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Workshop:
Bloodborne Pathogens & PPE
August 5, 2008
Farmington, CT
9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon, Registration 8:30 AM
"Wearing poorly maintained or malfunctioning
PPE could be more dangerous than not wearing
any form of protection at all. Workers think they
are protected when, in reality, they are not."
| Employee Safety Series
Bloodborne Pathogens & Personal Protective
Equipment is one of many informative workshops in
CIRMA’s Employee Safety series. This workshop is free to
CIRMA members.
For more information about CIRMA workshops, email
CIRMA at cirmaworkshop@ccm-ct.org.
"CIRMA provides excellent training and
information to improve workplace safety."
Darrell Bradford
Director, HR, New Fairfield
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
This workshop condenses two OSHA workshop into one. The
first half of the workshop introduces participants to the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1030, Bloodborne Pathogens.
Emphasis will be placed on developing the knowledge and
skills necessary to develop and administrate the program and
training as required by the rule.There are over 100 types of blood borne pathogens, such as
viruses, bacteria, and parasites, that can be present in the blood
or other body fluids of infected humans. In some municipal job
functions bloodborne pathogen exposure is a real threat.
Topics include:
- Code requirements for the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen
Standard.
- Awareness of Bloodborne Pathogens in the workplace.
- Assessment of Bloodborne Pathogens including proper
precautions and protection relative to potential exposures.
- Actions to be taken upon exposure to Bloodborne
Pathogens.
The second half of this three-hour workshop explores the
types of personal protective equipment available with emphasis
on assessing workplace hazards.Employees often need to
wear protective equipment to be protected from workplace
hazards that could cause injury, illness, and death. Hazards
exist in almost every workplace. Ideally, they should be eliminated
at their source. When this is not feasible or engineering and
administrative controls not effective, CONN-OSHA requires the
use of personal protective equipment (PPE) to safeguard
employees. PPE is equipment, such as respirators, gloves, and
head, eye, and foot protection, worn by workers to minimize
exposure to occupational hazards and prevent injury. Employers are required to determine if PPE should be used
to protect their workers on the job. Wearing PPE does not
reduce the hazard itself, nor does it guarantee permanent or
total protection for workers. If PPE is to be used, a PPE program
should be implemented to ensure protective equipment
is worn properly and its limitations understood.
AUDIENCE
- Public Works Directors, Supervisors and Employees
- Risk Managers
- Fire Chiefs and Fire Safety Officers
- Police Chiefs/Training Officers
- Parks & Recreation Directors, Supervisors and
Employees
- School Custodians
- School Nurses
- Maintenance Personnel
SPEAKERS
Catherine Zinsser
Occupational Safety Training Specialist, CONN-OSHA
Mrs. Zinsser has been with Connecticut OSHA for three
years. She has a Bachelors of Science in Industrial Hygiene
from Quinnipiac University. Mrs. Zinsser has been in the
safety and environmental consulting field for several years
and as a CONN-OSHA Training Specialist, Mrs. Zinsser has
responsibility for CONN-OSHA training activities.
WHERE
FARMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
(Police Training Room)
319 New Britain Avenue
Unionville, CT 06085
(860) 675-2400
COST per attendee
This seminar is open to CIRMA members only and is free of charge.
DIRECTIONS
From HARTFORD: Take I-84 West to Exit 39, to Route 4 West. Follow
to Farmington Center. Take a left onto Route 10 South. At second light, turn
right onto Meadow Road. Stay straight – Meadow Road turns into Red Oak
Hill Road. At first stop sign, turn right onto New Britain Avenue. Police
Department/Community Center is one mile down on the right.
From WATERBURY: Take I-84 East to Exit 38 (left lane exit) to Route 4
West. Continue following directions from above beginning with "Follow to
Farmington Center...".
From NEW HAVEN and SHORELINE: Take I-91 North to Route 9
North (Exit 22N). Take Route 9 North to Exit 32 (I-84 West). Follow I-84
West to Exit 39 to Route 4 West. Continue following directions from above
beginning with "Follow to Farmington Center..."
From WINSTED and NORTHWEST: Take Route 44 to Route 177.
Take Route 177 South for approximately 5 miles - go across bridge. Take
left onto New Britain Avenue. Police Department/Community Center is
3/4 mile down on the left.
From POINTS WEST: Take Route 4 to intersection of Route 4 and
Route 177 in Unionville Center. Take Route 177 South across bridge.
Take left onto New Britain Avenue. Police Department/Community Center
is 3/4 mile down on the left.
PARKING/ROOM LOCATION: Please park in front of Police
Department. Workshop will be in Police Department Training Room.
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