Workplace Safety
Avoiding Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens in California
Course description
This course is intended for any employee who is likely to be exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials (OPIM) in the workplace.
This course discusses how you might be exposed to bloodborne pathogens and infectious diseases, how you can protect yourself from exposure, and how to clean up and properly dispose of blood and OPIM.
Employees most likely to be exposed include healthcare workers, first-aid responders, janitorial and maintenance personnel, and workers assigned to clean up after an industrial accident.
Even if your job does not normally expose you to blood or OPIM, this session is helpful to raise your awareness of bloodborne pathogens, to understand why you should not come in contact with them, and to understand that it is important to report spills of blood or OPIM so that they can be cleaned up safely.
Course Duration: 30 min
Learning objectives:
At the completion of this course, the participant will be able to:- Recognize bloodborne pathogen hazards in the workplace
- Identify the symptoms of bloodborne diseases and how these diseases are spread
- Determine your risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens in the workplace
- Protect yourself from exposure
- Respond appropriately if you are exposed to bloodborne pathogens
- Follow the appropriate postexposure procedures
- Apply California’s Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, found in Title 8, Section 5193 of the California Code of Regulations which includes strict requirements for working with hazardous needles, recording bloodborne pathogen exposure incidents, and postexposure evaluation