Blood Borne Pathogens

Contact Andrew Lawson 412-268-8405

Approximate time: 1 hour

Required: Persons with reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with:

• Human blood · human blood components · products made from human blood.
• The following human body fluids: semen, vaginal secretions, cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid, pleural fluid, pericardial fluid, peritoneal fluid, amniotic fluid, saliva in dental procedures, any body fluid that is visibly contaminated with blood, and all body fluids in situations where it is difficult or impossible to differentiate between body fluids.
• Any unfixed tissue or organ (other than intact skin) from a human (living or dead); and · Human cell cultures, human tissue cultures, human organ cultures
  • Document: Requirements on the Use of Human Cell Lines for Laboratory Personnel
• BBP containing culture medium or other solutions.
• Blood, body fluids or other tissues from non-human primates.
• Blood, body fluids or other tissues from experimental animals infected with a BBP.

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