Full course description
Bloodborne pathogen training is required for any employee who may be exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials resulting from performing their job duties.
This course specifically addresses non-laboratory roles whose duties include performing first aid or responding to spills that may be contaminated with blood or other potentially infectious materials.
Specific employee roles are defined in the Exposure Control Plan and include responding officers, lifeguards and athletic trainers, occupational health nurse for campus and 4H, cartain personnel in facilities, housing, and EHS, as well as any other role who performs these duties.
The course covers situations exposure may occur, exposure routes, specific pathogens, exposure control, vaccines, safe sharps use, post incident response and the UTK incident reporting process.