OSHA Compliance for Medical and Dental Practices

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OSHA Compliance for Medical and Dental Practices — Seminar Overview

• OSHA standards specific to medical and dental practices
• General OSHA standards that apply to most workplaces

OSHA standards specific to medical and dental practices

• The OSHA regulation every medical or dental practice MUST comply with
• Find out how quickly you must offer the HBV vaccination series to a new hire
• The declination language you MUST use if an employee refuses the HBV vaccination series
• Ionizing radiation requirements: Does your practice meet OSHA's four standards?
• Dental assistants and HIV/AIDS — what you need to know
• Find out if practices have to pay for an employee's titer
• The Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act — What you need to know about this standard:
  • Annual duties required under the Needlestick Act
  • Your written exposure control plan
  • Needles and sharps: Usage, containment and disposal
  • Protective equipment: What's required under OSHA?
  • Medical procedures and follow-up after an exposure incident
  • Employer-provided training
• What are the minimum acceptable labeling requirements under both the BBP and HAZCOM regulations?
• Required elements of BBP training:
  • How to establish an exposure control plan
  • Documentation that details the efforts taken to minimize occupational exposure
  • How to use engineering controls
  • How to implement the use of universal precautions
  • Work practice controls
  • Employer responsibilities regarding personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • Procedures to follow after a worker experiences an exposure incident
  • Maintaining medical and training records for your employees
  • Sharps injury logs — is your practice exempt?

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General OSHA standards that apply to most workplaces

• 2 plans and procedures you MUST have in writing if you have more than 10 employees
• Preventing injuries from slips, trips and falls
• How to use Job Safety Analysis to change employee behavior
• Employee Right-to-Know — what it's all about
• Current CDC TB Guidelines — best practices
• The nuts-and-bolts of emergency action plans
• Exit routes: Is your signage visible, legible and illuminated according to OSHA standards?
• Electrical concerns in your practice: What you should be aware of regarding office equipment, sterilizers, centrifuges, ECG, radiograph machines, etc.
• OHSA inspections: Could your practice be selected?
• 7 situations that can lead to onsite OSHA inspections
• What to do when an OSHA Compliance Officer comes calling
• Other OSHA standards that may be applicable to your practice: latex sensitivity, ergonomics, indoor air quality, workplace violence
• What to do when you receive a citation: abatement procedures, providing acceptable proof of abatement and getting back into compliance
• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS): employee access, electronic storage and other OSHA requirements
• Do you need MSDS on file for common cleaning solutions like Windex^®?
• HAZCOM container labeling requirements
• How to stay in compliance with strict HAZCOM employee training rules
• New hire and refresher training: How to ensure your employees are adequately trained under OSHA's standards

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