What are biohazards and bloodborne pathogens?

A biohazard is simply a biological entity (normally a bacteria, fungus, virus or spore) that has the potential to cause harm to some other biological entity.

You spread biohazard material after covering your mouth during a sneeze and failing to wash your hands; everything you touch is then contaminated with biohazardous material.

A bloodborne pathogen is a biohazard present in blood. Pathogen simply means "disease causing". Most people think of human blood, but bloodborne pathogens can also be present in animal blood. Other bodily fluids can be likely carriers of bloodborne pathogens.

It is generally accepted that contamination is the "presence or the reasonably anticipated presence of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an item or surface." This would include human blood, human blood components, and products made from human blood. It also applies to any fluid loss from humans that could be potentially contagious, which goes beyond simple blood loss. This could include urine, saliva, and other bodily fluids.

Any company that performs bloodborne pathogen removal should have a written Exposure Control Plan. The Exposure Control Plan sets out what has to happen wherever a potential for bloodborne pathogen (BBP) exposure exists and sets out both engineering and work practice controls which must be implemented.

In view of this, only qualified and trained personnel who will follow proper guidelines and procedures should perform this work.

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