Additional Resources

OSHA Resources

• OSHA Offices by State. Each Regional Office has a Bloodborne Pathogens Coordinator available to answer questions.
• Small Business.
  • On-site Consultation
• Compliance Assistance Specialists (CASs). Provides general information about OSHA standards and compliance assistance resources.
• FDA, NIOSH & OSHA joint safety communication: Blunt-tip surgical suture needles reduce needlestick injuries and the risk of subsequent bloodborne pathogen transmission to surgical personnel. (May 30, 2012).

Publications

• Medical & Dental Offices: A Guide to Compliance with OSHA Standards. Publication 3187, (2004). Provides a glimpse of the most frequently found hazards in medical and dental offices.
• Model Plans and Programs for the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens and Hazard Communications Standards. Publication 3186, (2003). Includes a model exposure control plan to meet the requirements of the OSHA bloodborne pathogens standard and a model hazard communication plan to meet the requirements of the hazard communication standard.
• Personal Protective Equipment. Publication 3151, (2023). Helps both employers and employees understand the types of PPE, know the basics of conducting a "hazard assessment" of the workplace, select appropriate PPE for a variety of circumstances, and understand what kind of training is needed in the proper use and care of PPE.
• Access to Medical and Exposure Records. Publication 3110, (issued 2001, revised 2020). Provides information for employees who have had possible exposure to or use toxic substances or harmful physical agents at their work site or employers who have employees who may be exposed.
• Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Forms - 300, 300A, 301.
• Publications. How to order OSHA publications.

OSHA Alliances

• Joint Commission and Joint Commission Resources (JCR). Signed July 27, 2004; renewed November 8, 2006; renewed January 14, 2009; renewed August 21, 2013; renewed February 12, 2019; Signed by Ambassador November 9, 2022.

Additional Information

• A Case–Control Study of HIV Seroconversion in Health Care Workers after Percutaneous Exposure | NEJM. First academic publication showing postexposure prophylaxis appears to be protective (1997).
• Protect Your Employees with an Exposure Control Plan. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 2007-158, (September 2007). NIOSH researchers visited several prisons and jails to learn more about current practices and procedures being used to protect health care workers from bloodborne diseases. This brochure provides information to medical service administrators and supervisors about common problems with facility Exposure Control Plans.
• Isolation Precautions Guideline. Provides recommendations for isolation precautions in healthcare settings. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), (November 27, 2003).
• First Responders: Protect Your Employees with an Exposure Control Plan. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 2008-115, (July 2008). First Responders face unique scenarios due to uncontrolled settings and the possible presence of large volumes of blood at the scene. A comprehensive bloodborne pathogens exposure prevention program will help protect your employees.
• First Responders: Encourage Your Workers to Report Bloodborne Pathogen Exposures. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 2008-118, (July 2008). Encourage your employees to report all exposures. This way, you can carry out your responsibility to take appropriate post-exposure actions to protect your workers, their families, and the public against infection from bloodborne pathogens.
• First Responders: Informational Poster on Bloodborne Pathogen Exposures. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 2008-116, (July 2008).
• Information for Employers Complying with OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication No. 2009-111, (March 2009).
• Guidelines Library | Infection Control | CDC. This guidelines and guidance library provides compendium of official guidelines and recommendations published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the prevention of diseases, injuries, and disabilities (2020).