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Your employer is legally required to take which of the following actions to protect you against health hazards related to bloodborne pathogens?
Provide PPE


aUse controls to prevent injury


bLabel hazards correctly


cProvide free annual medical check-ups


dProvide free medical evaluations if an injury occurs

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BlueCoral

Answer:

The correct answers are:

  • Use controls to prevent injury
  • Provide PPE
  • Provide free medical evaluations if an injury occurs

Explanation:

According to OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) the following measures have to be taken by employers in order to protect their employees from blood-borne pathogens (BBPs)

  • Use controls to prevent injury - employer has to develop and a written Exposure Control Plan and make sure it is followed through and updated every year.
  • Provide PPE (personal protective equipment), such as rubber gloves and other equipment (depending on industry)
  • Provide free medical evaluations if an injury occurs, because infection itself can be prevented during the first hours after contact with blood-borne pathogens occurs.

chilljain33

The correct measures that need to be taken by the employer to be able to provide safety against blood-borne pathogens are to provide PPE, using controls to prevent injury and providing free medical evaluations.

In case an injury happens, necessary precautions and cures must be taken for the health of the employee. So the correct options that match the statement above are A, B, C and E.

Precautions against health hazards

  • Blood-borne pathogens can lead to be hazardous for employees working in such a constrained environment. To avoid infections, employees must be provided with PPE kits to work.

  • There should be different controls to be implemented in the work surroundings that will help to prevent any injuries that may occur while operating.

  • The labelling of hazards must be correct and there should be free and proper medical assistance to the employee in case of injuries and infections and compensation for work lost due to such injury.

Hence, the correct options are A, B, C and E that the necessary precautions that may be taken by the employer to protect against health hazards are as aforementioned.

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