Biohazards and Pathogens


		Biohazards and Bloodborne Pathogens: 3 hours Board Approval #: 05-OM-0108 WT: 0, WW: 0, IN: 0, CO: 0, DS: 0, SU: 0.35 This 3 hour course assists health and safety professionals with the recognition, evaluation, and control of biological hazards during occupational exposure. Focus is placed on work practices, personal protective equipment, control techniques, recognized pathogens, and current applicable OSHA standards. Course includes discussions of the bloodborne pathogens standard, TB, compliance policy, and inspection techniques.
Regulation 29 CFR 1910.1030
Audience
All employees exposed to biological and bloodborne pathogenic hazards requiring and managers of those employees. Employees include:
	Professional first responders Employees in health care and laboratories Correctional institution employees Rest room cleaners Plumbers who repair sewage plumbing School nurses Company nurses First aid providers Wastewater and water treatment employees Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, attendees will understand:
OSHA Requirements
All employees who have the potential to be exposed to bloodborne pathogens on the job are required to have initial training in bloodborne pathogens. Training is also required on an annual basis. Under the Bloodborne Standard, training must be provided in the following areas:
	• Exposure Control Plan • Epidemiology of Bloodborne Diseases • Engineering and work practice controls • Personal protective equipment • Housekeeping and waste disposal • Hepatitis B Vaccination • Post-Exposure Procedures • Purpose of Bloodborne Standard
To reduce the health risk to workers whose duties involve exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials. There are micro-organisms that are present in blood and body fluid that can cause disease in humans. These micro-organisms are Hepatitis A, Hepatitis C and HIV. A large percentage of the population are unaware they have these viruses because they have no symptoms until the later stages of the disease.
	• Hepatitis and HIV Training • Hepatitis and HIV Overview • Signs and Symptoms of Hepatitis and HIV • Biological effects of Hepatitis and HIV • Transmission routes for Hepatitis and HIV • Hepatitis and HIV risk factors • What is an exposure? • Contact with blood or body fluids that are infectious. The virus must have a way to enter the body through one of the transmission routes. • Preventative Measures • Universal Precautions • Use of appropriate protective equipment • Hand washing • Biohazard waste management • Hepatitis B Vaccination • Post-Exposure Procedures • In the event that an exposure does occur, the area exposed is to be washed as soon as possible. • Reporting of all exposures • Post-exposure medical evaluation and follow up • Personal Protective Equipment Selection
Course Topics
	Information on the content of the OSHA standard (.5 hour) Epidemiology and symptoms of bloodborne diseases (.25 hour) Bloodborne pathogens and other infectious diseases (.25 hour) Modes by which the disease is transmitted (.25 hour) The exposure control plan (.25 hour) Recognition situations (.25 hour) Practices to prevent exposure (.25 hour) Emergency procedures (.25 hour) Sign and labels (.25 hour) Selection and use of personal protective equipment (.25 hour) Biologic and pathogenic organisms as a weapon of mass destruction (.25 hour)