Bloodborne Pathogens Training Requires Expertise in:

1. Knowing when, where & how healthcare workers are getting injured.
2. Increasing awareness of recognizable hazards.
3. Changing healthcare workers’ behavior to install safer healthcare practices.

OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Ultra™ Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Describe OSHA’s mandatory regulations and methods of compliance in the area of Bloodborne Pathogens Standards.
• Delineate healthcare workers’ responsibilities to comply with OSHA’s mandated Bloodborne Pathogens Standards.
• Describe in detail how bloodborne pathogens are transmitted in healthcare settings.
• Define bloodborne pathogens such as HBV, HCV and HIV and describe their respective symptoms.
• Explain the Hepatitis B Vaccination series & Post-vaccination Titer.
• Describe in detail OSHA’s methods of compliance regarding Hepatitis B Vaccinations and Post-exposure Evaluation & Follow-up.
• Manage the risks associated with physicians with bloodborne viral infections engaged in exposure prone procedures.
• Historically describe the disease burden from Hepatitis B in the United States.
• Cite the risk of contracting HBV, HCV & HIV from percutaneous injuries (by %).
• Define the concepts of: Occupational Exposure, Universal Precautions, Work Practice Controls, and Engineering Controls.
• Explain the importance of the “General Duty Clause.”
• Describe why the “Needlestick Safety & Prevention Act” was signed into law.
• Identify percutaneous injury rates for hollow-bore needles before & after passage of the Needlestick Safety & Prevention Act.
• Explain how smaller healthcare facilities are impacted by OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens Standards.
• Enumerate 10 tips for minimizing OSHA violations in small healthcare facilities.
• Identify 5 types of Engineering Controlled Medical Devices.
• Define at least 9 “Other Potentially Infectious Materials” (OPIM).
• Classify blood and body fluid exposures by healthcare job classifications (by %).
• Specifically identify the physical locations within healthcare settings where blood and body fluid exposures occur (by %).
• Identify which blood and body fluids are involved in exposures (by %).
• Determine if body fluids, other than blood, are visibly contaminated with blood (by %).
• Describe which body parts were involved during blood and body fluid exposures (by %).
• Cite the latest CDC sharps injury facts among hospital-based healthcare personnel.
• Identify six medical devices which account for nearly 80% of all sharps injuries.
• Define the costs associated with sharps injuries.
• Classify needlestick & sharp-object injuries by healthcare job classifications (by %).
• Specifically identify the physical locations within healthcare settings where needlestick & sharp-object injuries occur (by %).
• Describe the risk of sharp device-related blood and body fluid exposure in Operating Rooms (by %).
• Outline key elements of prevention programs designed to mitigate the risks associated with sharp device-related blood and body fluid exposure in Operating Rooms.
• Determine when injuries occurred while using needlestick & sharp-objects (by %).
• Identify sharps injuries among hospital workers by purpose or procedure for which the device was used (by %).
• Define the circumstances of safety device-related hollow-bore needlestick injuries (by %).
• Classify the types of devices which constitute sharps injuries among hospital workers (by %).
• Determine whether proportional needlestick injuries are on the rise or decline due to safer needle devices and why.
• Describe the preventability of hollow-bore needlestick injuries and behavioral changes which can reduce future needlestick injuries (by %).
• Delineate human factors that have been found to contribute to preventable sharps injuries.
• Specify key initiatives linked to the future of safer injections.
• Cite hospital locations with the highest Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection Rates.
• Describe what constitutes Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and its appropriate use.
• Explain the “do’s & don’ts” of managing contaminated PPE.
• Describe OSHA’s Respiratory Protection Program and fit testing requirement of the NIOSH approved N95 mask.
• Describe the importance of Hazard Communication labeling and delineate the Hazard Rating Chart.
• Explain OSHA’s definition of “Regulated Waste.”
• Describe methods for handling regulated waste in healthcare settings.