Millions die from Tuberculosis every year. TB is spreading alarmingly fast in the United States. OSHA issued a set of Tuberculosis Safety Directives in 1996. These enforce the 1994 Center for Disease Control Tuberculosis Prevention Guidelines. They also allow wearing new NIOSH-approved respirators/masks, and HEPA masks.
ALWAYS READY'S online training course "Guarding Against Tuberculosis in Institutional Environments" was created to assist facilities where employees have a risk of exposure to Tuberculosis - and that must conduct employee training - mandated in the CDC Guidelines.
Areas covered in this course include:
. The history of Tuberculosis as a disease
. Epidemiology and symptoms of Tuberculosis
. Modes by which Tuberculosis is transmitted
. The CDC Guidelines
. The Exposure Control Plan
. Recognition of exposure situations
. Practices to prevent exposure
. Administrative and engineering controls
. Selection and use of personal protective equipment (including respirators)
. And More.
ALWAYS READY'S "Online Interactive Training Library" offers the most cost-effective, stress-free, time-convenient and easily accessed regulatory compliance training available today. This course averages 45 minutes to complete, but each course-taker should work at a comfortable pace. It's divided into logical sections for easy understanding and retention.
How do you know if you have tuberculosis? Anyone experiencing persistent nausea, weakness, fatigue, weight loss, fever, night sweats or coughing should take a TB skin test. Have all your employees take, "Guarding Against Tuberculosis in Institutional Environments" ASAP.
Select from 108 safety courses in ALWAYS READY'S online safety training library. Please also preview: "Bloodborne Pathogens in Commercial and Industrial Facilities", "Fitness and Wellness" and "Indoor Air Quality".
