Blood Test

An easy online self-assessment to see if OSHA’s bloodborne pathogen standard applies to your facility

Use this interactive assessment program to find out if your dealership needs a bloodborne pathogens program. Right after finishing the test you’ll either receive a confirmation that a program is not necessary, or information about how to get a bloodborne pathogens program into place at your facility.

When you are considering a bloodborne pathogens program for your facility, you have a lot to think about. “The job functions your employees perform are a primary factor” explains Peter Zaidel, product manager for environmental Health and Safety programs at KPA. “But when considering other OSHA standards like First Aid, you also have to consider proximity to emergency care.” OSHA requires all employers that can “reasonably anticipate” exposure of employees to infectious materials to prepare and implement a written exposure control plan.

For the most part, this standard does not apply to industries outside of healthcare, unless your employees are trained to provide first aid and/ or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as a mandatory part of their employment. As long as first aid and /or CPR are voluntary, most of KPA’s clients are not affected by this regulation. In the absence of emergency care within 3-4 minutes of the workplace (per OSHA clarification of CFR1910.151), which is used for the treatment of all injured employees, a person or persons shall be adequately trained to render first aid. Adequate first aid supplies shall be readily available and this Bloodborne Pathogens regulation will be applicable.

More information at http://www.kpaonline.com/ehs/osha/bloodborne-pathogens

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