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Course Description
Designed for Tattoo Artists & Body Piercers in CA who need Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control training according to California State Body Art Act (AB 300 & AB1168) Article 3, Section 119307 and CA Code of Regulations Section 5193 of Title 8, Cal/OSHA BBP Standard as part of their job requirement because they may face occupational exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens and infectious disease in the body art setting. This course educates Body Artists about risks involved with exposure to blood and presents best practices on precautions to take for risk reduction. Body Artists are provided the necessary information to become registered as a Body Art Practitioner in California.
Intended Audience
Body artists in any California county (except Los Angeles-click for LA course) who need annual bloodborne pathogen training for initial or renew Safe Body Art Act permit. Including, but not limited to:
- Tattoo artists
- Piercers
- Permanent Cosmetics artists
- Branding/Scarification artists
Learning Objectives
- Comprehend terminology associated with federal, state, and local laws
- Understand how pathogens transmit or move in the environment
- Identify various pathogens & their symptoms
- Describe ways to limit pathogenic exposure using hand hygiene & personal protective equipment
- Organize chemicals, storage, and sterilization practices
- Design facility set up for hazardous/non-hazardous waste handling
- Institute workplace & engineering controls
- Explain how to handle an exposure incident
- Summarize an Infection Prevention Control Plan
Details
- Credit/Contact Hours
- 2
- Faculty
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- Amy Adkins-Dwivedi, MS, APRN
- Development Team
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- J. Kendall Perkinson
- Margaret Chinn, MEd, MSW
- Trisha Moreno
- Language
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- English
- ID Required
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- Yes
- Release Date
- January 29, 2020
- Last Updated
- October 29, 2021
- Instructional Methods
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- Assessment Review
- Slides Presentation
- Take Home Resource
- Timed
- Ungraded Self Assessment-Lesson Recall
- Video Clips
- Assessment
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- Autograded and Quiz Retakes Allowed
- Graded Final Quiz
- Passing 80%+
State/Local Approvals
- Approved/Accepted By
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- California: Contra Costa Environmental Health
- California: Fresno County Department of Public Health Environmental Health Division
- California: Kern County Public Health Services Department Environmental Health Division
- California: Marin County Environmental Health Services
- California: Merced County Department of Public Health Division of Environmental Health
- California: Nevada County Environmental Health
- California: Pasadena Public Health Department Environmental Services Division
- California: San Bernardino County Public Health Environmental Health Services
- California: San Diego County Department of Environmental Health Food and Housing Division
- California: San Mateo County Environmental Health Services
- California: Santa Barbara County Environmental Health Services
- California: Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health
- California: Solano County Department of Resource Management Environmental Health Division
- California: Sonoma County Department of Health Services Environmental Health & Safety
- California: Stanislaus County Department of Environmental Resources
- California: Sutter County Environmental Health
- California: Tulare County Environmental Health
- California: Ventura County Resource Management Agency Environmental Health Division