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Bloodborne Pathogens Online Training Course
This online course fulfills the annual training requirements mandated by OSHA and Johns Hopkins for those who could be exposed to human tissues and/or bodily fluids, including those who package or handle human-derived samples for shipping.
This course is designed to fulfill the requirement for annual training for proper disinfection and safe use of this high level disinfectant. This training will consist of proper cleaning and disinfecting procedures, safety precautions and ways to avoid risk of exposure. At the completion of the training there will be a 25 question quiz that must be passed with a score of 80% for successful completion of the coure.
Annual Refresher training must be completed per OHSA regulation 1910.1030 (Bloodborne Pathogens), OHSA regulation 1910.1200 (Chemical Right to Know), HSE Policy 501 (Bloodborne Pathogens Control Program) and HSE Guidance G03 (Guidance for Employees Using Ortho-phthalaldehyde) to Disinfect Equipment. You are required to complete this training because your job requires the use of Ortho-phthalaldehyde (Cidex® OPA).
Shipments of hazardous materials and dangerous goods are regulated by the US Department of Transportation (DOT) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Individuals who package, label, transport, or prepare shipper's declarations must complete transportation / shipping training every 2 years and follow all DOT/IATA regulations. This course is aimed at those who will routinely ship biological materials from the institution and those who transport such materials between campuses. Staff who need to ship radioactive materials should contact the Radiation Safety Office at 5-3710. Staff who need to ship chemicals should contact HSE at 5-5918.
This course is required annually for all John Hopkins Hospital employees. It is recommended that all other employees have this training at least once every three years. This course also serves as a refresher in preparation for the survey of the Joint Commission.
This course is intended for physicians who energize (or direct the use of) a fluoroscopic x-ray unit. Four hours of study and satisfactory completion of the quiz will fulfill and document the training requirements mandated by the Maryland Department of the Environment.
The following physicians are exempt from the training requirements: radiologists certified by the American Board of Radiology, physicians exclusively energizing fluoroscopic radiation machines for the purpose of therapy simulation, and physicians whose energizing of fluoroscopic equipment is limited to a C-arm fluoroscope manufactured exclusively for imaging extremities.
This course is intended for physicians who energize (or direct the use of) a fluoroscopic x-ray unit. One-hour refresher lecture for all fluoroscopic users every 24 months after they have met all initial requirements needed to perform fluoroscopy will fulfill and document the training requirements mandated by the Maryland Department of the Environment.
- To learn why a respirator would be necessary and how improper fit, use, or maintenance can compromise its protective effect.
- To learn the limitations and capabilities of the respirator.
- To learn effective use in emergency situations.
- To learn how to inspect, don, doff, and use a respirator.
- To learn how to properly maintain and store respirators.
- To recognize medical signs and symptoms that may limit or prevent effective use.
- To learn the general requirements of the Respiratory Protection Standard.
Please note that this course does not fulfill the requirement for annual fit testing. After you complete this course, you must be fit tested in order to wear a respirator.
