Bloodborne pathogen standard procedures

First-aid providers must receive training under the Bloodborne Pathogens standard that covers the specifics of the reporting procedures. All first-aid providers who render assistance in any situation involving the presence of blood or other potentially infectious materials, regardless of whether or not a specific exposure occurs, must have the vaccine made available to them as soon as possible but in no event later than 24 hours after the exposure incident. If an exposure incident as defined in the standard has taken place, other post-exposure follow-up procedures must be initiated immediately, as per the requirements of the standard. 

Note—Due to the use of chemicals and material of biological origin, procedures consistent with a laboratory s Chemical Hygiene and Bloodborne Pathogens standard operating procedures must be followed. 

T or F— The safety director of an individual company has the authority to establish a procedure to comply with the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard 29 CFR 1910.1030. 

A well-known example of this is the analyses for cholesterol and lipids that are used to determine risks of heart disease. Phlehotomists collect a sample of blood, which is then sent to a laboratory for analysis. A standard sample volume called an aliquot is extracted with a nonaqueous solvent to isolate the fatty portion of the blood. Specific tests for cholesterol and other lipids are then performed. Everyone who handles the sample must follow proven procedures to prevent exposures to bloodborne pathogens that might coexist in the blood. Clinical chemists have... 

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