Bloodborne & Airborne Pathogens

Question 1

OSHA stands for

Answer 1

The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Question 2

OPIM stands for

Answer 2

Other potentially infectious materials

Question 3

The Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens Standard went into effect in what year?

Answer 3

1992

Question 4

Germs that cause disease

Answer 4

a pathogen

Question 5

Germs that are transmitted from one person to another through contact with blood or OPIM

Answer 5

Bloodborne pathogen

Question 6

CDC stands for

Answer 6

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Question 7

The practice of the Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens Standard also meets the required education and training standards of the NFPA. What is the NFPA?

Answer 7

National Fire Protection Association

Question 8

The standard protects those whose job involves…

Answer 8

handling or possibly being exposed to blood or blood products, blood components or OPIM.

Question 9

The CDC estimates that __-__ million people, __-__% of the United States population, are living with chronic hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus infections. Of those 800,000 to ___ million have chronic HBV infections and __-__ million have chronic HCV infections.

Answer 9

3. 5-5.3 million people, 1-2%
4. 4 million
5. 7-3.9 million

Question 10

HBV stands for

Answer 10

Hepatitis B

Question 11

HCV stands for

Answer 11

Hepatitis C

Question 12

T/F: You do not need to directly contact someone carrying a bloodborne pathogen to be at risk for exposure.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

What industry is not covered by the Standard, but is covered by OSHA’s General Duty Clause?

Answer 13

Construction

Question 14

The Standard does not cover people who give first aid as ____ ________. This is first aid a person voluntarily gives to another person, such as performing CPR or helping someone with a cut, nose bleed or other injury off the job.

Answer 14

Good Samaritans

Question 15

The Standard focuses on

Answer 15

occupational exposure

Question 16

OSHA defines this as “a reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane or parenteral contact with blood or OPIM that may result from the performance of employees’ duties.”

Answer 16

Occupational exposure

Question 17

The Standard requires initial and ______ training.

Answer 17

annual

Question 18

How long must training records be kept for?

Answer 18

3 years

Question 19

T/F: The Standard requires recordkeeping for exposure incidents.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

The Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act became effective

Answer 20

April 2001