OSHA's CPL 02-02-069 - CPL 2-2.69 - Enforcement Procedures for the Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens(http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=DIRECTIVES&p_id=2570) identifies hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV) and HIV as the most frequent transmissible diseases from a contaminated needlestick. The document also references other disease as applicable to the standard: human T-lymphotrophic virus Type 1; and pathogens causing malaria, syphilis, babesiOSis, brucellosis, leptospirosis, arboviral infections, relapsing fever, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and viral hemorrhagic fever. Prevention of and regulations for contaminated needlesticks are routinely covered in the OSHA Healthcare Advisor at www.oshahealthcareadvisor.com.
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