Bloodborne Pathogens Training & Infection Control for Body Art Professionals provides training as required by OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard 29CFR 1910.1030. The America Electrology Association has approved the course for .2 CEU. This course provides a printable Certificate of Completion, allows students to ask questions and receive answers from the instructor via phone or live chat, and satisfies OSHA's requirements for either initial or annual bloodborne pathogens training. Besides covering OSHA's required topics, it uses the chain of infection model to offer body art professionals additional training in infection control. This course is designed specifically for tattoo artists, permanent cosmetic professionals, body piercers, electrologists, and body modification practitioners.

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 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 describe which measures to take to protect yourself and your clients
• List the steps to follow after an exposure incident; list the steps 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 (A link to the full text of 29 CFR 1910.1030 is provided)
• 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
• 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