Keep in mind the Universal Precautions

Universal Precautions is the concept of treating all human/primate blood and other body fluids, tissues and cells (including cell lines) as if they were known to be infectious for bloodborne pathogens.No matter what your job is, you need to be aware of how hazardous bloodborne pathogens are and know how to protect yourself. 

The employer must provide Biohazard Exposure training for all employees whose line of work may present risk of occupational exposure and each department or center should write a former plan detailing the proper protocols for handling potential occupational exposures or contamination involving biohazardous substances for their individual area as well as provide training for employees who are at risk for occupational exposure.  Also, Each department or center's protocol must include proper packaging, labeling, and delivery of biohazardous wastes to the College Health Center.

Do not eat, drink, or apply cosmetics, spray fragrance or  lip balm in work areas where there is a reasonable probability of occupational exposure. All procedures involving blood or other potentially infectious materials shall be performed in such a manner as to minimize splashing, spraying, spattering, and generation of droplets of these substances.

Keep in mind the OPIM concept.

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Handle and store hazardous materials safely.

Biohazardous infectious materials are usually found in a hospital, health care facility, laboratory, veterinary practices, and research facilities. Workers in these places do not usually know which tissues or fluids contain dangerous organisms. For this reason, the workers should assume that every sample is hazardous and use appropriate protection at all times. Materials in this hazard class should only be used or handled by workers who are appropriately trained, aware of the hazards, and how to control them. 

Control measures may include:

• Ventilation (e.g., negative pressure, separate ventilation system)
• Biosafety hoods or cabinets
• Ultra-violet lights for disinfection
• Disposal containers for needles and other sharps
• Self-sheathing needles and lancets
• Sterilization – using high heat, high pressure, or using biocides to kill bacteria
• Worker education and training
• Procedures for disinfection and clean up
• Vaccination, where possible
• Personal protective equipment (PPE) – respirators, gloves, protective clothing, glasses/goggles, face shields, shoe covers
• Personal hygiene, including hand wash and other good practices to reduce the spread of infections and viruses.

 Workers must follow the routine practices that are based on the premise that all blood, body fluids, secretions, excretions, mucous membranes, non-intact skin or soiled items are potentially infectious. These practices, while mainly adopted by healthcare providers, apply to all professions in which workers may become exposed to infectious microorganisms through contact with blood and body fluids. Examples of these professions include police officers, trauma/crime scene clean-up crew, zookeepers, laboratory technicians, and embalmers.

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IJCSA Biohazard Cleaning Services

Exposure to hazardous material and matter can pose serious health consequences. A failure to properly remove such hazardous material can contribute to unhealthy and dangerous environments. IJCSA Bio-hazard Certified Members are trained to safely clean and remove bio-hazardous substances and dispose of them properly in accordance with OSHA and health regulations.

In addition to the rigorous training IJCSA Members must go though before being award certification by the International Janitorial Cleaning Services Association, Bio-Hazard in itself requires professionals by law to treat with all categories of bio-hazard cleanups and IJCSA Members are equipped to render professional services. Every Member of IJCSA is fully aware of the high standards they need to attain to perform bio-hazard cleaning services. This type of services cannot be performed by novices.

Before attempting to clean-up bio-hazard not knowing the technical procedures to ensure safety of life and health, the general public should solicit the services of those companies and persons that are trained in the area. These companies have the equipment, experience, knowledge and trained personnel to get the job done cost effectively. No better place can these companies be found but in the Director of the International Janitorial Cleaning Services Association. Follow this link to find a Bio-Hazard cleaner near you, https://www.ijcsa.org/biohazard-cleaning-directory .

Equipped with the necessary safety apparatus and cleaning products, IJCSA Members are here to help transform any unsafe environments back into clean, safe homes and offices.

The importance of knowing how to handle bloodborne pathogens and needlesticks to stop potentially infectious diseases and minimize the risk of exposure.

Protect yourself and your teammates and never put your lives at risk.

The cleaning of pathogens need a different cleaning process and we have to know how this procedure is done. Always we have to remember the three stages of cleaning. Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting with bloodborne pathogens we use all three procedures. We have to assume all areas that we clean are infected. 

Is really important clean and disinfect the compromised areas affected by body fluids like blood, vomiting, even saliva. To contain the spread and protect others, using the correct disinfectant cleaner to do so is required. In the same way we are responsible to dispose of the PPE the correct way to protect other of future contagious viruses. All containers and cleaning elements have to be disinfected immediately after each used to stop the spread of harmful bloodborne pathogens.

All employees and personnel need to know the procedure in case they accidentally get infected of any bloodborne pathogens and consult the doctors to prevent major health issues.

   The most dangerous and critical safety risks in health cares is the exposure to (BBP) Bloodborne Pathogens. When in contact with blood or OPIM, you must wash hands or any other skin that got contaminated with soap and water. All health cares should have specially designed, puncture-resistant containers made to safely store used needles, broken glass, scalpels and other sharp objects use on patients. This will reduce the risk of exposure to BBP or any other infections that's related.

   The top three infections that can occur if exposed to BBPs are...

1. Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV): is a condition in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threating opportunistic infections and can cancers to thrive.

2. Hepatitis B: a condition that permanently scars of the liver.

3. Hepatitis C: is liver cancer but it's also bloodborne virus.

   The greatest risk of infection comes from percutaneous injuries by contaminated scraps or poke by a needle stick. All health care provider should always wear protective gear such as face mask, goggles, and gloves before coming in contact with patient or materials expose to BBP. Employees should never manually compress trash do to that needles can punctured the bag cause to poke you exposing you to BBP risk. Always be caution when handling laundry because a contaminated needle can be hidden within the sheets. Do not bend needles and always dispose needle and other materials in it designated area properly as its explains in the OSHA manual.

It is fundamental to understand how bloodborne pathogens can affect us at workplace. To minimize the risk of contamination with blood or fuids we must learn first what are bloodborne pathogens, what steps can we take to prevent exposure, if there are any exposure control plans in place, and appropriate training to reduce as well as process to clean and disinfect contaminated surfaces. 

Bloodborne pathogens are pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans. These pathogens include, but are no limited to Hepatitis B virus (HBV) an human immunodeficiency (HIV) associated with AIDS.

There are guidelines to prevent the exposure of bloodborne pathogens. The Center of Disease Control (CDC) established the ''Universal Precaution" approach, recommending that blood and certain fluids from ALL patients must be considered potentially infectious. The use of personal protective equipment such as, gowns, gloves, safety glasses must be provided and use to prevent exposure. Appropriate cleaning techniques should be implemented when cleaning or removing contaminated items or surfaces.

To control exposure to bloodborne pathogens, there must be an exposure control plan in the workplace with details on employee protections measures. The plan must describe how a cleaning employer will use engineering and work practice controls, PPE, employee training and medical surveillance.

Good customer service is trying to understand the true needs of the customer (what the customer is actually saying) and then trying to solve that problem so the customer feels valued. Customer service involves being friendly and smiling along the way to resolving complaints and just in the course of normal client interaction.

Members of IJCSA are experts in showing customer service in the companies they run because of the quality content in the customer service training video they watch upon joining the organization. Every new member of IJCSA is greeted with a smile. Every member learns how important customer service is.  Smiling is the first word of the S.E.C. acronym from the video. ☺

Here IJCSA we are taught to listen to customers concerns and find a way to resolve any issues. You can provide great customer service by listening, being attentive,responsive and always show respect.

Working in a company that is constantly surrounded by germs and bacteria, it is important to be aware of Bloodborne Pathogens and cleaning safety. Pathogentic microorganisms which are present in our blood can cause various diseases in humans if exposed to a severe virus.

Learning about OSHA and its regulations, it should be highly recommended for all workers to be informed as well towards this in order to keep their health and safety protected. This regulation is referred to as HAZWOPER (Hazardous Ways Operations and Emergency Response). Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and The Clean-up operation should also be used and performed in every service as it is where hazardous substances are removed, contained, incinerated, neutralized, stabilized, cleared-up, or in any other manner processed or handled with the ultimate goal of making the site safer for people or the environment.

All cleaning employees deserve knowledge about the risks that may occur, proper training and the preventions that can be taken to stay safe as much as possible!

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