Bloodborne Pathogen/Exposure Control & HIPAA training
Integrity Medical Courier Training offers driver-specific comprehensive training that meets all OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard Regulations (29 CFR 1910.1030). The healthcare industry refers to these as “Best Practice Standards” for independent contractors.
Issues covered during training and in our manual(s) include administrative requirements, OSHA-compliant record-keeping, terminology, HIPAA, transportation guidelines, specimen integrity, a spill and exposure incident plan, and OSHA regulations.
Our manuals also provide quick reference safety guides for hand hygiene and dry ice usage, a formaldehyde fact sheet, and a dispatcher’s spill procedure and checklist with FAQs. Our reproducible documents include 3 Incident Report forms, Employee and IC privacy/confidentiality and acknowledgement (signature) pages, employee and IC Hepatitis B statements, an IC Business Associate Agreement (HIPAA), and an Emergency Contact form.
Other Frequently Asked Questions
Other training companies cover only bloodborne awareness in the workplace. Our training is function-specific to the courier industry, AND we provide an Exposure Control Plan that is also function-specific to the courier industry.
No, the person conducting the training shall be
knowledgeable in the subject matter covered by the elements contained in the training program as it relates to the workplace that the training will address. 1910.1030(g)(2)(viii) IMCT has over 50 years’ combined experience in the lab and logistics industry.
Each employer having an employee(s) with occupational exposure as defined by paragraph (b) of this section shall establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure. 1910.1030(c)(1)(i)
The Exposure Control Plan shall contain at least the following elements:
The schedule and method of implementation for paragraphs (d) Methods of Compliance, (f) Hepatitis B Vaccination and Post-Exposure Evaluation and Follow-up, (g) Communication of Hazards to Employees, and (h) Recordkeeping; the procedure for the evaluation of circumstances surrounding exposure incidents as required by paragraph (f)(3)(i) of this standard; ensure that a copy of the Exposure Control Plan is accessible to employees in
accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1020(e).
The training program shall be provided as follows: (a) At the time of initial assignment to tasks where occupational exposure may take place, (b) at least annually thereafter, within one year of their previous training, (c) shall provide additional training when changes such as modification of tasks or procedures or institution of new tasks or procedures affect the occupational exposure. The additional training may be limited to addressing the new exposures created. 1910.1030(g)(2)
Remember, the facilities you service are required to comply with their own industry standards or risk losing accreditation. That is why they want you as a driver, or your drivers if you’re a courier company owner, to mitigate your risk as well as theirs by complying with industry Best Practice Standards.
There is nothing illegal about requiring an IC to abide by a certain set of standards regarding patient care. The training the IC receives, while not required by OSHA because they are “independent” and not an “employee” is considered “best practice” in the industry and gives the IC and the courier company that utilizes that IC, a highly marketable skill. As an added bonus, we offer the option of having the IC pay us directly for training so you can be assured that your company is out of the loop and that ensures the IC status remains “independent.”
