Setting up annual OSHA training--bloodborne pathogen standard.
While monitoring actual performance will always be of paramount importance, laboratory managers must also be vigilant about protecting their employees. In Part One of this two-part series discussing OSHA training procedures, columnist Judith O'Brien examines the necessary precautions related to bloodborne pathogens.
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Judith A. O'Brien Consulting for Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Douglaston, N.Y, USA. jaob@consultant.com
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