Bloodborne Pathogens: Healthcare Workers

Course description

The job of a healthcare worker involves helping others during an injury or illness, but sometimes, there‘s a risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens. Fortunately, healthcare-associated infections are often preventable when appropriate infection prevention and control (IPC) measures are implemented. This course discusses what bloodborne pathogens are, how exposure may occur, the precautions that can be taken to successfully prevent exposure, and the actions to take if exposed.

Compliance:
To supplement this course, employers must provide additional training, including:
• An accessible copy and explanation of OSHA’s bloodborne pathogens standard, 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.1030;
• An explanation of the facility’s exposure control plan and how employees can obtain a copy of the written plan; and
• Site-specific training on the elements covered in the facility’s exposure control plan.
There must also be an opportunity for interactive questions and answers with the employee’s trainer or supervisor.
Employees at human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) laboratories and production facilities will need additional training not covered in this course.

Course Duration: 35 min