Who Takes It :
Employees whose jobs require homeless encampment clean-up and are at risk of occupational exposure from bio-hazards and sharps as defined by their administrators in the following fields:
- Public works employees performing clean-ups
- Health department employees who may be required to assist in clean-ups
Class Length 2 to 8 hours
Topics
- Safe management of urine, feces and soiled personal hygiene items
- Syringes, other threatening materials
- Following established protocols, including personal protective equipment (PPE) use
- Removal of solid infectious waste; contain for transfer to the Transfer Facility
- Overview of OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogen Standard and Universal Precautions
- Precautions for Hepatitis A, B and C, HIV and active tuberculosis
