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OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Program

Key Benefits

  •     Employee training
  •     Concise, complete policy and procedure manuals
  •     Yearly update service optional

The Federal Bloodborne Pathogen Standard was first published by OSHA in 1991. On November 6, 2000, Public law 106-430, the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act was signed into law revising the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard. The intention of these Standards and law is to minimize the potential for occupational exposure to the Hepatitis B virus and HIV as well as other bloodborne pathogens.

Understanding the hazards and potential exposure risks within your organization is the first step in reducing the probability of exposure and thereby decreasing the incidence of infection.

Other OSHA issues to address are 5 9 safety and health of all staff including, electrical hazards, infection control, Tuberculosis, flammable material controls, general work environment and 5 15 Ergonomics.

OSHA links:

Bloodborne Pathogen Standard

Enforcement Procedures for the Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens

Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act

Recordkeeping

Bloodborne Pathogens Compliance Program:

Our goal is to provide an organization with a comprehensive OSHA plan that includes all of the required elements plus optional considerations in the welfare of an organization’s workforce.

Our programs are customized to each individual organization and can be developed from an existing plan. Every practice is unique and the best way to protect the staff is to address the specifics of the practice.

Documentation is very important in an OSHA plan. The exposure control plan must be in writing and must be specific to an organization. It must be reviewed annually and recorded.

 

Elements of a good Bloodborne Pathogen/Exposure Control Plan include but are not limited to:

Written determination of staff at risk of exposure

Written determination of risk tasks

Description of engineering controls

Description of personal protective equipment that is available

Description of best practices mandated to reduce or eliminate risk

Hazardous waste plan

At risk employee medical record confidentiality program

Hepatitis B vaccine program

Post Exposure Prophylaxis  program description

Training program description

Tracking mechanisms for compliance

Staff evaluation and recommendation of safer devices PPE

Written manual available to all staff

Hazard Communication Program

Housekeeping Schedule 

 

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