Bloodborne Pathogens Training for Correctional Officers

Bloodborne Pathogens Training for Correctional Officers​

Fights, riots, drugs, rapes, searches can expose Correctional Officers to potentially infected bodily fluids. ​

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Bloodborne Pathogens Training for Correctional Officers Course Schedule

Classes are held 7 days a week at:
​7:00am
10:00am
1:00pm
3:00pm
5:00pm
​7:00pm

​Bloodborne Pathogens Training for Correctional Officers Course Cost

$35.00
​(Payment must be received at least 24 hours prior to class time or $25 Walk-In fee applies. Please call for availability first.)

Bloodborne Pathogens Training for Correctional Officers Course Description

Attentive Safety CPR and Safety Training's Bloodborne Pathogens Training for Correctional Officers​ helps your team keep dangerous bloodborne diseases locked away. Corrections officers face a multitude of threats to health and safety every day on the job. Prisons, jails, and other correctional facilities are inherently violent, and officers face exposure to bodily fluids and bloodborne pathogens as they perform their daily job requirements. Bloodborne Pathogens for Corrections explains the different types of bloodborne pathogens, illustrates their transmission routes, and examines how an Exposure Control Plan works.

Bloodborne Pathogens     
  • Common Bloodborne Pathogens    
  • Transmission and Methods of Entry
Control of Bloodborne Pathogens     
  • Laws and Standards
  • What to Do If You Are Exposed
Standard Precautions     
  • Personal Protective Equipment    
  • Safe Work Practices    

Attentive Safety CPR and Safety Training's Bloodborne Pathogens Training for Correctional Officers contains everything that corrections officers need to be safe on the job and free from deadly diseases.

Attentive Safety CPR and Safety Training's Bloodborne Pathogens Training for Correctional Officers will increase awareness on:
  • Bloodborne Diseases
  • Transmission
  • Exposure Control Plan

Attentive Safety CPR and Safety Training's Bloodborne Pathogens Training for Correctional Officers course teaches employees how to protect themselves and others from being exposed to blood or blood-containing materials. Bloodborne Pathogens Training for Correctional Officers is designed to meet Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements for Bloodborne Pathogens training. 
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The Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens 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.

Bloodborne Pathogens Training for Correctional Officers 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
  • Explain the importance of taking the Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens Course
  • Define bloodborne pathogens
  • Describe the four main steps for staying safe when facing an occupational exposure
  • Discuss how universal precautions, personal protective equipment, and handwashing can protect them from infection
  • Recognize warning signs and labels for biohazards
  • Recall how to safely remove gloves
  • Discuss how to dispose of sharps and other blood-containing items
  • Identify the types of spills and methods to clean them
  • Discuss their exposure control plan

Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens Course Audience

This course is designed for anyone 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
  • Doctors
  • Dentists
  • Nurses
  • Dental Assistants
  • Healthcare aides
  • Laboratory technicians
  • Phlebotomists​

Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens Certificate

Upon completion of Bloodborne Pathogens Training for Correctional Officers, Attentive Safety CPR and Safety Training's students receive a Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens course completion certificate that can be presented to their employer. There is no skills test or skills demonstration at the end of this course; however, the AHA provides an optional written exam if the employer requires an exam for completion.​