Bloodborne Pathogens: Healthcare Workers

Course Description:

Your job in health care involves helping others. But sometimes doing your job could put you at risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens. We will talk about what bloodborne pathogens are, how you might be exposed to them, the precautions you can take to successfully prevent exposure, and what to do if you are exposed. Fortunately, your chance of being exposed to bloodborne pathogens on the job is small. But keeping that risk to a minimum is important to us all.

Key Points:

At the completion of this module, the participant will be able to:

• Identify risks of exposure
• Recognize requirements of exposure control plan and OSHA regulations
• Prevent exposure by taking proper precautions
• Take effective action in the event of an exposure