Bloodborne pathogens, such as bacteria and viruses ... Standard precautions include maintaining personal hygiene and using personal protective equipment (PPE), engineering controls, work practice ...

OSHA’s bloodborne pathogens (BBP) standard requires training ... are all examples of PPE. Be sure to match the PPE to the job and the potential for exposure. PPE should be a good fit for the ...

al. at the Veterans Administration found that in the previous three months, roughly 38 percent of RNs had experienced some sort of mucocutaneous blood exposure (a splash containing blood that lands on ...