Information for Employers: Complying with OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard

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• Alternative Title:
  Complying with OSHA's bloodborne pathogens standard
• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  The Bloodborne Pathogens Standard applies to employees who have occupational exposure (reasonably anticipated job-related contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials). The three most common bloodborne pathogens (BBPs) are human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Blood Blood-Borne Pathogens Communicable Diseases Health Personnel Hematologic Diseases Laboratory Infection Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Viral Diseases

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• Keywords:
  Bloodborne-pathogens; Health-care-personnel; Health-care-facilities; Infection-control; Infectious-diseases; Viral-diseases; Viral-infections; Standards; Nurses; Nursing; Surveillance-programs
• Source:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2009-111, 2009 Mar; :1-8
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Handout/Flyer
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035181
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance ; Services: Public Safety
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:68df238f5be70a52fe9477a215fa7f0d5938d486e9c20551f4b5ec578c34682a62007099ad8d005102f7dfc0585134023caf20f8965d2d18a90361538357a77c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/5615/cdc_5615_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 611.92 KB ]