Blood Borne Pathogen Training course

Blood Borne Pathogen Training course for Tattoo Artists, Body Piercers, Permanent Makeup and Microblading Practitioners

Blood Borne Pathogen Training

Bloodborne Pathogens Training Course Objectives

After completing our online bloodborne pathogens course, a body artist should be able to:

• Demonstrate a basic understanding of the transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of several infectious diseases of concern to body art professionals
• Recognize body art shop tasks and procedures that have a potential for causing exposure to bloodborne pathogens
• Explain what an Exposure Control Plan is and how it can be expanded into an Exposure Control and Infection Prevention Plan
• Use appropriate infection prevention strategies, practices, and procedures
• List the steps to take after a bloodborne pathogens exposure incident
• List the steps in a post-exposure evaluation and follow-up
• Describe how to use signs, labels, biohazard symbols, and color coding to communicate hazards
• Demonstrate knowledge of body art shop record-keeping requirements

Topics Covered In Our Bloodborne Pathogens Training Courses

• OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.1030)
• Bacteria and viruses
• Chain of Infection
• Universal Precautions and Standard Precautions
• Exposure determination
• Exposure Control Plans (ECP),
• work practice controls
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Decontamination, sterilization, and waste disposal
• Hepatitis B vaccinations
• Bloodborne pathogens exposure incident, post-exposure evaluation, and follow-up
• Signs and labels
• Safety Data Sheet (SDS) training

What are Blood Borne Pathogens
In this set of lessons we will cover the fundamentals of what blood borne pathogens are and why they are a very real threat.

Types of Blood Borne Pathogens

Introduction to the course 05 min

What is a Blood Borne Pathogen 05 min
The chain of infection 05 min
How dangerous is Blood Borne Pathogens 05 min
How they spread 05 min
How they don’t Spread 05 min
In this section the lessons introduce each of the major viruses and covers a basic understanding of its dangers and method of transfer

What are the Risks

Hepatitis B 05 min
Hepatitis C 03 min
HIV 03 min
Other Blood Borne Diseases 05 min
In this section the lessons cover the risks to blood borne pathogens and how to reduce the risks

Exposure to BBP

How to reduce the risks 05 min
Handling Medical waste 05 min
Cleanup Procedure 05 min
Handling Sharps 05 min
Personal Protective Equipment
Washing hands 05 min
Removing Gloves Safely 03 min
Using Personal Protective Equipment 10 min
In this section we discuss what to do in the event of an exposure to BBP

Record Keeping

Incident exposure procedure 05 min
OSHA Exposure Control Plan 45 min
In various parts of the world record keeping may vary but under OSHA the rules are very clear, we will discuss this in these lessons

BBP in The Studio

Employee Medical Records 05 min
Chemical Data Sheets 05 min
In the final sesson we will discuss cross contamination and other risks

Summary of Studio risks