CIRMA Workshop: Bloodborne Pathogens & Personal Protective Equipment; December 1, 2009

Workshop:

Bloodborne Pathogens & Personal Protective Equipment

December 1, 2009
North Stonington, Connecticut
9:00 AM – 11:30 AM, Registration begins at 8:30 AM

This seminar is open to CIRMA members only

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, please email CIRMA at cirmaworkshop@ccm-ct.org.

"CIRMA’s workshops provide the knowledge and skills public employees need to improve safety perform their jobs."

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

This workshop condenses two OSHA workshop into one. The first half of the workshop introduces participants to the requirements of 29 CFR1910.1030, 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 bloodborne 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 presented in the first part of the workshop 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 workshop explores the types of personal protective equipment (PPE) available with emphasis on assessing workplace hazards. 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, CONNOSHA requires the use of 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. Employees often need to wear PPE to protect themselves from workplace hazards that could cause injury, illness, and death.

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 This workshop is designed for:

Public Works Directors, Supervisors & Employees
Risk Managers
Fire Chiefs and Fire Safety Officers
Police Chiefs/Training Officers
Parks & Recreation Directors, Supervisors & Employees
School Custodians
School Nurses
Maintenance Personnel

SPEAKERS Luc Pentz
Risk Management Consultant
CIRMA Risk Management Services

Luc Pentz serves as a Risk Management Consultant for CIRMA’s Risk Management Services. Luc has worked at CIRMA for the past three years developing and implementing special projects, products, and consultative services. Luc holds a B.S. Degree in Criminal Justice from Quinnipiac University, and is currently pursuing his Masters in Business Administration and Associates in Risk Management designation through Quinnipiac University’s School of Business. Luc provides proactive Risk Management consultation for CIRMA’s Workers’ Compensation and Liability-Auto-Property membership. WHERE NORTH STONINGTON TOWN HALL
40 Main Street
North Stonington, CT 06359
(860) 535-2877 COST per attendee This seminar is open to CIRMA members only and is free of charge.

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For more information, please call Martin Connelly at 203-946-3743 or email cirmaworkshop@ccm-ct.org.

DIRECTIONS

From the HARTFORD AREA:

Take Route 2 East.
At the end of the highway portion in Norwich, continue on Route 2, turning right onto Washington Street.
Continue on Route 2 for approximately 14 miles into North Stonington
Bear left onto Main Street.
Go about 1/2 mile, and then turn right to stay on Main Street.
Town Hall is on the left.

From the NEW HAVEN AREA:

Take I-95 North to Exit 92.
Turn left onto Route 2.
Go approx. 1 mile to roundabout at intersection of Providence New London Highway.
Take second exit at roundabout, continuing on Route 2.
Go approximately 1.3 miles; then bear right onto Main Street.
Continue for 1/4 mile; bear right to stay on Main Street.
Town Hall is on the right.

From KILLINGLY and Points NORTH:

Take I-395 South to Exit 85.
Continue straight; then turn left onto Route 162/Preston Road.
Continue about 7.5 miles, then turn left onto Route 2.
Go about 6.5 miles into North Stonington and bear left onto Main Street.
Go about 1/2 mile, and then turn right to stay on Main Street.
Town Hall is on the left.

Connecticut Conference of Municipalities
900 Chapel Street, 9th Floor
New Haven, CT 06510
Phone: (203) 498-3000
Fax: (203) 562-6314