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This is the second in a series of blog posts that will highlight OSHA's guidelines and manuals relating to bloodborne pathogens. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a pathogenic microorganism that can cause potentially lifethreatening disease in humans. HBV infection is transmitted through exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials (OPIM), as defined in the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens standard, 29 CFR 1910.1030. Any workers who have reasonably anticipated contact with

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According to a popular song of the 1960s, breaking up is hard to do. But not if you’re a red blood cell. Just ask any of the trillions of RBCs coursing through the veins of your patients. When blood samples are mishandled during collection or processing, breaking up is one of the first things on their minds. Hemolysis is the most common reason blood samples are rejected by testing facilities, and it's rarely caused by the laboratory after the sample is received. Not only will