Small
Business Handbook. OSHA Publication 2209-02R,
(2005). Also available as a 260 KB PDF,
56 pages.
- Lockout/Tagout
Procedures
- Hazardous
Substances Communication
- Hazard Communication. OSHA Fact Sheet, (1993, January).
- 29 CFR 1910 Subpart
Z, Toxic and hazardous
substances. OSHA Standard.
- Inorganic Mercury and its Compounds.
OSHA Directive CPL 02-02-006 [CPL 2-2.6], (1978, October 30).
- OSHA
Technical Manual (OTM). OSHA Directive TED
01-00-015 [TED 1-0.15A], (1999, January 20).
- Lockout/Tagout Interactive Training Program.
OSHA eTool.
- 29
CFR 1917 Subpart G, Related terminal operations
and equipment. OSHA Standard.
- Occupational Safety and Health Guidelines for Mercury Vapor.
OSHA, National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH), US Department of Energy (DOE).
- 29 CFR 1910 Subpart
Z, Toxic and hazardous
substances. OSHA Standard.
- Preventing
Electrocutions Due to Damaged Receptacles and
Connectors. US Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 87-100,
(1986, October).
- Prevention of Electrocutions in Fast Food Restaurants.
US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS),
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) Publication No. 85-104, (1984, December).
- Guidelines for protecting the safety and health of health care workers.
US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) Publication No. 88-119, (1988, September).
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Joint Commission
and Joint Commission Resources Newsletters/Journals.
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
Nurses Station
Pharmacy
Tuberculosis
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Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis 1910.1035-Proposed Rule. OSHA Federal Register
Final Rules 62:54159-54309, (1997, October 17).
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Enforcement Procedures and Scheduling for Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis. OSHA Directive
CPL 02-00-106 [CPL 2.106], (1996, February 9).
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Personal Protective Equipment.
OSHA Fact Sheet, 286 KB PDF,
2 pages
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Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE). Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Provides news and
updates on latest tuberculosis prevention and control
programs.
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Fact Sheets. Provides fact sheets on Multidrug-Resistant
Tuberculosis, trends in TB, respiratory protection in
healthcare settings, infection control, general
information, latent tuberculosis, and others.
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Education and Training Materials. Provides
publications, pamphlets, videos, web-based courses,
CD-ROMs, posters, reports, guides and other resources.
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Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of
Mycobacterium
tuberculosis in Health-Care
Settings, 2005. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Morbidity and Mortality Weekly
Report (MMWR) 54(RR17);1-141, (2005, December 30).
Updates TB control recommendations reflecting shifts
in the epidemiology of TB, advances in scientific
understanding, and changes in health-care practice that
have occurred in the United States during the preceding
decade.
- Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium
tuberculosis in Health-Care Facilities, 1994.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) 43(RR13);1-132, (1994, October 28).
- Essential Components of a Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Program.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
44(RR11);1-16,
(1995, September 8).
- Prevention and Treatment of Tuberculosis Among Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Principles of Therapy and Revised Recommendations.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) 47(RR20);1-51, (1998, October 30).
- Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Facilities Providing Long-Term Care to the Elderly Recommendations of the Advisory Committee for Elimination of Tuberculosis
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
39(RR10);7-20 (1990, July 13).
- TB Respiratory Protection Program in Health Care Facilities Administrator's Guide.
US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) Publication No. 99-143, (1999), 808 KB PDF,
120 pages.
- Joint Commission
and Joint Commission Resources Newsletters/Journals.
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
Utility
Whirlpool/Shower
Workplace Violence
OSHA Technical Manual
- OSHA
Technical Manual (OTM). OSHA Directive TED
01-00-015 [TED 1-0.15A], (1999, January 20). Provides technical information and guidance on occupational safety and health topics.
The purpose of the manual is to assist OSHA Compliance Safety and Health Officers in hazard recognition and to provide guidance in accident prevention.
Accessibility Assistance: Contact
the OSHA Directorate of Science, Technology and Medicine
at 202-693-2300 for assistance accessing OSHA PDF and PPT
materials.
*These files are provided for downloading.
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