Annual, Mandatory Compliance Training for All Employees

[Pages:35]Annual, Mandatory Compliance Training for All Employees

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 Introduction Risk of Transmission Universal Precautions Exposure Incident Infection Control Summary

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 OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard

Any employee that has the risk of coming into contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials is required to complete annual training

This training is designed to give you the important information you need to know in order to keep yourself and those you support healthy and safe.

The more you know, the more prepared you will be and the better you will react in real situations!

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 Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) are microorganisms, such as viruses and bacteria, that are carried in the blood or other bodily fluids that can cause disease in humans.

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 Many common diseases are caused by the transmission of BBP, including:

Malaria Brucellosis Syphilis Hepatitis B (HBV) Hepatitis C (HCV) Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) which leads to

AIDS

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 1 ? 1.25 million Americans are chronically infected

Symptoms include: jaundice, fatigue, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, intermittent nausea, vomiting

Sometimes, a person may experience no symptoms at all

May lead to chronic liver disease, liver cancer, and death

Vaccination available since 1982 HBV can survive for at least one week in dried blood Symptoms can occur 1 ? 9 months after exposure

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 3.2 million Americans are chronically infected, making HCV the most common bloodborne pathogen infection in the United States

Symptoms include: jaundice, fatigue, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, intermittent nausea, vomiting

Sometimes, a person may experience no symptoms at all

May lead to chronic liver disease or death

No current vaccine is available

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