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Bloodborne pathogens
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(SEE ALSO SPECIFIC PATHOGENS AIDS
AND HIV, HEPATITIS,
AND HEALTH
CARE INDUSTRY)
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Some
workers are at risk of contracting diseases, such as HIV, hepatitis,
tuberculosis and lyme disease. Other workers might be targeted
with anthrax or smallpox. In the U.S., most workers who are
at risk of infection are covered by regulations that require
their employer to provide every possible protection. Those regulations
are frequently not followed, particularly in small businesses.
Workers who are exposed to possible infection should take steps
to determine whether their employer is complying with the applicable
regulations and, if necessary, take appropriate action.
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Bloodborne pathogens links |
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Percutaneous Injury Rates
(Advances in Exposure Prevention, 2004)
 Applicability
of the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard to the Municipal Solid
Waste Industry (Occupational Safety and Health Administration
standard iinterpretation letter, 2003)
Bloodborne
Infectious Diseases HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B Virus, and Hepatitis
C Virus (National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health)
Bloodborne
Pathogens in Healthcare Settings Healthcare personnel
are at risk for occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens,
including hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV),
and human immunodefi ciency virus (HIV). Exposures occur through
needlesticks or cuts from other sharp instruments contaminated
with an infected patient's blood or through contact of the eye,
nose, mouth, or skin with a patient's blood. (Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention)
Bloodborne Pathogens Online Training Module
(Oklahoma State University)
The
Bloodborne Pathogens Standard 29 CFR 1910.1030
(New York City Department of Education, 2002)
Deadly
Needles – gateway to 15 major articles from the San
Francisco Chronicle about dangerous needles in the U.S.
 Exposición
a Patógenos Transmitidos por la Sangre en el Trabajo
(Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 1992)
Facts
About Needlesticks and Bloodborne Pathogens (American
Nurses Association)
The Impact
of Educational Interventions on Primary Health Care Workers’
Knowledge of Occupational Exposure to Blood or Body Fluids
— “We found greater knowledge regarding management
of exposures to blood and body fluids following face to face
training than other educational interventions. There is a need
for education of at risk primary health care workers.”
(Occupational Medicine, November 2006)
Implementing
Safe Needles Law: Inferior "Safer" Needles and Other
Dangerous Practices (Service Employees International
Union)
International
Health Care Worker Safety Center (University of Virginia
Health System)
International
Sharps Injury Prevention Society
OSHA
Bloodborne Pathogens Standard Factsheet (American Federation
of State, County and Municipal Employees)
OSHA
Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (29CFR1910.1030)
OSHA
Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, Preamble to Final Rule
OSHA's
November 2001 Compliance Directive: Enforcement Procedures for
the Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens
NYCOSH factsheet on using the OSHA bloodborne
pathogens rules to protect your safety and health
OSHA's
Compliance Directive on Bloodborne Pathogens and the Prevention
of Needlestick Injuries, Hearing before the House Subcommittee
on Workforce Protections, June 22, 2000.
OSHA's
Standards Interpretation Letter Stating that Antiseptic Hand
Cleaners Are not an Acceptable Substitute for Soap and Water
for Compliance with the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (OSHA,
March 31, 2003)
OSHA's
Standards Interpretation Reiterating the Prohibition of the
Re-Use of Blood Tube Holders
Preventing
Needlestick Injuries in Health Care Settings (National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1999)
Revision
to OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard Technical Background
and Summary (OSHA, April 2001)
Safer
Needles (Service Employees International Union, 2002)
Updated
U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of
Occupational Exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV and Recommendations
for Postexposure Prophylaxis, June 2001
Preventing
Occupational Exposures to Bloodborne Pathogens: Articles from
Advances in Exposure Prevention, 1994-2003 (International
Healthcare Worker Safety Center, 2004)
Workbook
for Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Sharps Injury
Prevention Program (Center for Disease Control, 2004)
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Bloodborne pathogens news |
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Nurses, SEIU Step up Fight for Safety Needles:
Safety-Engineered Medical Devices a Win-Win Solution
– The British Columbia Nurses’ Union is marking
National Nursing Week by joining a national initiative for a
law that would make use of safety-engineered medical devices
mandatory in all workplaces. (British Columbia Nurses’
Union press release, May 10, 2005)
OSHA
Clarifies Position on the Removal of Contaminated Needles
— OSHA is clarifying its policy on the prohibition
of removing contaminated needles from blood tube holders in
order to reduce the dangers of needlesticks for healthcare workers
and others who handle medical sharps. "Removing contaminated
needles and reusing blood tube holders can expose workers to
multiple hazards," said OSHA Administrator John Henshaw.
"We want to make it very clear that this practice is prohibited
in order to protect workers from being exposed to contaminated
needles." (OSHA press release, June 12, 2002)
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