Cleaning employees and staff are very important day to day in the working industry.Their job entails keeping Hospitals, Government Buildings, Residences and alot of working places free from deteriorating especially from hazardous waste and pollution.Day by day more professionals in this field are needed.

Cleaning employees and staff such as Custodians, Janitors, Hospital and Residential Aides and  Nurse Assistants all must be well-trained in proper universal precautions(Universal Precautions are established by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommending that blood and other bodily fluids from all patients be considered potentially infectious and that infection control be taken to minimize the risk of exposure.This is the approach taken by OSHA in Bloodborne Standard) and dispose of all applicable local,state and federal regulations for infectious waste disposal.

It is a proud job description that of cleaning employees have from many venues in the working industry. OSHA(Occupational Safety and Health Association) regulates many laws and regulations for said workers so that they can take the time to learn more about the OSHA Bloodborne Standard (Guidelines to help eliminate exposure whether when coming in contact with someone's blood or body fluids, getting rid of trash, doing laundry, cleaning and removing spills and blood or cleaning up after a child to prevent serious illness or death from contamination).

In my current job (Maintenance - Janitorial/Custodial), I find that having knowledge of a lot of things can be tedious, but working with bodily fluids, even blood, to be essential to protect myself and others.

Wearing PPE is a must, as well as being able to use disinfectants and antiseptics. My job requires all employees to learn about bloodborne pathogens to make sure everyone is safe, and it's constantly reported, as we don't want someone getting something like HBV, HCV, or HIV.

I find it extremely important, not just only as a safety precaution for myself, but my partner as well as they are immunocompromised, but so that way they protect themselves as well, and we can determine what happened. Without such, the spread of certain things would potentially be much greater and could cause harm outside of our workplace.

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This BETCO video really shows the importance of cleaning employees and staff being knowledgeable in how bloodborne pathogens and disease are spread. In the cleaning industry there are many situations where we find ourselves potentially coming in contact with bloodborne pathogens. Using extreme precautions can prevent illness or loss of life. The goal should always be to eliminate or reduce exposure. How can this be done?

1. Follow Universal Precautions
2. Wear PPE
3. Clean and disinfect the area
4. Notify physician

When employees and staff are educated on what bloodborne pathogens are, it helps in reducing exposure and the spread of HPV, HIV and other diseases in the workplace. Focusing on OSHA's guidelines as well as the precautions from the CDC is the best defense to control exposure and keep the workforce healthy. 

Additional resources for cleaning employees and staff include your facility's written exposure control plan (which should be reviewed and kept up to date) as well as at www.osha.gov, or a local OSHA office. 

When working in cleaning one must always remember that following directions, especially with cleaning up biomedical waste, protocol and the right procedures are everything. Bloodborne pathogens are pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans. These pathogens include but are not limited to, HBV , HCV, and HIV, according to OSHA.  Workers in house keeping and healthcare must always do all it takes to prevent any injuries with sharp objects and proper protocol when cleaning up bodily fluids.

To reduce the hazards of blood-borne pathogens employers must provide information and practice protocols in place. The plans should always describe how the employer uses work practices and protocols for every type of clean up. For example plan a safe handling disposal procedure. An example that I found on Osha.gov website would be needle-stick proper procedures. Which dictates, " step 1 plan and safe handling and disposal before any procedures, Step 2: Use safe and effective needle alternatives when available, Step3, Activate the device's safety feature, Step 4- Immediately dispose of contaminated needles in OSHA and compliant sharp containers, Step 5: Complete Blood-borne pathogens training." 

Needles are not just the only way to get bloodborne diseases there is also handling laundry with bodily fluids, or bodily fluids cleanup. As a result, training for clean up is just as important as disposal. Clean up includes handling of laundry bags and laundry when putting into bags. Another example is clean up off the floor or in surfaces. When mopping one must also ensure that clean up is done properly and do bodily fluids are splattered everywhere. Finally, clean up of clean up instruments like gloves, buckets, mops all need to be used with care and precaution. 

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Janitor and cleaning staff play a major role in  keeping facilities clean and disease free. they also provide a a healthy environment by preventing the spread of pathogens, improving indoor air. They maintain a pleasing appearance. Keeping spaces clean, organized, safe and hygienic is what a business can excels and is very inviting.

Janitorial work can be very dangerous when it comes to cleaning up hazardous materials in the workplace. You can come in contact with bloodborne pathogens directly and indirectly by touching , and  they may travel through the air when cleaning various surfaces around the workplace. Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV can be knowingly and unknowingly on surfaces around the workplaces. You and others can transport viruses from one surface to another and effect yourself and others. By not protecting yourself when cleaning and removing unwanted stains and germs from surfaces.

Here are a few things that we should be aware of to protect ourselves and others from having bloodborne pathogens affecting our bodies. Wearing the right gear protects our body and may help keep us from transporting dangerous viruses to other places. Wearing gloves, goggles, facemask, smocks, and protective  shoes coverings can help keep us safe from getting blood-borne pathogens in our systems. We must make sure that we dispose of our protective gear or sanitize it properly for reuse to keep us safe too. Removing trash can be dangerous even though it seems very simple. Sharp objects, broken glass, needles are just some of things that may be in trash unknowingly. Hazardous waste also may be in  trash bins unknowingly to. Always handled trash bags and receptacles as if they contain sharp objects and or hazardous waste. You may not have to put them in a hazardous waste bin but handle bags accordingly you cannot always be able to tell the contents of a bag or a receptacle. After the use of equipment always make sure you sanitize your equipment including yourself. Do not leave equipment dirty and unsanitized for the next person or yourself. Hazardous bloodborne pathogens may be on equipment or even on your body from cleaning surfaces. To protect yourself and others make sure you dispose of properly gloves and other materials that are disposable that have came in contact with surfaces that are being cleaned. They may have hazardous materials on them you could not see when cleaning. Sanitize yourself as well you do not want to bring home any germ or viruses.

This is just a few things to keep in mind when you're’ cleaning in the workplace. We don’t always know what is on the services of the areas that we are cleaning. Blood-borne pathogen’s is something that we should be aware of that they can be lurking on any surface anywhere at any time protect yourself. When we constantly take the steps to protect ourselves from bloodborne pathogens it becomes muscle memory and easy to do. It keeps us and others around us healthy and safe.