Download Blood borne Pathogens

Provided By:
Xiongmee Lor,
Safety Coordinator
Key Program Elements
 Written plan (Exposure Control Plan)
 Identifying those at risk
 Providing BBP training annually
 Offering Hep B vaccines
 Preventing exposures
 Evaluating and treating exposures
 Proper disposal of bio-waste material
 Recordkeeping
Who is at risk?
 Firefighters
 Police officers (Law
Enforcement)
 Paramedics
 Emergency Response Teams
 First Aid and CPR providers
 Those who have repeated
exposures
Bloodborne Pathogens Characteristics
 Bloodborne pathogens are found only on blood, body
fluids, and materials contaminated with blood or
body fluids
 You cannot tell by looking at a person if they are
infected with a bloodborne disease
 Infected people can transmit bloodborne pathogens
before they know it
 Intact skin is an effective temporary barrier to
contacting an infection
Infectious Materials/Body Fluids
 Blood
 OSHA and the Center for
Disease Control consider
these body fluids to be
potentially infectious
 Semen
 Vaginal fluids
 Cerebrospinal fluid
 Synovial fluids
 Pericardial fluid
 Amniotic fluid
 Saliva in dental
procedures
Diseases Caused by
Bloodborne Pathogens
 Hepatitis B virus
(HBV)
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 Hepatitis C virus
(HCV)
Infects the liver
A teaspoon of
blood contains
over one billion
HBV particles
Infects 10,000
people a year due
to occupational
exposure
No cure but
vaccine is available
to prevent
infection at the
present time
 Infects the liver
 A teaspoon of
blood contains over
one billion HCV
particles
 No cure and no
vaccine
 Human
Immunodeficiency
virus (HIV)
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Attacks the body’s
immune system
A teaspoon of
blood contains
about 15 HIV
particles
No cure or vaccine
at the present time
Protecting Yourself
Personal Protective
Equipment
Engineering Controls
Personal
Hygiene
Work Practice
Controls
Personal Hygiene
 Do not touch anything that is contaminated,
such as sharps or body fluids
 Take care to minimize splashing of all
infectious materials
 Eating, drinking, smoking, applying
cosmetics or lip balm, and handling contact
lenses are prohibited in areas where there is
a potential for occupational exposure
Engineering Controls
 Reduce exposure by removing the hazard or isolating
the worker
 Examples:
 Sharps disposal containers
 Biohazard bags
 Hand washing facilities
 Antiseptic hand cleanser or toweletes
Work Practice Controls
 Remove contaminated PPE or clothing as soon as
possible
 Do not handle sharps or broken glass with your
hands; use a tong, broom & dust pan
 Clean and disinfect contaminated equipment and
work surfaces
 Thoroughly wash up immediately after exposure
with soap and warm water
 Properly dispose of contaminated items,
including contaminated PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
 PPE must be used to prevent potentially
infectious materials from coming in
contact with work clothes, street clothes,
undergarments, skin or mucous
membranes
 Employees must wear gloves when there
is potential contact with blood,
potentially infectious materials, mucous
membranes or broken skin
 Remove gloves promptly after use, and
before touching non-contaminated items
and environmental surfaces
 Wash hands with soap and warm water
after removing gloves
Universal Precautions
 An approach to infection control where
all human blood and certain body fluids
are treated as if known to be infectious
 Label biohazard waste appropriately
using tags, labels and bags
 Warning labels must be placed on
containers used to store or transport
potentially infectious materials
Cleaning and Sanitizing
 All equipment,
environmental surfaces,
and work surfaces shall be
decontaminated as soon as
possible
 Mix a clean-up solution of
1 to 10 bleach and water
 Contain the area and
dispose of all
contaminated materials
properly
Exposure Evaluation
and Follow-Up
 Exposure incident is defined as the
specific eye, mouth, nose, or nonintact skin contact with another
person’s blood
 Document route of exposure and
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circumstances
HIV/HBV status of source individual (if
available)
Post-exposure vaccine (if indicated)
Medical evaluation
Counseling
Summary
 Know what you are working with
 Wear the appropriate Personal Protective
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Equipment (PPE) when handling any type of
bodily fluid
Wash your hands after handling any type of bodily
fluid, even when wearing gloves
Do not handle sharps or broken glass with your
bare hands
Properly dispose of pathogen waste, including PPE
Report all suspected exposures to your supervisor
Questions???
 Supervisor
 Safety Coordinator – Xiongmee Lor
 39-4844 or email
[email protected]
 Risk Manager – Colleen Schian
BBP Quiz
 Print a quiz for each trainee, have trainee complete the
quiz.
 Trainer must sign the bottom and forward to Safety
Coordinator for recordkeeping.