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Why Your Company Needs to Order OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Ultra™

It is vital to note that OSHA maintains strict guidelines regarding Occupational Safety & Health Standards training. Here are some of OSHA’s mandatory Bloodborne Pathogens Standard training requirements:

  • Employers shall ensure that all employees with occupational exposure participate in a training program which must be provided at no cost to the employee and during working hours. The employer shall institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program.

  • Training must take place at the time of initial assignment to tasks where occupational exposure may take place and at least annually thereafter.

  • Employers shall provide additional training when changes such as modification of tasks or procedures or institution of new tasks or procedures affect the employee's occupational exposure. The additional training may be limited to addressing the new exposures created.

  • An opportunity for interactive questions and answers with the person conducting the training session.

  • The person conducting the training shall be knowledgeable in the subject matter covered by the elements contained in the training program as it relates to the workplace that the training will address.

  • All training must be “site specific.” This means OSHA’s Occupational Safety & Health Standards must be tailored to each healthcare setting. For example: who is the Compliance/Safety Officer?, where can employees locate and review written occupational safety control plans?, where are the emergency exits located, etc.
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Additional Considerations for Ordering OSHA
Bloodborne Pathogens Ultra™:

Ask yourself the following questions

  • How comprehensive is my bloodborne pathogen training program today?
  • Is my bloodborne pathogen training solely based on OSHA regulations?
  • Are my employees modifying their behavior to reduce the likelihood of injury based on my training program?
  • Have I provided sufficient reasons why my employees should install safer work practice controls?
  • Exactly, how am I reducing risk at my workplace?
  • Does my bloodborne pathogen training program include extensive bloodborne research?
  • When is the last time I updated my training program?
  • Am I sure my bloodborne pathogen training program meets OSHA’s minimal initial and annual training mandates?
  • Do I exceed OSHA’s training requirements?
  • Does my bloodborne pathogen training program include “real-world” bloodborne exposure surveillance data which includes where and when injuries occur, who is most likely to become infected, the preventability of hollow-bore needlestick injuries, which body parts are involved in exposures, procedures with the highest injury rates, the costs of sharps injuries, etc?
  • Am I teaching my employees how to identify recognizable hazards in the workplace so they will install greater precaution while performing their tasks?
  • Do I spend each day researching OSHA regulations, letters of interpretation and engage in monitoring the latest medical research from around the world linked to reported injuries?
  • Do I have personal relationships within OSHA and at the university level which contribute to my bloodborne pathogen training program?
  • Am I aware of the monthly citations issued by OSHA for non-compliance linked to their bloodborne pathogen training requirements?
  • Am I prepared to defend my bloodborne pathogen training program and the vast components associated with full OSHA compliance should OSHA perform an on-site inspection which includes the comprehensive evaluation of my training program?

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