Blood and other body fluids are covered by the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard; however, human tissues are not. True or false?

Blood and other body fluids are covered by the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard; however, human tissues are not. True or false?

Answer

The correct answer is False. The OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.1030) applies to all occupational exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials (OPIM). Human blood, human body fluids, and human tissues, organs, or other body parts derived from human subjects are explicitly included under the definition of potentially infectious materials covered by the standard.