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	<title>OSHA Healthcare Advisor &#187; Bloodborne Pathogens</title>
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		<title>Spill kits: Assembly and function</title>
		<link>http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/11/spill-kits-assembly-and-function/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry Jo Gile</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bloodborne Pathogens]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A spill kit is a set of equipment used for the removal of chemical or microbiological material from a laboratory surface or apparatus. It's important to train employees on how to use a spill kit for both chemical and biological spills. Terry Jo Gile highlights some of the important parts of each one. ]]></description>
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		<title>Notes from the field: Are you using Lysol to clean that counter?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/10/notes-from-the-field-are-you-using-lysol-to-clean-that-counter/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/10/notes-from-the-field-are-you-using-lysol-to-clean-that-counter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Rooker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I do my mock OSHA inspections, I often see staff members using household products to clean their counter tops and exam tables. Lysol is an EPA registered disinfectant that kills more than 99% of illnesses causing bacteria and viruses on environmental surfaces in your home, not a medical facility.]]></description>
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		<title>Medical Environment Update—OSHA horror stories highlight safety faux pas</title>
		<link>http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/10/medical-environment-update%e2%80%94osha-horror-stories-highlight-safety-faux-pas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Medical Environment Update</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bloodborne Pathogens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hazard Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OSHA - Citations & Fines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OSHA - General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pandemic Influenza]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Healthcare workers share their tales of extreme but true safety miscues that will make even a veteran safety officer cringe and how they converted these situations into training opportunities in the October issue of Medical Environment Update. The list includes: exam room mercury fountains, colonoscopy PPE challenges, blood draws in bathtubs, and catch-22 fire extinguishers citations.]]></description>
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		<title>Reuse of IV equipment exposes patients to possible HIV infections</title>
		<link>http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/10/reuse-of-iv-equipment-exposes-patients-to-possible-hiv-infections/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/10/reuse-of-iv-equipment-exposes-patients-to-possible-hiv-infections/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evan Sweeney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bloodborne Pathogens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infection Control]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Broward General Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, FL suspended a nurse for allegedly re-using supplies when administering IV fluids during stress tests. The costly infection control mistake forced the Medical Center to urge more than 1,800 patients to get tested for hepatitis and HIV.]]></description>
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		<title>Notes from the field: A Needlestick! What to do, who to call, what to draw</title>
		<link>http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/09/notes-from-the-field-a-needlestick-what-to-do-who-to-call-what-to-draw/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/09/notes-from-the-field-a-needlestick-what-to-do-who-to-call-what-to-draw/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Rooker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bloodborne Pathogens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Notes from the field]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A needlestick is one of those injuries we never think will happen to us. We are careful, we follow all of the rules, even use the required safety needles. But, somehow it happens, and you must know how to respond quickly and correctly. Also, here is a free download to display in your workplace on what steps to immediately take.]]></description>
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		<title>Sharps container lunch boxes; now there&#8217;s an idea</title>
		<link>http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/09/sharps-container-lunch-boxes-now-theres-an-idea/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/09/sharps-container-lunch-boxes-now-theres-an-idea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David LaHoda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bloodborne Pathogens]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Minister of Health for Guyana warned that syringes and biohazardous items are creating exposure dangers in dumpsites, but not because hospitals and medical practices are failing to use sharps containers. It is that the sharps containers themselves are prized possessions.]]></description>
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		<title>Notes from the field: YUCK! You got PUS, WHERE?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/08/notes-from-the-field-yuck-you-got-pus-where/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Rooker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bloodborne Pathogens]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I found the physician standing over the sink gulping and spitting out water. The medical assistant proceeded to tell me what had happened. During this minor surgery procedure (Incision and Drainage), the abscess popped and pus flew into the physician’s mouth. As the physician was rinsing out his mouth he looked at me as if to say, "I know, I know!!]]></description>
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		<title>Ask the expert: OSHA bloodborne pathogens standard and contract workers</title>
		<link>http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/08/ask-the-expert-osha-bloodborne-pathogens-standard-and-contract-workers/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/08/ask-the-expert-osha-bloodborne-pathogens-standard-and-contract-workers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David LaHoda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask the Expert—Bloodborne Pathogens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bloodborne Pathogens]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Q: What is my facility’s responsibility for the safety of contract workers under the OSHA bloodborne pathogens standard?

A: OSHA says you share responsibility with the employer of the contract workers.]]></description>
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		<title>A dose of good information on workers and hepatitis B vaccinations</title>
		<link>http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/08/a-dose-of-good-information-on-workers-and-hepatitis-b-vaccinations/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/08/a-dose-of-good-information-on-workers-and-hepatitis-b-vaccinations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David LaHoda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bloodborne Pathogens]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Questions from a reader, who strives to stay up-to-date on OSHA compliance for her OB/GYN practice by annually attending seminars, points out there is still confusion and misinformation given about hepatitis B (HBV) vaccinations and from experts, no less.
]]></description>
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		<title>Notes From the field: No thank you, I am not that thirsty</title>
		<link>http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/07/notes-from-the-field-no-thank-you-i-am-not-that-thirsty/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/07/notes-from-the-field-no-thank-you-i-am-not-that-thirsty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Rooker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bloodborne Pathogens]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While consulting on safety issues recently, I turned down the offer of a freshly brewed cup of coffee because the coffee maker was right next to the sterilizer and decontamination sink. Clearly, I had a compliance issue to deal with ASAP.]]></description>
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