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5 OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens and Exposure Control Online Quiz Questions

Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 5 OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens and Exposure Control, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.

20 questions

True or false

1 point

True or false: An employer must provide required bloodborne-pathogen training at no cost and during working hours.

A
True
B
False

Written response

1 point

For how many years from the training date must an employer retain bloodborne-pathogen training records? Enter the number of years.

Choose one

1 point

A worker’s job title does not mention blood, but the worker sometimes handles contaminated sharps. Which conclusion best follows from OSHA’s exposure determination approach?

A
Only workers whose job titles specifically mention blood or infectious materials
B
Workers whose tasks include handling contaminated sharps or cleaning up blood
C
Only workers who have already had a needlestick injury

True or false

1 point

True or false: Under universal precautions, human blood and specified other potentially infectious materials are treated as potentially infectious.

A
True
B
False

Choose one

1 point

A workplace changes a procedure in a way that could affect employees’ exposure risk. What must the employer do with its Exposure Control Plan?

A
Review it when a change in tasks or procedures could affect exposure, as well as at least annually
B
Review it only after an employee reports an exposure incident
C
Review it only when the employer changes an employee’s job title

Choose one

1 point

After using a sharp that may be contaminated, which action best follows the described exposure-control practices?

A
Leave it on a work surface for the next employee to dispose of
B
Dispose of it promptly in an appropriate sharps-disposal container
C
Carry it uncovered to a disposal area at the end of the shift

True or false

1 point

True or false: Every employer must maintain a sharps injury log, regardless of whether it is required to maintain an OSHA injury-and-illness log under 29 CFR Part 1904.

A
True
B
False

Fill in the blank

1 point

The employer must make the hepatitis B vaccination series available after required training and within of initial assignment.

Choose all

1 point

Select all items that must be included in an employer’s written Exposure Control Plan.

A
An exposure determination identifying relevant job classifications and tasks
B
A schedule and method for implementing required protections
C
Procedures for evaluating the circumstances of an exposure incident
D
A guarantee that employees will never encounter blood or OPIM

Fill in the blank

1 point

When reviewing the Exposure Control Plan, the employer must document consideration and implementation of appropriate, effective .

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1 point

Select all subjects that required bloodborne-pathogen training must cover.

A
How bloodborne pathogens are transmitted
B
How to recognize tasks that may involve exposure
C
How controls and PPE work, including their limitations
D
What to do and whom to notify after an exposure incident
E
Employees’ private medical diagnoses

Choose one

1 point

In a workplace where employees provide direct patient care and face sharps-injury risks, which statement describes the required role of exposed non-managerial employees?

A
Only managers must participate in selecting relevant controls
B
Non-managerial employees with sharps exposure must be involved in identifying, evaluating, and selecting relevant controls
C
Employees may participate only after an exposure incident occurs

Open ended

1 point

An employee experiences a needlestick at work. Describe what the employee should do promptly and what the employer must arrange and document in response.

Choose one

1 point

A worker whose job title does not involve patient care is assigned to handle contaminated sharps. Which conclusion best follows from OSHA's approach to determining occupational exposure?

A
Only employees whose job titles explicitly mention blood or medical care can have occupational exposure.
B
An employee who handles contaminated sharps may have occupational exposure, regardless of job title.
C
Exposure is determined only by whether an employee has already experienced a needlestick.
D
Employees have occupational exposure only if they work directly with patients.

Written response

1 point

What standard term describes treating human blood and specified other potentially infectious materials as potentially infectious?

Choose one

1 point

After using a contaminated sharp, a worker is deciding what to do before moving on to the next task. Which action best follows the required work practices?

A
Leave it on a nearby work surface until the area is cleaned.
B
Recap it and place it in ordinary waste.
C
Dispose of it promptly in an appropriate sharps-disposal container.
D
Set it aside for the next worker to dispose of at the end of the shift.

Written response

1 point

For how many years must an employer retain bloodborne-pathogen training records after the training date? Enter the number of years.

Choose one

1 point

An employee is newly assigned to tasks with occupational exposure and has not previously completed the hepatitis B vaccination series. When must the employer make the series available?

A
After required training and within 10 working days of initial assignment.
B
Before the employee's first day, whether or not required training has occurred.
C
Within 10 calendar days after the employee's first exposure incident.
D
Only after the employee requests vaccination following one year of employment.

Choose one

1 point

A worker reports a needlestick shortly after it occurs. Which employer response best meets the post-exposure requirements?

A
Wait to see whether symptoms develop, then decide whether to report it.
B
Ask the employee to arrange and pay for a medical evaluation independently.
C
Record the event only if the employee later becomes ill.
D
Promptly arrange confidential, no-cost medical evaluation and follow-up, document the circumstances, and provide relevant information to the healthcare professional.

Written response

1 point

OSHA requires covered employee medical records to be retained for the duration of employment plus how many additional years? Enter the number of years only.