title: Development of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's proposed standard to protect workers from contracting bloodborne diseases in the workplace.
abstract: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is in the process of developing a health standard to protect workers by reducing occupational exposure to hepatitis B virus, human immunodeficiency virus, and other bloodborne pathogens. This article reviews the history of the standard, the steps involved in OSHA standard development, and--most specifically--how the dental professional can participate in this process.
authors.affiliation: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor, Washington, DC 20210.
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Sandler
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Harwood
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Thurber
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Infante
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control; D001769:Blood; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000592:standards; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012015:Reference Standards; D014481:United States; D014489:United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration