New IV Safety Device Reduces Exposure to
Bloodborne Pathogensbecause the product provides added protection against
bloodborne pathogens.
1030), and NIOSH to provide the most current information and recommendations on prevention of
bloodborne pathogens and highly contagious skin infections in body art establishments.
You may also wish to enlist the assistance of the institutional risk manager, who can give you an analysis of incidents that have arisen from
bloodborne pathogen exposure.
Accidental needlesticks pose the greatest threat because
bloodborne pathogens are more likely to be transmitted in this way than by injuries from other sharp devices.
Each conference focused on a different aspect of the prevention of occupationally acquired
bloodborne pathogens, and the 1998 program centered on strategies to implement sharp injury protection.
The guide is a multimedia publication with hard copy (book) and digital (PDF download) editions showcasing hundreds of medical devices which have been designed to reduce exposure to
bloodborne pathogens.
This course also complies with OSHA's initial and annual
bloodborne pathogens training requirements.
Precautions related to
bloodborne pathogens, and the handling of specimens and waste are among the chief concerns of laboratorians today.
To assist medical facility exposure control departments to meet this regulation, this new reference source contains documentation and pictures of over 260 sharps injury prevention and
bloodborne pathogen exposure prevention products.
Each student who successfully completes the course will receive a certificate for the Body Art Health and Safety Training required by Los Angeles County and a certificate for completing four hours of
Bloodborne Pathogens and Infection Control Training.
It helps to comply with the OSHA
Bloodborne Pathogen Standard for cleaning and disinfecting surfaces contaminated with blood or other potentially infectious materials.
