2005 InService Law Enforcement Training

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Bloodborne Pathogens

• 2005 In-Service Law Enforcement Training

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Training Objectives

• Explain the purpose of the Bloodborne Pathogen
  Standard in 29 CFR 1910.1030.
• Describe the general symptoms and epidemiology of
  bloodborne diseases.
• Identify the modes of transmission for bloodborne
  pathogens.

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Training Objectives

• Identify tasks and other activities that may
  involve the exposure to blood or other
  potentially infectious materials.
• Describe methods that prevent or reduce exposure
  to blood or other potentially infectious
  diseases.
• Describe the appropriate selection, storage, use
  and disposal of personal protective equipment.

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Training Objectives

• State the components of their employers
  Bloodborne Exposure Control Plan to include
• Appropriate actions to take and persons to
  contact in an emergency involving blood or other
  potentially infectious materials
• Procedure to follow if an exposure incident
  occurs and
• Information on post-exposure evaluation and
  follow-up.

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Bloodborne Pathogen Standard

• 29 CFR 1910.1030

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Bloodborne Airborne Pathogens
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HIVHuman Immunodeficiency Virus

• Methods of Transmission
• Needlesticks
• Blood splash on mucous membranes
• Blood contact with open skin.

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Hepatitis B (HBV)

• Methods of Transmission
• Contact with blood (HBV can survive outside the
  body, therefore it can survive for days after
  blood has dried.)
• Sexual contact

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Tuberculosis (TB)

• Method of Transmission
• Tuberculosis (TB) is spread person
  to person via air.

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Meningitis

• Methods of Transmission
• Direct contact with respiratory secretions
• Indirect contact
  (i.e., shaking
  hands with an
  infected person)

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Contact Transmission
Direct contact
Indirect contact
Droplet contact
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Vehicleborne Transmission

• The transfer of an infectious agent to a host
  via contaminated items such as water, food, milk,
  or biological products, such as blood, tissues,
  and organs.

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Airborne Transmission

• The dissemination of microbial aerosols to a
  host via the respiratory tract.

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Vectorborne Transmission

• The transfer of infectious microorganisms from
  an infected host via an insect or arthropod.

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Tasks Associated with Exposure

• First aid and CPR

• Contact with an offender who has open wounds

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Tasks Associated with Exposure

• Evidence collection and crime scene processing

• Officer/suspect injuries during arrest procedures

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to Reduce Exposure
Methods
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Engineering Controls

• Devices that may be used to eliminate,
  minimize, or reduce occupational exposure to
  bloodborne pathogens.

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Work Practice Controls

• Practices and procedures which reduce or
  eliminate the chance of occupational exposure to
  bloodborne pathogens.

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Personal Protective Equipment

• Gloves
• Face mask
• Eyewear
• Gowns

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DISINFECTION
CLEANING
STERILIZATION
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Hazard Communication
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Gloves
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Protective Eyewear
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Face Masks
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Gowns
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Employer Exposure Control
PLAN
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Training Objectives

• Explain the purpose of the Bloodborne Pathogen
  Standard in 29 CFR 1910.1030.
• Describe the general symptoms and epidemiology of
  bloodborne diseases.
• Identify the modes of transmission for bloodborne
  pathogens.

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Training Objectives

• Identify tasks and other activities that may
  involve the exposure to blood or other
  potentially infectious materials.
• Describe methods that prevent or reduce exposure
  to blood or other potentially infectious
  diseases.
• Describe the appropriate selection, storage, use
  and disposal of personal protective equipment.

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Training Objectives

• State the components of their employers
  Bloodborne Exposure Control Plan to include
• Appropriate actions to take and persons to
  contact in an emergency involving blood or other
  potentially infectious materials
• Procedure to follow if an exposure incident
  occurs and
• Information on post-exposure evaluation and
  follow-up.

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Questions?
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Bloodborne Pathogens

• 2005 In-Service Law Enforcement Training