Bloodborne Pathogen Training: 7 Steps to Setting Up an Exposure Control Plan
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Article Title: Bloodborne Pathogen Training: 7 Steps to Setting Up an Exposure Control Plan
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Bloodborne pathogen training programs provide health care workers with useful information that can help keep them protected while working with potentially infectious materials. One of the most important concepts discussed in this type of training program is the exposure control plan. Following you will find some more information about this topic, as well as 7 steps to setting up an exposure control plan.
� Establishing an exposure control plan falls under the responsibilities of the health care employer. He is also required to make sure that, once established, the exposure control plan is being followed by all the employees. For this purpose, the employer should give out written copies of the plan to staff members, preferably during their bloodborne pathogen training.
� First, the employer should identify how exposure to bloodborne pathogens occurs. The most common way in which this happens, at least in the health care system, is through needle sticks. Other ways include cuts made by other contaminated sharp items, such as broken glass or scalpels or by blood and other potentially infected materials coming into contact with cut skin or the eyes, nose, and mouth.
� Next, the employer is required to identify which job positions or tasks are more at risk for these types of exposures and make a list of all the employees who fall under these categories. All employees who are at risk are required to undergo bloodborne pathogen training where they can learn more about the topic and be given a copy of the exposure control plan.
� The exposure control plan will have to include engineering and work practice controls employees mentioned above should follow, information about the equipment they have to wear, the medical follow up which will be offered to exposed employees, and the signs and labels used to identify hazards. Information about safer medical products and devices used to prevent exposure incidents should also be included.
� The control plan should also include relevant information about vaccination against Hepatitis B: what it consists of, what employees have to gain from it, and where they can receive it.
� The employer has to review the exposure control plan at least once a year. In this way, changes in practices employed or technologies used to reduce and prevent exposure can be included. If the plan is in any way modified, employee must also be made aware of the changes and the new standards they are required to comply with.
� When conducting the annual review, the employer is required to ask for feedback from employees who are potentially exposed regarding matters such as identifying, evaluating, and choosing appropriate engineering and work practice controls.
These are the steps any health care employer should follow to set up and ensure that an exposure control plan is followed. This topic is more broadly discussed in a bloodborne pathogen training program. Additionally, you can research for more information on the standards needed to be followed when it comes to bloodborne pathogens and exposure incidents on OSHA�s (Occupational Health and Safety Administration) official website.
About The Author: For more information, please visit our bloodborne pathogen training website http://www.bbpexams.com/
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Article Title: Bloodborne Pathogen Training: 7 Steps to Setting Up an Exposure Control Plan
Author: Greg Garner
Word Count: 517
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Format: 64cpl
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Bloodborne pathogen training programs provide health care workers with useful information that can help keep them protected while working with potentially infectious materials. One of the most important concepts discussed in this type of training program is the exposure control plan. Following you will find some more information about this topic, as well as 7 steps to setting up an exposure control plan.
� Establishing an exposure control plan falls under the responsibilities of the health care employer. He is also required to make sure that, once established, the exposure control plan is being followed by all the employees. For this purpose, the employer should give out written copies of the plan to staff members, preferably during their bloodborne pathogen training.
� First, the employer should identify how exposure to bloodborne pathogens occurs. The most common way in which this happens, at least in the health care system, is through needle sticks. Other ways include cuts made by other contaminated sharp items, such as broken glass or scalpels or by blood and other potentially infected materials coming into contact with cut skin or the eyes, nose, and mouth.
� Next, the employer is required to identify which job positions or tasks are more at risk for these types of exposures and make a list of all the employees who fall under these categories. All employees who are at risk are required to undergo bloodborne pathogen training where they can learn more about the topic and be given a copy of the exposure control plan.
� The exposure control plan will have to include engineering and work practice controls employees mentioned above should follow, information about the equipment they have to wear, the medical follow up which will be offered to exposed employees, and the signs and labels used to identify hazards. Information about safer medical products and devices used to prevent exposure incidents should also be included.
� The control plan should also include relevant information about vaccination against Hepatitis B: what it consists of, what employees have to gain from it, and where they can receive it.
� The employer has to review the exposure control plan at least once a year. In this way, changes in practices employed or technologies used to reduce and prevent exposure can be included. If the plan is in any way modified, employee must also be made aware of the changes and the new standards they are required to comply with.
� When conducting the annual review, the employer is required to ask for feedback from employees who are potentially exposed regarding matters such as identifying, evaluating, and choosing appropriate engineering and work practice controls.
These are the steps any health care employer should follow to set up and ensure that an exposure control plan is followed. This topic is more broadly discussed in a bloodborne pathogen training program. Additionally, you can research for more information on the standards needed to be followed when it comes to bloodborne pathogens and exposure incidents on OSHA�s (Occupational Health and Safety Administration) official website.
About The Author: For more information, please visit our bloodborne pathogen training website http://www.bbpexams.com/
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