So, why does LayerCompliance include the CDC’s Infection Control guidelines in the OSHA compliance module? Because OSHA and Infection Control share the same purpose: protecting people (employees and patients) from exposure to infection.
Simply put, OSHA is a federal law that seeks to protect healthcare workers from bloodborne pathogens. Similarly, the CDC’s Infection Control guidelines seek to protect healthcare workers (and their patients) from exposure to bloodborne pathogens AND other healthcare infections (droplet, airborne and contact exposure).
Because the purposes for OSHA and Infection Control overlap, the policies and procedures to address both also overlap. This is why LayerCompliance provides an “OSHA & Infection Control” compliance module that includes both the federal OSHA regulations and CDC Infection Control guidelines that apply to office-based, medical and dental healthcare settings.
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