Which agency is associated with providing free HBV vaccination to employees?

Which agency is associated with providing free HBV vaccination to employees?

• A. OSHA
• B. CDC
• C. FDA
• D. NIOSH

Answer: (A)

Employers are required to protect workers from bloodborne pathogens, including hepatitis B, by offering vaccination to employees who have occupational exposure, at no cost to the employee and ideally within the first 10 days of assignment. This obligation comes from the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, which is enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. While the CDC provides guidelines on vaccination and the FDA regulates vaccine safety and NIOSH conducts research, they do not impose the direct workplace vaccination obligation. So the agency associated with providing free HBV vaccination to employees is OSHA.

Employers are required to protect workers from bloodborne pathogens, including hepatitis B, by offering vaccination to employees who have occupational exposure, at no cost to the employee and ideally within the first 10 days of assignment. This obligation comes from the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, which is enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. While the CDC provides guidelines on vaccination and the FDA regulates vaccine safety and NIOSH conducts research, they do not impose the direct workplace vaccination obligation. So the agency associated with providing free HBV vaccination to employees is OSHA.