OSHA and bloodborne pathogens 2023
OSHA - correct answer occupational safety & health administration
-a division of the US department of labor, charged with making workplace safety a priority
bloodborne pathogens - correct answer infectious microorganisms present in blood that can
cause disease in humans. (hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV)
-workers exposed to blood borne pathogens are at risk for serious or life-threatening illnesses
over 6 million - correct answer How many health workers are estimated to be at risk of
occupational exposure?
occupational exposure - correct answer reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane, or
parenteral contact with blood or others potentially infectious materials that may result from the
performance of an employee's duties
exposure control plan - correct answer the employer's written program that outlines the
protective measures an employer will take to eliminate or minimize employee exposure to
blood and OPIM
universal precautions - correct answer (equipment, washing hands) treating all human blood
and OPIM as if known to be infectious for blood borne pathogens
engineering controls - correct answer these are devices that isolate or remove the blood borne
pathogens hazard from he workplace (sharps disposal containers, self sheathing needles, safer
medical devices- sharps with engineered sharps-injury protection and needleless systems
-primary means of eliminating or minimizing employee exposure
work practice controls - correct answer these are practices that reduce the possibility of
exposure by changing the way a task is performed (appropriate practices for handling and
