Blood Borne Pathogens

The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in BLS, ACLS, and PALS and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the American Heart Association, and any fees charged for such a course do not represent income to the Association.

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The Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens Course teaches students how to protect themselves and others from being exposed to blood or blood-containing materials.

This course is designed to meet Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements for bloodborne pathogens training when paired with site-specific instruction.  

Intended Audience

This course is designed for any workers with a reasonable chance of coming into contact with bloodborne pathogens such as:
• Correctional Officers
• Childcare workers
• Security Guards
• Maintenance workers
• School personnel
• Hotel Housekeepers
• Health and Fitness Club Staff 
• Tattoo Artists

Course Content

AHA’s course uses the PACT acronym (Protect, Act, Clean, Tell) and slogan, “Make a PACT, Know How to Act,” to help students learn and easily recall bloodborne pathogens training. Students learn how to:
•  Protect themselves from exposure to bloodborne pathogens 
•  Act when exposed to blood or blood-containing materials in the workplace
•  Clean themselves and the area when exposed to blood or blood-containing materials in the workplace 
•  Tell or report any exposure to blood or blood-containing materials in the workplace

Course Features

• Interactive questions and video segments
• Content is based on the PACT acronym to reinforce critical learning points
• Downloadable Participation Certificate is available
• Can start, stop and return to online modules as needed
• Provides an alternative to classroom-based course

Certification

Students can access downloadable Participation Certificate upon course completion.

How it works: Students complete a series of online lessons and interactive questions. No skills session is required.

This course may be done by request. For more information and to schedule a course please contact Mary Ann Vaughan at (541) 430-7149 or by e-mail at mavemtrn@comcast.net