Controlling Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens

(16 min.) Although many workers have always been exposed to bloodborne and infectious diseases, treatment, and infection control prevented widespread incidences. The 80s brought new conditions that were spread in alarming proportions to personnel having other than direct contact with an exposed person. Last year, several thousand workers died from Hepatitis B. New methods of infection control were established to prevent the occupational spread of AIDS and Hepatitis B virus, both very serious diseases.

Topics included in this safety video are: AIDS or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C Virus, HCV, contingency plans for an emergency or accident, occupational exposures including accidental injection with contaminated needles, broken glass contaminated with blood, blood spattering, and splashes to the eyes or mucous membranes, exposure from cuts and abrasions in the skin, Exposure Control Plan, personal hygiene, engineering controls, contaminated waste, handling any sharps such as needles or glass, prevention and protection, good housekeeping, cleaning and sanitizing, contaminated clothing and laundry, hepatitis B vaccine, report any incident or potential exposure, post-exposure evaluation and follow-up programs, medical records, preventative and precautionary measures, identifying by color-coding and appropriate labels sharps containers and regulated waste, Universal Precautions, required information and training, and 14 required elements.

Program comes with a CD-ROM of written materials, including test questions and answers. English title also includes PowerPoint presentation.