Bloodborne Pathogens

800,000 Workplace Exposures – 5,000 HIV Infected Blood Exposures Annually

This course provides information for every employee who has occupational exposures needs, to learn how to avoid and manage accidental exposure to potentially infectious materials.

Your Employees Will Learn:

• Bloodborne Pathogens in the Workplace
• How Infection Occurs
• Bloodborne Pathogens Specific Bloodborne Pathogens
• Overview of the Most Common Bloodborne Diseases: HIV, the Virus That Causes AIDS
• Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C
• Transmitting Bloodborne Pathogens
• Your Employer’s Exposure Control Plan
• Recognizing the Potential for Exposure
• Methods to Control the Risk of Exposure
• Using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Hepatitis B Immunization
• What to Do If an Exposure Occurs
• Housekeeping and Communicating a Hazard in the Workplace