Transcript OSHA - Amherst County Public Schools | 2014-2015

OSHA
The Exciting Annual Review!!
WHAT IS OSHA??
• OSHA= Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
• It’s not JUST the dreaded annual
mandatory re-training…
• OSHA is actually an employee
benefit…much like health
insurance…only not as expensive!
• OSHA helps keep you safe in the
workplace by defining the risks of a
certain job and developing a plan for
safety in that job
So…what are my risks?
In the case of the school employee, the risks
involve exposure to a BBP…OSHA training helps
you to take steps to protect yourself when facing
a possible exposure…
BBP…SAY WHAT???
• BBP= Blood Borne Pathogen
• A blood-borne pathogen is a
microorganism which is carried in
human blood and other body fluids
• While the risk of exposure in the
school setting is small, it exists
• The three most common bloodborne pathogens are HIV, Hepatitis
B, and Hepatitis C
• Hepatitis B is the most common of
the three in school aged children,
and it is 50-100X more infectious
than HIV
Hepatitis
• Hepatitis is inflammation of the
liver
• Hepatitis is the leading cause of
liver cancer
• People with hepatitis can be
symptom free and appear
healthy for an extended period
• There is a vaccine for Hepatitis B
which can prevent its spread,
but there is NO vaccine for
Hepatitis C
HIV
• HIV is the human immunodeficiency virus
• People with HIV may be symptom free for ten
or more years
• HIV attacks the body’s immune system making
a person susceptible to multiple infections
• HIV leads to AIDS
• No vaccine or cure
• HIV and Hepatitis are NOT transmitted by
casual contact!!
BODY FLUIDS
• HIV and Hepatitis are transmitted
by blood and other body fluids…
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Urine
Feces
Vomit
Semen
Vaginal secretions
Saliva/sputum
Tears
Spreading BBPs
• The more obvious ways: unprotected sex,
sharing drug needles, infected mothers to
their unborn children, poor infection control
practices involving tattoos & body piercings,
puncturing your skin with contaminated
objects like scissors, razors, toothbrushes
• The less obvious ways: touching a desk,
counter top, or exercise equipment
contaminated with blood or body fluids then
touching mucous membranes of your eyes,
nose or mouth
• Hepatitis B virus can survive outside the body
for at least a week
• Hepatitis C virus can survive outside the body
between 16 hours and 4 days
STANDARD PRECAUTIONS
• You can’t see a BBP!
• You can’t look at a person and know if they
are infected with a BBP!
• Many of those infected with a BBP are
symptom free for as many as 30 years! During
this time, they feel good, but they can infect
others.
• ASSUME EVERYONE IS CONTAMINATED!!!
FYI
• With kids, ANYTHING wet should be
handled with care…
• Breaks in your skin make you more
susceptible to exposure…dermatitis,
eczema, acne, lacerations/cuts,
abrasions increase your risk!
• Splashes of blood or body fluids to
your mouth, eyes, or nose are
exposures
• Bites are exposures…
What if an exposure occurs?
• For skin exposures, wash the area thoroughly
• For mucous membrane exposure, rinse
thoroughly
• Contact school principal and HR immediately
• You will have forms to fill out
• You will have lab work collected that day
• You will be scheduled for further lab work 6
months from the exposure
• If you are found to have contracted a BBP
from the exposure, the school system will pay
for your treatment!
PREVENTION
• Step 1 of the prevention plan is this
training…knowing there are risks and what
they are!
• Don’t clean up spills…blood or other body
fluids…the custodians are trained to do so!
• If cleaning up glass, never use your hands!
• If emptying trash cans, shake the bag down
and carry away from your body
• Keep gloves in the classroom…notify clinic
when in short supply!
• Periodically check the condition of your
gloves…and make sure they fit!
HEP B VACCINE
• The Hepatitis B vaccine is a three
shot series
• If you have a role in the school that
puts you at a much higher risk of
exposure than most, the county may
pay for the series!
• SPED teachers/assistants,
custodians, bus drivers are examples
of employees at increased risk
GLOVES
• GLOVES ARE TO BE KEPT IN
THE TOP RIGHT HAND
DRAWER OF EACH DESK
**Subs are taught this in their
OSHA training**
**If there isn’t a top right hand
drawer…PLEASE make the
location of your gloves part of
your sub plans**
• When removing gloves, don’t touch the
outside of them with your bare skin
• Peel one off from the top of the wrist to the
fingertips
• Hold that glove in the palm of your second
glove
• Peel your second glove from the inside tucking
the first glove inside it
• Wash hands with soap and water!!!
Hand Hygiene
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Wash hands
--when visibly soiled
--before eating/drinking
--before handling contact lenses
--before applying make-up
--after using the restroom, blowing nose,
coughing and sneezing
• Use soap…rub hands together for at least 20
seconds
• Don’t forget around fingernails and under
rings!
• Use disposable towel to turn off water
• Hand sanitizer is okay if there is no soap, but
wash with soap and water as soon as you can
TIPS
• KNOW THE EXTENSION OF YOUR SCHOOL
NURSE OR YOUR HEALTH ASSISTANT!!
• Kids can help themselves until you get your
gloves on or until help arrives…for
example…kids can hold pressure on their own
nose during a nosebleed!
IN REVIEW
• All body fluids should be treated as if
they are infected with a BBP (Universal
Precautions)
• It only takes one exposure to infect a
person
• Ensure that you follow exposure control
plan/procedures if an exposure occurs!
(Written plan is available to all school
employees)
• Don’t hesitate to ask questions about
what may or may not be an exposure!!
IN OTHER NEWS…
• The HIPPA laws still apply this school
year…
– Parents MUST fill out medical information
release forms before the school nurses or
SHA can notify teachers and other staff of
students’ medical concerns! (This includes
diabetes, asthma and severe allergies)
– If parents tell you of medical
issues/concerns PLEASE ask them to visit
the clinic so we can get the appropriate
forms filled out!
FLU
• Being proactive really paid off in the
H1N1…PanFlu 09 season!
• HANDWASHING is key!!!
• Continue teaching the elbow cough and sneeze!
• FEVER…remind parents that children may return
to school after they have been fever-free for 24
hours WITHOUT Tylenol/Motrin!
• Remember to utilize VDH website for up-to-date
information during flu season…NOT WSET and
other local stations…
Quiz
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