Principal Investigators and Supervisors are responsible for assuring that all employees, under their direction who may be potentially exposed to a Bloodbome pathogen, attend one of these sessions prior to handling infectious materials and that they receive refresher training on an annual basis, thereafter. Principal Investigators and Supervisors are responsible for job-specific safety training and must document that employees selected for jobs, involving manipulation of infectious materials, have been adequately trained to perform these tasks. The Health Omnibus Programs Extension Act of 1988 portions of which are specific for personnel working in the emergency response or law enforcement arenas.
Training is provided upon employment and annually, thereafter.
Incinerator staff management is responsible for job-specific safety training of personnel and must document that employees have been adequately trained to perform the tasks. Working Safely with HIV and Other Bloodbome Pathogens Laboratory Safety at the National Institutes of Health Bloodbome Pathogen Training for Fire and Emergency Response Personnel Bloodbome Pathogen Training for Power Plant Personnel For further information about these courses please contact the Occupational Safety and Health Branch, Division of Safety at 496-3353.