Fundamentals of Bloodborne Pathogens
What you'll learn
In this one hour CDC course for lab staff and others who handle blood, you learn the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, the three most common bloodborne pathogens, and how to prevent and report exposures.
- The OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
- Three most common bloodborne pathogens
- How bloodborne pathogens spread
- Control measures that reduce exposure
- Responding to and reporting exposures
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Is this right for you?
- Level
- Beginner People new to this. You can start today with no experience.
- What you get
- A certificate from a name employers know, ready to add to LinkedIn and your résumé the day you finish. It costs nothing to take.
- How you learn
- Online, self paced, about 1.0 hr.
- How to use it
- Add it to LinkedIn under Licenses and certifications, post it with one thing you learned, and name the exact skills on your résumé. Then bring it up in interviews and show how you use AI to get more done.
- Why it's worth it
- Fast, practical proof that you are ahead on AI. It shows initiative, gives you skills you can use the same day, and hands you something concrete to talk about with every hiring manager.
- Time
- 1.0 hour
- Before you start
- Free OneLab REACH account (log in or register); complete the course and post test. Employer task and site specific bloodborne pathogens training is still required separately.
- How you are tested
- Online, self paced eLearning
- Renewal
- None stated
- Full cost details
- $0. CDC describes OneLab REACH as free and publicly accessible; General Completion Certificate included.
- Where it applies
- Open online (CDC states public access); United States laboratory and clinical context. Supplemental learning, not an occupational certification.
Sources and what we verified
Official OneLab REACH course page (duration, certificate types) ↗OneLab REACH catalog listing the General Certificate for this course ↗CDC OneLab REACH launch event: free, publicly accessible, downloadable certificates ↗What we verified: Course page: 1.0 hour, basic level, for laboratory staff 'and others who work with blood or other potentially infectious materials'; options are P.A.C.E. credit (1.0 contact hour, course 288 034 26) or a General Completion Certificate. Cost is not on the course page; CDC's launch event says OneLab REACH is free and public. P.A.C.E. is laboratory CE and is not assumed to count for MA, DA or CNA renewals.
Fees and eligibility can change. Confirm current terms with the issuer before you pay.
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