- Author
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Title
- Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens: Precautions for Emergency Responders.
- Coporate
- Occupational Safety and Health Admin., Washington, DC
- Report
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OSHA 3130
1992
- Keywords
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occupational hazards
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exposure
- Identifiers
- human immunodeficiency (HIV); hepatitis B (HBV); viruses; infectious materials
- Abstract
- According to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) estimates, approximately 5.6 million workers in health care and other facilities are at risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens such as the human immunodeficiency (HIV) and hepatitis B (HBV) viruses and other potentially infectious materials. Those workers who have occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens include, but are not limited to, nurses, physicians, dentists and other dental workers, examiners, morticians, phlebotomists, emergency room personnel, intensive care and operating room nurses and technicians, orderlies, housekeeping personnel, and laundry workers.