2025WI: Guidelines For Blood Born, Biological, And Parasitic Pathogens, Safety Best Practices

Description

Course Identification Number:23264 Expiration Date: 5/30/2028 Course Name/Title: Guidelines For Blood Born, Biological, And Parasitic Pathogens, Safety Best Practices

• • • 4 CEU Approved for:
    • INITIAL QUALIFYING TRAINING – POWTS MAINTAINER Registration
    • Master Plumber License
    • Master Plumber-Restricted Service License
    • POWTS Inspector Certification
    • POWTS MAINTAINER Registration
      

  Course summary: Stop! Think! Look! Safety Procedures: Basic primer on personal safety best practices both as an employee, employer and as a single business owner.
  Course outline: This course is FOUR hours and divided into 20 minute segments and will reference:
  * Updated CDC Guidelines – with reference to RSV, MonkeyPox and Covid.
  * Understanding the difference between bacteria and virus structures
  * Vectors for infection and recognition of symptoms
  * Disinfection best practices
  * OSHA PPE guidelines and preventative measures
  * Legal obligations and responsibility in the safe handling of human waste
  * Public outreach and communication
  * Common sense personal hygiene for contact and clothing
  * Developing a spill response plan
  * Vectors for infection are changing, especially emerging infections, due to changing climate and weather conditions. Projected climate changes and increased risk to service providers of exposure from insects and emerging pathogens will be examined.

• Educational materials are available for download and reference.