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A. J. Gallagher - Bloodborne Pathogen Training

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Bloodborne Pathogen Training

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welcome to the workplace safety training series today's program is entitled exposure control for blood-borne pathogens but that title is a little long so we'll just refer to the program as blood-borne Catholic in training  we know there may be times in the workplace when you're exposed to blood or other body fluids this training Graham is designed to help you understand the risk of infection and what do you need to do to protect yourself this program is designed for any employee who may occasion be exposed to blood or other infectious fluids in the workplace this program is not for healthcare workers EMTs or law enforcement officers who specialized training  you may see blood only rarely in the workplace for example when a co-worker is injured on the job at times like you need to know what you should do to protect yourself from the risk of infection from blood-borne pathogens  list training Pro I will provide information on one types of blood borne pathogens to which employees are at risk 3 how does exposure to bloodborne pathogens occur for universal precautions to prevent infection 5 personal active equipment 6 work practice controls 7 who can clean up a spill  hate this pull up contaminated materials what you should do if you're exposed and 10 vaccination for these viruses bloodborne diseases the most serious blood-borne diseases are the human immunodeficiency virus HIV the Hepatitis B virus HPV and the hepatitis C virus hcv as you probably already know the hi virus causes of disease known as AIDS  HIV is carried in the blood of a person infected with the HIV virus medical researchers now that HIV spreads from one person to another by contact with infected blood the same researchers have found the saliva sweat tears urine and vomit do not carry the HIV virus unless blood can be seen in them persons infected with HIV may not show any sign the age disease for a number of years so someone who seems healthy may be carrying the HIV virus and nobody would be able to tell the Hepatitis B virus causes a severe liver infection and is carried in the blood of the infected person many persons infected with hepatitis B no symptoms for a month or longer after becoming infected when the symptoms to appear they frequently resemble flu symptoms but include all over itching pain over the liver and jaundice  the hepatitis C virus black hbv causes a liver disease and is carried in the blood of the infected purse most persons infected with hepatitis C will not show any symptoms for 10 to 20 years after becoming infected for the few persons who display symptoms play after infection their symptoms are similar to those of hepatitis B who is at risk employees who are most at risk exposure to bloodborne pathogens are those who deal with human blood that includes medical professionals healthcare workers housekeeping and laundry Staffing hospitals dentist EMTs and blood bank workers they are most simply because they deal with human blood frequently morticians Home Health Care law enforcement firefighters and anyone providing first responder Medical Care are at risk to but everyone in the workplace is at risk it may not be very off but everyone at some time they have to deal with a co-worker who suffers an injury that punctures their skin and starts to bleed how could you be exposed first let's dispel some myths about blood-borne pathogens bloodborne pathogens cannot be transmitted by sneezing offing sharing a drinking class for using a public toilet blood borne pathogens are transmitted primarily Through Blood your body fluids but blood is the primary way the infection is spread although saliva is not addressed by OSHA's bloodborne pathogen standard you should not have that saliva is safe if the person is sick or injured it is possible that with small amounts of blood blood-borne pathogens can infected person when the blood borne virus enters through an opening in the skin like a cut or an open sore or when the virus enters through the mucous membranes of the eyes and mouth how can we protect ourselves from becoming infected with a blood-borne pathogen will use universal precautions universal precautions mean that we treat all human blood and other body fluids as if they are infectious and then use protective barriers and good hygiene to protect ourselves from accidental exposure and infection it's important to always protect yourself from contact blood and body fluids of other people because you don't know whether the person is infected remember sometimes it takes years for an infected person to start showing symptoms  protective barriers personal protective equipment or PPE acts as a barrier to protect can add mucous membrane from contact with blood and body fluids PPE includes gloves protective goggles face Shields and protective clothing protective gloves maybe latex or latex-free material it doesn't matter what the gloves are made from as long as they're waterproof you need to what personal protective equipment do you need when your work involves a potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens your supervisor will provide the right kind of PPE play Hazard ensure that the PPE is available make sure it fits you train you how to use it and what its limitations are and ensure that it is proper be cleaned and maintained good hygiene your mother was right wash your hands hand washing isn't effect way to prevent spreading infection from your skin so that you won't transfer it to your mouth your eyes or other surfaces you touch running water over your hands is not washing them you need to use warm water and soap wash your hands thoroughly and then rinse them with clean warm running water when should you wash your hands if you're working with potentially infectious materials you should wash when you accidentally contact infectious material directly we vow to protect barrier between you and the material when your glove Lakes either through a puncture or a tear after removing your protective gloves whenever you think you may have been exposed to a actress material and after exposure always wash your hands before eating drinking or touching your eyes or mouth removing disposable gloves when wearing disposable gloves you should remove them as soon as you've completed the task and you are no longer exposed to infectious material if the gloves become damaged when you're working with infectious material you will want to remove them as soon as possible and then wash your hands then put on new gloves love should always be removed before leaving the work area when using disposable gloves do not wash and reuse them use new gloves for each new task there is a special procedure for removing gloves to avoid coming into contact with any blood or body fluids on the gloves ask your supervisor demonstrate the proper procedure for removing disposable gloves will keep you from touching infectious material on the outside of the gloves that special procedure to remove your gloves even when they do not appear to have been contaminated after you remove your gloves dispose of them in a biohazard bag or a waterproof trash bag then wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water  picking up contaminated objects if you can public places you may see a used hypodermic needle used condom or another object that could contain infected human blood or body fluids what's pick it up if you pick up potential e contaminated objects you must be wearing your protective gloves do not touch any contaminated object how to your gloves when picking up a contaminated object gloves it is better to use a tool like a pair of tongs or a pair of pliers rather than your fingers this adds another layer of protection between the contaminated object and your skin it also keeps the object from accidentally punch gloves and exposing you to the Infectious material dispose of hypodermic needles and other sharp objects in a Sharps container I have sharp points or edges or a waterproof trash bag handling trash bags much of the time when we handle trash bags we assume that we don't have to worry about exposure to bloodborne pathogens or other infectious materials but don't make that you need to be careful how you handle every trash bag don't use your hands to rearrange or push down the contents of the bag don't scoop trash back into an over build back don't overfill the back and don't pick it up by grabbing both sides of the bag handle trash bags carefully so that you don't come into contact with a bags when handling trash bags treat every trash bag as though it contained infectious material don't poke prod or push the contents of the bag reach into trash containers wear your protective gloves look for punctures or tears in the bag and be careful grab the bag by the top don't touch the sides are the bottom it's important that you follow these procedures with all trash bags even if you think that the bag only contains non-infectious trash when working with trash bags you are much safer if you treat every trash bag as though it contains infectious material  cleaning up spills the first rule is don't clean up blood and other body fluids unless you've been trade if you have been trained make sure you have the PPE and other equipment will it safely if you have been trained you know the steps to cleaning up spills of blood and other body fluids remember your training including these Five Points one where your personal protective equipment wear your gloves and protective eyewear and cover any Exposed Skin to use the poseable towels to clean up all visible material discard the towels in a biohazard bag or waterproof trash bag 3 check the area follow the instructions for disinfecting for cleanup the disinfectant with disposable towels and put them in a biohazard bag five don't forget to wash your hands after removing your gloves but remember if you haven't been trained don't try to clean up infectious material disposing of infectious material all potentially infectious material should be handled separately from other trash hypodermic needles and a sharp object should be in a Sharps container if the sharp object is too large to fit in a Sharps container ask your supervisor how to dispose of the object Sharp do you like should never be discarded directly into trash bags because any tear in the bag will expose others to the Infectious material biohazard bags should be used for all 9 what's material if biohazard bags are not available your supervisor may tell you to use a waterproof trash bag these back should be marked with biohazard labels and need to follow special disposal guidelines your supervisor will advise you on how to dispose of the bags of infectious material should you do if you are accidentally exposed let's hope that you're never exposed to infectious material to blood or other contaminated body fluids but that does happen there are precautions that you must take if your skin comes into contact with blood or other body fluids and the skin is intact is there are no Cuts or abrasions in the skin you should immediately wash the skin with warm water and soap wash thoroughly and rinse with clean Warm Water Report the going to your supervisor to determine what further assessment and treatment will be required remember with contaminated material needs to be treated seriously even more serious if the contact involves broken skin or the contaminated material gets splashed into your eyes nose or mouth is any of these happen it is very important that you one let Cuts or skin punctures bleed freely to if your eyes nose or mouth are what's your eyes nose or mouth with lots of water 3 wash all affected skin with lots of soap and warm water for report the immediately to your supervisor if your supervisor is not immediately available do not wait to seek medical attention if someone take you directly do the closest hospital emergency room be sure to tell the emergency room medical staff that you've been exposed to a potential bloodborne pathogen there are treatments that faction or may alter the course of the disease if you've been infected but if you delay in getting proper medical treatment you may lose the opportunity to treat the infection in the earliest is it exposure  should you get vaccinated of the three blood borne pathogens we've discussed there is only a vaccine for hepatitis display all employees with a potential occupational exposure to blood and body fluids will be offered the HPV vaccine by your employer your supervisor about vaccination if you think that your job exposes you to infectious material there is no vaccine for Hepatitis C or for HIV if a person becomes infected with HIV there are antiretroviral drugs that reduce HIV infection but these drugs are not sway to prevent infection is to follow the universal precautions use your personal protective equipment and use your training  thank you for participating in this bloodborne pathogen safety training program if you have questions or if you need more information