The online Bloodborne Pathogens Training course provides training as required by OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1030.  It is specifically designed for body art professionals; has a printable Certificate Of Completion; and allows students to ask the instructor questions via phone or live chat. This course can be used to satisfy OSHA's requirement for initial and annual bloodborne pathogens training.

Who should take this course?

If you have a potential for exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials while performing your routine work functions, you need to receive bloodborne pathogens training. Those who have such occupational exposure include:

• Tattoo artists
• Permanent cosmetics professionals
• Body piercers
• Body modification practitioners
• Electrologists
• Body art apprentices
• Body art students

Course Objectives

After completing this course you should be able to:

• Identify common bloodborne pathogens, their symptoms, and their paths of transmissions
• Explain what an Exposure Control Plan is and how it can be expanded into an Exposure Control and Infection Prevention Plan
• Recognize tasks and procedures that have a potential for causing exposure to bloodborne pathogens, and which measures to take to protect yourself and your clients
• List the steps to follow after an exposure incident, and what is provided in a post-exposure evaluation and follow-up
• Explain how to use signs, labels, biohazard symbols, and color coding to communicate hazards and protect everyone in your shop
• Explain the basics of infection control, and how to incorporate infection control strategies into your every day work practices and procedures

Topics Covered

• OSHA
• The Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
• Definitions of bacteria, viruses, and bloodborne pathogens; symptoms of the diseases they cause
• Modes of transmission and the chain of infection
• Universal Precautions versus Standard Precautions
• Exposure Control Plans (ECP) and Exposure Control and Infection Prevention Plans (ECIPP)
• Engineering and work practice controls
• Engineering and work practice controls
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Hepatitis B Vaccinations
• Using signs and labels to communicate hazards in your shop
• Actions to take following an exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials
• Information and training requirements for persons working in a body art shop
• Informed consent
• Record keeping
• Exposure control and infection prevention strategies