In 1992, OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (BPS) took effect. This Standard was designed to prevent more than 200 deaths and 9,000 bloodborne infections every year. Bloodborne pathogens are infectious materials in blood or other bodily fluids that can cause disease in humans, including hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV. The Standard prescribes safeguards to protect workers against health hazards from exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials, and is designed to reduce the risk from such exposures. 
 
The BPS specifically covers healthcare laundry workers who, due to their job duties ...