Bloodborne Pathogens and Infection Control for Environmental Health Professionals has been approved for two (2) continuing education contact hours (CECH) by Your Training Place Online, a continuing education Accreditation Agency for California registered environmental health specialists. This course meets OSHA's training requirements for employees who have occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens (Bloodborne Pathogens Standard - Federal OSHA 29CFR 1910.1030, and CalOSHA Title 8, Section 5193.

Although this online course deals with bloodborne pathogens and infection control in the body art industry, it teaches strategies, procedures, and principles that can be applied in any setting where occupational exposure may occur.

While taking this course, students can ask the instructor questions via phone or live chat, and upon successfully completing the course they can print a Certificate of Completion. Students have access to the course for one year after the date of registration.

Who should take this course?

Can you answer yes to at least one of the following questions? If you can, you should take this course.

Do you need REHS continuing education contact hours?
Do you want to learn more about bloodborne pathogens and infection control?
Do you inspect body art facilities where tattooing, permanent cosmetics, body piercing, electrology, or body modification is performed?
Do you need training as required by OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1030?

Course Objectives

After completing this course you should be able to:

• Explain what an body art shop Exposure Control Plan is and how it can be expanded into an Exposure Control and Infection Prevention Plan
• Recognize tasks and procedures in a body art shop that have a potential for causing exposure to bloodborne pathogens
• Explain the basics of infection control, and how to incorporate infection control strategies into body art shop work practices and procedures
• Identify common bloodborne pathogens, their symptoms, and their paths of transmissions
• List the steps to follow after an exposure incident; list the steps in a post-exposure evaluation and follow-up
• Explain how signs, labels, biohazard symbols, and color coding are used to communicate hazards

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
• 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