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Module GLP-23 · Version 1.0

Standard Precautions, PPE, and Exposure Prevention

Standard precautions treat every specimen as potentially infectious. The hierarchy-of-controls habit: identify the exposure route first, choose engineering and work-practice controls before reaching for personal protective equipment, and don and doff PPE without contaminating yourself. A guided bench case and an exposure scenario put the reasoning to work.

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Who this module is for

Laboratory professionals and students learning bloodborne pathogen precautions and PPE use at the bench, under 29 CFR 1910.1030 and a facility exposure control plan.

Learning objectives

  • Identify bloodborne, droplet/splash, aerosol, sharps, skin, mucous-membrane, and ingestion exposure routes in a bench task
  • Choose a control bundle using the hierarchy of controls rather than relying on PPE alone
  • Don and doff gloves, gown or lab coat, eye/face protection, and respiratory protection without self-contamination, and sequence the immediate response to a blood or OPIM exposure

How completion works

Mark every required section done and answer every knowledge check in those sections correctly. The final save completes the module automatically.

Sources

11 sources

  1. 1. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. 29 CFR 1910.1030, Bloodborne Pathogens (current regulatory text, as amended by the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act revisions effective 2001-04-18).

    Source note · federal regulation

  2. 2. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. 29 CFR 1910.134, Respiratory Protection, including Appendix A (Fit Testing Procedures) and Appendix C (medical questionnaire).

    Source note · federal regulation

  3. 3. Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act, Pub. L. 106-430 (2000), implemented via the 2001 revision to 29 CFR 1910.1030; OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention Quick Reference Guide.

    Source note · federal regulation

  4. 4. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 42 CFR 493.1101(d), Condition: Facility administration for nonwaived testing, laboratory safety. eCFR current text, 42 CFR Part 493.

    Source note · federal regulation

  5. 5. CDC/HICPAC. Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings (2007), current CDC Infection Control web presentation, "Precautions to Prevent Transmission of Infectious Agents" section.

    Source note · professional society guidance

  6. 6. CDC/HICPAC. Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings, MMWR Recommendations and Reports 51(RR-16), October 25, 2002.

    Source note · professional society guidance

  7. 7. CDC. Sequence for donning and removing personal protective equipment (PPE sequence fact sheet, current version) and Appendix A figure, Guideline for Isolation Precautions.

    Source note · professional society guidance

  8. 8. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. M29, Protection of Laboratory Workers From Occupationally Acquired Infections; Approved Guideline, 4th edition (M29-A4), published 2014-05-29.

    Source note · consensus standard

  9. 9. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Hierarchy of Controls, CDC current web page.

    Source note · professional society guidance

  10. 10. College of American Pathologists. Laboratory General Checklist, GEN.74100 PPE Provision and Usage (Phase II). CAP Accreditation Program, 12.09.2025 edition.

    Source note · accreditation standard

  11. 11. College of American Pathologists. Laboratory General Checklist, GEN.74200 PPE Instruction (Phase II). CAP Accreditation Program, 12.09.2025 edition.

    Source note · accreditation standard