Intended Audience

• Any individual or employee who has a reasonable anticipation of contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials as a result of performing designated job duties.

Digital Resources

• Streaming video player
• Create custom playlists
• Updated user interface for blended learning platform
• Customizable blended learning playlists
• Track past, present, and future classes with OTIS
• New mobile app, including offline mode

Recognized Certification Period

• May not exceed 12 months from class completion date

Successful completion (certification)

• Complete all course requirements as provided by an authorized MEDIC First Aid instructor
• Written exam — Optional
• Performance Evaluation — Successfully complete the course requirements for the Bloodborne Pathogens in the Workplace program

Recommended time to complete

• About 1 hour
• Successful completion is based on achievement of the core learning objectives rather than a prescribed instruction time.

Course Topics

• OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
• Specific Bloodborne Pathogens
  • Hepatitis B Virus
  • Hepatitis C Virus
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
• Hepatitis B Immunization
• Your Company's Exposure Control Plan
  • Job Classifications
  • Communicating a Hazard in the Workplace
  • Reducing the Risk of Exposure
  • Managing an Exposure
• Transmitting Bloodborne Pathogens
• Methods to Control the Risks of Exposure
  • Standard Precautions
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• When an Exposure Occurs
  • Post-Exposure Follow-Up
  • Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)
• Housekeeping
  • Regulated Waste
  • Contaminated Laundry
  • Decontaminating Surfaces