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Article Category: Bloodborne Pathogen

Bloodborne Pathogens Prevention for Emergency Response Personnel
Overview Bloodborne pathogens (BBP) are in every work environment within the Commonwealth of Virginia. This article focuses on preventing and controlling workplace BBPs and methods of protecting employees who may be exposed and includes information from the Occupational Safety and...

Preventing Bloodborne Pathogen Exposures
Overview: This article provides techniques to prevent bloodborne pathogen exposures. It also highlights best practices and includes a checklist for sharps injury prevention. This article focuses on work environments, needles and other sharps materials contaminated with bloodborne pathogens. A list...