OSHA Training for Employees in Their First Clinical Setting
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Course description:
OSHA Training for Employees in Their First Clinical Setting covers initial OSHA training for non-clinical employees who are new to the healthcare industry. It is a practical introduction to bloodborne pathogens and hazardous chemicals. Topics include:
- OSHA
- Bloodborne pathogens (including hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV)
- Exposure control plan
- Universal precautions
- Labeling
- Engineering controls
- Sharps
- Safe work practice controls
- Personal protective equipment
- Housekeeping
- Exposure incident
- Chemical hygiene and hazard communication
- MSDS
- Chemical labeling
- Chemical exposures
- Routes of chemical entry
- Hazardous chemicals
- Chemical storage
- Safely working with hazardous chemicals
- Chemical exposure response
- Chemical clean-up and disposal
- Medical gases and compressed gas cylinders
- Laser safety
- Radiation hazards
- Fire safety
- Electrical safety
- Employee training
Learning objectives:
At the end of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following learning objectives:
- Discuss OSHA and its role in promoting worker safety.
- Discuss how to recognize bloodborne diseases, such as HIV and HBV.
- Describe your employer's OSHA program that helps you prevent exposures to bloodborne pathogens.
- List what to do if you are exposed to a bloodborne disease.
- Ensure that engineering controls, personal protective equipment, and safe work practice controls are in place for all identified potentially infectious materials in your practice.
- Locate your practice's OSHA safety manual containing your written Hazard Communication Plan and your Exposure Control Plan for bloodborne pathogens.
- State which chemicals are hazardous and how you can protect yourself from exposure to them at work.
- Describe how to respond in the event of smoke or fire in the work area.
- Describe how to use a fire extinguisher to put out a small contained fire.
Faculty:
Dr. Sheila Dunn is a nationally recognized expert in federal laboratory and OSHA regulations. She received a Doctor of Arts degree in Clinical Laboratory Science Education in 1986 and a Master of Science in 1982 from The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
Joe Laco, regulatory specialist, is a former corporate safety officer for a regional reference lab and has worked in various laboratory and healthcare environments. He received a Master of Science in Environmental Health from East Tennessee State University in 2001 and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Ohio University in 1995.
Intended audience:
Non-clinical, non-patient-care employees in all outpatient medical facilities.
Computer requirements:
Most Web browsers are sufficient to participate. Minimum requirements include Internet Explorer 6.0, Firefox 2.0, as well as any Safari or Chrome browser. Both Mac and PC are supported.
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SOURCE CODE: ESEARCHGOO
ISBN: 1-929693-14-1
