Bloodborne pathogens are infectious diseases that can be transmitted through blood and other potentially infectious materials (OPIM).
Bloodborne pathogens can result in the transmission of bloodborne diseases from one person to another if exposure controls and precautions are not followed.
The most common bloodborne pathogens include Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, and HIV.
The resulting diseases can be life threatening, and they are more easily transmitted when employees are unaware of what is required of them when working with, or around blood and other human bodily fluids.
If you need to get familar with bloodborne pathogens for your job, or you an employer taking the first steps in learning about what is required under the OSHA BBP standard, our Bloodborne Pathogens Training Free PDF has you covered.
Bloodborne Pathogens Training Free PDF
This PDF covers all the bloodborne pathogen basics, and is offered free for informational purposes, or as the jumping off point for conduting your own employee awareness sessions.
People considering taking bloodborne pathogens certification will also find it useful as a preparation and study guide, as all content complies with OSHA training standards.
You can preview the bloodborne pathogens training free PDF below, and download it by clicking the button in the next section, or the download link in the PDF preview.
Next Steps
Individuals
If you are an individual then, in most circumstances, your employer is mandated to provide you with bloodborne pathogen workplace specific training that complies with the required OSHA standard.
OSHA mandates that BBP training must be taken annually by all workers deemed to be at exposure risk.
In many cases nowadays, as the gig economy increases and work is often temporary or contract based, you may feel the need to get the certification yourself so you are always prepared for employement opportunities.
In other cases the employer, agency or contracting organization may simply tell you to ‘get the training online’ and reimburse you.
In either of these scenarios, you can get OSHA BBP certified in about an hour with our mobile friendly courses.
Employers
All employers are ultimately responsible for complying with all the requirements outlined in the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard.
This includes providing annual bloodborne pathogen training at no cost to the employee.
If you need to get compliant and certify your employees or contractors quickly you can take a look at our automated BBP training for groups.
We also provide a free Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan Template that will help you get started.
