Bloodborne Pathogens

Bloodborne Pathogens in the Workplace program includes information that will help students understand what bloodborne pathogens are and how risks of exposure can be reduced for themselves and others. The program assists in satisfying the training requirements of the U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard 29 CFR 1910.1030.

Course Length: 2 hours 

Certification: 1 year 

Hazard Communication

Each employee who may be "exposed" to hazardous chemicals when working must be provided information and trained prior to initial assignment to work with a hazardous chemical, and whenever the hazard changes. "Exposure" or "exposed" under the rule means that "an employee is subjected to a hazardous chemical in the course of employment through any route of entry (inhalation, ingestion, skin contact or absorption, etc.) and includes potential (e.g., accidental or possible) exposure." The program assists in satisfying the training requirements of the U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Hazard Communication Standard 29 CFR 1910.1200.

Course Length: 2 hours

Certification: 

Control of Hazardous Energy -

(Lockout Tagout)

All authorized employees who service or maintain equipment, as well as equipment operators and any other affected employees who work in the area where lockout tagout is being performed (not including persons in the construction, agriculture and maritime employment) are required to take this training. The program assists in satisfying the training requirements of the U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Control of Hazardous Energy (lockout tagout) 29 CFR 1910.147.

Course Length: 2 hours 

Certification: 

Fit Testing - Qualitative

Qualitative fit testing is a pass/fail test method that uses your sense of taste or smell, or your reaction to an irritant in order to detect leakage into the respirator facepiece. Qualitative fit testing does not measure the actual amount of leakage. Whether the respirator passes or fails the test is based simply on you detecting leakage of the test substance into your facepiece. There are four qualitative fit test methods accepted by OSHA:

• Isoamyl acetate, which smells like bananas;
• Saccharin, which leaves a sweet taste in your mouth;
• Bitrex, which leaves a bitter taste in your mouth; and
• Irritant smoke, which can cause coughing.

Qualitative fit testing is normally used for half-mask respirators - those that just cover your mouth and nose. Half-mask respirators can be filtering facepiece respirators - often called "N95s" - as well as elastomeric respirators.  The program assists in satisfying the training requirements of the U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Fit Testing Protocols 29 CFR 1910.134.