“Do I really have to train physicians in bloodborne pathogens? OSHA doesn’t require them to undergo training like the rest of the practice’s staff, does it?” asked the safety officer from a large ...

The Premier Safety Institute, which is a part of Premier, a healthcare alliance of more than 2,300 U.S. hospitals and 64,000 other healthcare sites, offers a downloadable OSHA bloodborne pathogen ...

Coastal Training Technologies has released a training program to protect law enforcement personnel from the dangers of bloodborne pathogens. "Bloodborne Pathogens: Protecting Law Enforcement" provides ...

This program was developed and written by the Environmental Health & Safety Department (EHS) and is considered the campus standard for protecting faculty, staff, and students from exposure to ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) bloodborne pathogens standard, 29 C.F.R. § 1910.1030, requires employers having employees with “occupational exposure to blood or other ...

The program equips participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to handle bloodborne pathogens safely, thereby reducing the risk of infection and ensuring compliance with OSHA regulations.

TELL — Report the incident immediately to your supervisor or human resources department. Ask for a dated copy of the report (even if it is only handwritten). Employers have a responsibility to protect ...

The U.S. Department of Labor announced an agreement with Rite Aid to implement a program to better protect employees, including front-end customer service staff, against hazards related to bloodborne ...

“Do I really have to train physicians in bloodborne pathogens? OSHA doesn’t require them to undergo training like the rest of the practice’s staff, does it?” asked the safety officer from a large ...

The risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens is one that law enforcement personnel face everyday. Coastal Training Technologies' "Bloodborne Pathogens for Law Enforcement" is an informative training ...

Bloodborne pathogens (BBP) are infectious microorganisms found in blood that can transmitted in a variety of ways (e.g., passing through our skin layer from a cut or stick, contact with our mucous ...