What the course covers
About 56 minutes of narrated lessons plus a 20-question test. Each lesson maps to a required training element in 1910.1030(g)(2)(vii).
| Lesson | Minutes | Standard elements |
|---|---|---|
| 1. What the standard requires and who it covers | 6 | (A) access to the standard, (B) epidemiology and symptoms |
| 2. How bloodborne pathogens are transmitted | 7 | (C) modes of transmission |
| 3. The exposure control plan | 6 | (D) the employer's exposure control plan and how to obtain it |
| 4. Universal precautions | 5 | (E) recognizing tasks with exposure, (F) methods to limit exposure |
| 5. Engineering controls and work practices | 8 | (F) engineering controls, work practices, (G) PPE selection |
| 6. Personal protective equipment | 6 | (G) PPE types, use, location, removal, handling, decontamination and disposal |
| 7. Housekeeping, regulated waste and labeling | 6 | (F) housekeeping, (M) signs and labels, color coding |
| 8. Hepatitis B vaccination | 5 | (H) hepatitis B vaccine efficacy, safety, benefits and availability |
| 9. What to do after an exposure incident | 7 | (I)–(L) emergency procedures, reporting, post-exposure evaluation and follow-up |
| Optional. Body art: studio practice and licensing | 12 | For tattoo, piercing and permanent cosmetics artists: single-use means once; barriers on everything you touch; reusable instruments: clean, pack, sterilize; setup and breakdown order; client skin and aftercare; if you are stuck; licensing in colorado and elsewhere |