Electrical and Bloodborne Pathogens Training questions for the CSP

Question 1

A safety manager hires an outside trainer to deliver the annual bloodborne pathogens session at a dental clinic. The trainer is a certified general-industry instructor but has never worked in or studied healthcare settings. Which requirement of the standard is most at risk of not being met?

1. AThe trainer must be knowledgeable in the subject matter of the training elements as it relates to the workplace the training will address
2. BThe trainer must be an employee of the clinic rather than an outside contractor
3. CThe trainer must hold a current hepatitis B vaccination record
4. DThe trainer must be a licensed physician or registered nurse

Question 2

A hospital laboratory sends blood specimens to a reference lab each day. Several individual tubes of patient blood are placed in a rigid transport bin that has a biohazard label firmly attached to its outside. The tubes inside have no biohazard labels of their own. During a walkthrough, a new safety technician says the tubes are out of compliance with the bloodborne pathogens labeling requirements. Which response is correct?

1. AThe practice is compliant only if the tubes have first been decontaminated, since only decontaminated material is exempt.
2. BThe practice is compliant because individual containers placed inside a properly labeled container for storage or transport are exempt from labeling.
3. CThe practice is compliant only if the outer bin is replaced with a red bag, because a label alone cannot be used on a transport container.
4. DThe tubes are noncompliant because every individual container of blood must carry its own biohazard label or be red.

Question 3

A dialysis clinic completed annual bloodborne pathogens training for all staff four months ago. The clinic now introduces a new procedure for handling and disposing of contaminated sharps, which changes how technicians are exposed to blood during setup and teardown. What does the standard require the employer to do for the technicians?

1. AProvide additional training on the new exposures created by the procedure; it may be limited to that new content
2. BProvide no further training unless a technician has an exposure incident involving the new procedure
3. CRepeat the full initial training program for every technician before the procedure is used
4. DWait until the annual refresher is due in eight months, since the technicians were trained within the past year