OSHA general industry bloodborne pathogens practice questions

1. What does the 1910.1030(b) definition of handwashing facilities say such a facility provides?

• A. A sink with hot water and a shared cloth towel
• B. An adequate supply of running potable water, soap, and single-use towels or air-drying machines
• C. A supply of antiseptic towelettes only
• D. A bottle of alcohol hand rub at each workstation

2. Under the standard's definition of personal protective equipment, how are general work clothes such as uniforms that are not intended to protect against a hazard treated?

• A. As PPE whenever the employer issues them
• B. As PPE when worn in patient care areas
• C. As PPE only if the employer launders them
• D. As not being personal protective equipment

3. An employer required to have an Exposure Control Plan is identifying, evaluating and selecting engineering and work practice controls. From whom must it solicit input under 1910.1030(c)(1)(v)?

• A. Non-managerial employees responsible for direct patient care who are potentially exposed to injuries from contaminated sharps
• B. Only the facility's managers
• C. The sales representatives of sharps device makers
• D. The local health department

4. How must the exposure determination treat the use of personal protective equipment?

• A. It counts only exposure that remains after PPE is worn
• B. It assumes every employee wears gloves at all times
• C. It is made without regard to the use of PPE
• D. It covers only employees who refuse to wear PPE

5. A blood specimen could puncture its primary container. What does 1910.1030(d)(2)(xiii)(C) require?

• A. Placing the primary container within a secondary container that is puncture-resistant in addition to the other required characteristics
• B. Wrapping the primary container in adhesive tape
• C. Removing the label so the container is not mistaken for waste
• D. Hand-carrying the primary container with no outer container

6. Equipment that cannot be fully decontaminated is being sent out for servicing. What must the readily observable label attached under 1910.1030(d)(2)(xiv)(A) state?

• A. The name of the employee who last used it
• B. The date the equipment was bought
• C. The diagnosis of the patient it was used on
• D. Which portions remain contaminated

7. At a field site where handwashing facilities are not feasible, an employee cleans up with antiseptic towelettes. What must follow under 1910.1030(d)(2)(iv)?

• A. Nothing more; towelettes fully replace handwashing
• B. Washing hands with soap and running water as soon as feasible
• C. Wearing a second pair of gloves for the rest of the shift
• D. Reporting the use of towelettes to OSHA

8. When is personal protective equipment considered "appropriate" under 1910.1030?

• A. When it is the lowest-cost model available
• B. When the employee picks it out personally
• C. Only if it does not let blood or other potentially infectious materials pass through to or reach the employee's clothes, skin, eyes, mouth or other mucous membranes under normal conditions of use, for as long as it will be used
• D. When it is worn for no more than one hour

9. Under 1910.1030(d)(3)(ix)(C), when may utility gloves be decontaminated for re-use?

• A. Only if they were worn for less than one hour
• B. Never; they must be thrown away after each use
• C. If the integrity of the glove is not compromised
• D. Only once they show cracks, so the cracks can be cleaned

10. When does 1910.1030(d)(3)(xii) require surgical caps or hoods and/or shoe covers or boots to be worn?

• A. In instances when gross contamination can reasonably be anticipated, such as autopsies or orthopaedic surgery
• B. Only in HIV and HBV research laboratories
• C. Whenever gloves are worn
• D. Only when the employee asks for them

11. Plastic wrap covers a piece of equipment as a protective covering. Under 1910.1030(d)(4)(ii)(B), when must it be removed and replaced?

• A. Once a week, on a fixed day
• B. Only after a spill has been reported to OSHA
• C. Only when it is torn
• D. As soon as feasible when it becomes overtly contaminated, or at the end of the workshift if it may have become contaminated during the shift

12. During use, how must containers for contaminated sharps be kept?

• A. Laid on their side so sharps slide in easily
• B. Maintained upright throughout use, replaced routinely and not allowed to overfill
• C. Emptied by hand when full and put back in service
• D. Stored in a locked room away from where sharps are used

13. An employer wants employees to complete a prescreening program before they can receive hepatitis B vaccination. What does 1910.1030(f)(2)(ii) say?

• A. Prescreening is required for every employee before vaccination
• B. The employer shall not make participation in a prescreening program a prerequisite for receiving the vaccination
• C. Prescreening may be required only for employees over age 40
• D. Prescreening may be required if the employee pays for it

14. The U.S. Public Health Service recommends a routine hepatitis B booster dose at a future date. What does 1910.1030(f)(2)(v) require of the employer?

• A. Make the booster dose(s) available in accordance with (f)(1)(ii), including at no cost to the employee
• B. Nothing; booster doses are outside the standard
• C. Offer the booster only to employees who ask, at their own cost
• D. Offer the booster only at the next annual training

15. The healthcare professional's written opinion for post-exposure evaluation is limited to certain information. What does 1910.1030(f)(5) say about all other findings or diagnoses?

• A. They are sent to the employee's supervisor
• B. They are posted with the sharps injury log
• C. They are added to the employee's training record
• D. They shall remain confidential and shall not be included in the written report

16. How must the required warning labels be affixed under 1910.1030(g)(1)(i)(D)?

• A. Loosely taped so they can be moved to other containers
• B. On a clipboard hung near the container
• C. As close as feasible to the container by string, wire, adhesive, or other method that prevents their loss or unintentional removal
• D. Only on the door of the room holding the container

17. What does 1910.1030(g)(2)(vi) require of the material used in bloodborne pathogens training?

• A. That it be appropriate in content and vocabulary to the educational level, literacy, and language of employees
• B. That it be in English only
• C. That it be a video with no live trainer
• D. That it be written at a college reading level

18. A new procedure changes an employee's occupational exposure. What does 1910.1030(g)(2)(v) say about the additional training the employer must provide?

• A. It must repeat the entire training program
• B. It may wait until the next annual session
• C. It is not required if the employee was trained within the year
• D. It may be limited to addressing the new exposures created

19. Without the employee's express written consent, to whom may the medical records required by 1910.1030(h)(1) be disclosed or reported?

• A. To the employee's direct supervisor
• B. To any coworker who asks
• C. To no person within or outside the workplace, except as required by the section or as may be required by law
• D. To the employer's insurance broker

20. Which item must the sharps injury log contain, at a minimum, under 1910.1030(h)(5)(i)?

• A. The injured employee's home address
• B. The type and brand of device involved in the incident
• C. The purchase price of the device
• D. The name of the device's sales representative