Question

One of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s recommendations for how to prevent blood-born pathogens from infecting health-care workers is to
dispose of used needles promptly in appropriate sharps disposal containers.
install ventilators in hospital surgery rooms.
require surgical masks to be worn by both patients and hospital staff.
provide disposable goggles in patient rooms.

Answer 1

Dispose of used needles promptly in appropriate sharps disposal containers.

Rationale: OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens standard emphasizes engineering controls (safe sharps disposal, needleless systems), work-practice controls, PPE and hepatitis B vaccination to prevent needlestick and other blood exposures. The other options address airborne/droplet risks or are less central than safe sharps handling.