CIRMA Workshop: Bloodborne Pathogens; November 25, 2008

Workshop:

Bloodborne Pathogens

November 25, 2008
Waterford Town Hall, 15 Rope Ferry Road, Waterford, CT 06385
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM, Registration 8:30 AM

SUMMARY

This workshop teaches attendees all aspects of the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, including biological aspect, legal aspects, and disease prevention.

Employee Safety Series

Bloodborne Pathogens Workshop is one of many informative workshops in CIRMA’s Employee Safety series. This workshop is free to CIRMA members.

For more information about the workshops, please email CIRMA at mconnelly@ccm-ct.org.

"CIRMA’s Workshops provide the knowledge and skills public employees need to better perform their jobs."

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

There are over 100 types of bloodborne pathogens, such as viruses, bacteria, and parasites, that can be present in the blood or other body fluids of infected humans. Although the two most publicized are the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, and the hepatitus B or HBV virus. Others include malaria, syphilis, lyme disease, and Epstein-Barr virus.

For employee awareness and protection, OSHA requires employers to have an Exposure Control Plan, (Bloodborne Pathogen Standard 29 CFR 1910.1030), in place. Park and recreation personnel, EMTs, and nurses are some of many job functions where bloodborne pathogen exposure can be a real threat.

Your Exposure Control Plan must contain a training component. This workshop is designed to meet the annual training requirements of the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard by introducing and reviewing information on exposure risks, universal precautions, personal protective equipment, engineering controls, safe work practices/housekeeping methods, exposure control plan components, reporting procedures/requirements, and more.

Participants will learn prudent behaviors and practices to deal with bloodborne pathogens in the working environment.

Topics include:

Code requirements for the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard.
Awareness of Bloodborne Pathogens in the workplace.
Assessment of Bloodborne Pathogens including proper precautions and protection relative to potential exposures.
Actions to be taken upon exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens.

Participants will learn how to secure and maintain a safer working environment in the work arena relative to the OSHA Bloodborne Standard.

NOTE: Certificates of attendence will be issued to all attendees.

AUDIENCE

Risk Managers/Safety Directors
Police Chiefs/Training Officers
Fire Chiefs/Fire Safety Officers
Maintenance Personnel
Public Works Directors/ Supervisors
Parks & Recreation Directors/Supervisors
School Custodians
School Nurses

SPEAKERS Catherine Zinsser
Connecticut State Department of Labor Mrs. Zinsser has been with Connecticut OSHA for three years. She has a Bachelors of Science in Industrial Hygiene from Quinnipiac University. Mrs. Zinsser has been in the safety and environmental consulting field for several years and as a CONNOSHA Training Specialist. Mrs. Zinsser has responsibility for CONN-OSHA training activities. WHERE Waterford Town Hall
15 Rope Ferry Road
Waterford, CT 06385 COST per attendee This seminar is open to CIRMA members only and is free of charge.

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For more information, please call Martin Connelly at 203-946-3743 or email cirmaworkshop@ccm-ct.org.

DIRECTIONS

From the EAST (Groton Area):
Take I-95 to Exit 81, Cross Road. At the end of the off ramp, take a left onto Parkway North. Go to the light and take a left onto Cross Road and travel for 1 mile to the next light. At that light, take a left onto Boston Post Road - Route 1. Travel for two miles to the next light; you will pass the Waterford Post Office on your right and at the next light, there will be Silva's Package Store on the right hand corner. Turn right at the light onto Avery Lane. Go to the first traffic light (the corner of Avery Lane and Rope Ferry Road - Route 156). Take a left onto Rope Ferry Road - Route 156. The Town Hall is on the left side of the road.

From the WEST (New Haven Area):
Take I-95 North to Exit 75. At the end of the exit, there is a stop sign but continue straight on Boston Post Road- Route 1 North. Continue on Route 1 for just under 4 miles. Near the end of the 4 miles you will pass the Waterford Post Office on your right. At the next traffic light, you will see Silva's Package Store on the right hand corner. Take a right at this light onto Avery Lane. Go to the first traffic light (the corner of Avery Lane and Rope Ferry Road - Route 156). Take a left onto Rope Ferry Road- Route 156. The Town Hall is on the left side of the road.

From the NORTH (Hartford Area):
Take Route 2 East to Exit 19 (Route 11 South, near Colchester). Continue on Route 11 until it ends. At the end of the exit, turn left and follow signs to Route 85 South. Turn right onto Route 85 and continue on Rte. 85 for 8 - 8.5 miles until you come to I-395; continue on Rte 85 and go .9 of a mile more to the second traffic light after I-395. (You will pass the Oakdell Motel on your left.) Take a right onto Cross Road at this light and travel for approximately 2.2 miles. You will pass Hoyt's Cinemas on the left and travel over I-95. At the 2.2 mile mark, you will come to a light at the intersection of Cross Road and Route 1 - Boston Post Road. Take a left onto Rte. 1 and travel for another 2 miles. Near the end of the 2 miles you will pass the Waterford Post Office on your right. At the next traffic light, you will see Silva's Package Store on the right hand corner. Take a right at this light onto Avery Lane. Go to the first traffic light (the corner of Avery Lane and Rope Ferry Road - Route 156). Take a left onto Rope Ferry Road - Route 156. The Town Hall is on the left side of the road.

From the NORTH (Norwich Area):
Take Route 395 South to Exit 77 which is used for the Crystal Mall though the signs simply say "Shopping Mall." At the end of the exit there is a traffic light. Take a left onto Route 85 South and continue for approximately .9 of a mile. You will pass the Oakdell Motel on your left. At the next intersection there is a traffic light. Take a right onto Cross Road at this light and travel for approximately 2.2 miles. You will pass Hoyt's Cinemas on the left and travel over I-95. At the 2.2 mile mark, you will come to a light at the intersection of Cross Road and Route 1- Boston Post Road. Take a left onto Rte. 1 and travel for another 2 miles. Near the end of the 2 miles you will pass the Waterford Post Office on your right. At the next traffic light, you will see Silva's Package Store on the right hand corner. Take a right at this light onto Avery Lane. Go to the first traffic light (the corner of Avery Lane and Rope Ferry Road- Route 156). Take a left onto Rope Ferry Road - Route 156. The Town Hall is on the left side of the road.

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