The requirements of OSHA’s bloodborne pathogens standard can be found in Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations at 29 CFR 1910.1030. The standard’s requirements state what employers must do to ...

In a recent report, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration listed the most frequently cited bloodborne pathogen violations in surgery centers. According to the report, OSHA has increased ...

The Public Employment Risk Reduction Program's (PERRP) Bloodborne Pathogens standard requires that Miami University develop a written Exposure Control Plan to eliminate or minimize employee exposure ...

Faced with emerging threats of new pathogens and antibiotic-resistant bacteria, many healthcare providers are placing a renewed focus on reducing healthcare-associated infections. Personal protective ...

A new uptick in mpox activity, including reports of more virulent clade I lineages circulating in multiple regions, has renewed questions from employers about their obligations when an employee is ...

Imagine receiving a call that a child has been injured while boarding one of your school buses. The driver stated that a young girl has fallen on the steps and her head is bleeding. The dispatcher has ...

Ten of the 20 fastest-growing occupations in the United States are related to health care. If predictions by the Bureau of Labor Statistics are correct, health care will generate 3.2 million new jobs ...

Inadequate employee safeguards at a Buffalo, N.Y., industrial laundry have resulted in a total of $77,125 in proposed fines from OSHA. Sodexho Inc. was cited for 13 alleged repeat and serious ...

Coastal Training Technologies has released a training program to protect law enforcement personnel from the dangers of bloodborne pathogens. "Bloodborne Pathogens: Protecting Law Enforcement" provides ...