Blood Borne Pathogen Class

Who should take this class?

All Tattoo Artists, Permanent Makeup Artists, Piercers, Aestheticians and Microneedling/Skin Channeling Practitioners.

Why you should take this class!

This BBP Class is California Safe Body Art Act Compliant and is accepted in many other states. (Not available for LA County.)

This class is full of actual hand on clinic photos, charts, and graphs of information showing how to keep clients, technicians and their staff safe from cross contamination.

BBP Module 1

1. Info
2. Safe Body Art Act
3. Registration Requirements
4. Information on IPCP and ECP Manuals
5. Annual Inspection Requirements
6. Downloadable Forms
7. Downloadable Articles and Books

BBP Module 2

1. CA ‘Safe Body Art Act’ Laws
2. Tasks to be Compliant
3. Infection Prevention and Control Plan – You can Personalize This

BBP Module 3

1. OSHA Fact Sheet
2. Who/What is OSHA?
3. How Does OSHA’s Rules  Apply to the PMU/Tattoo Industry?
4. What are Blood Borne Pathogens?
5. What Protections does OSHA BBP provide?
6. Sharps Container Protocol
7. Practitioners Right to Refuse Service
8. Autoclaving/Sterilization

BBP Module 4

1. Preventing Cross Contamination Pre and Post Procedure
2. Machine Cord Covers
3. Correct Use of Barrier Film
4. Disposable Items
5. Hand Washing Protocol
6. Techniques on Gloving Up
7. Allergies to Latex
8. PPE’s
9. Procedural Tray and Chair Set-Up
10. MSDS/SDS on Pigments
11. Pigments – What Are You Putting Into Your Client’s Skin? Jewelry Requirement Types

BBP Module 5

1. Transmission of Diseases
2. Other Risk Factors for Infection
3. Hepatitis B
4. Vaccination Info
5. Hep B Declination Form
6. ABC’s of Hepatitis
7. Preventing Needlestick Injuries
8. Reporting Exposure Incidents
9. MRSA Skin Infections in Tattoos
10. Preventing Needlestick Injuries
11. Reporting Exposure Incidents

BBP Module 6

1. Annual BBP Inspection – What To expect
2. All Forms are ‘California Safe Body Art Act Compliant’
3. Insurance Information
4. Safe Body Art Act Client Forms
5. Arbitration Agreement -1 Form
6. Body Forms –  6 Forms
7. Consent for Artistic Tattoo Procedure – 1 Form
8. Consent for Piercing and Branding – 1 Form
9. COVID 19 Client Form -1 Form
10. Issues for Permanent Makeup – 1 Form
11. Medical Consent and Procedure Chart – 1 Form
12. Personality Test for all PMU Clients – 1 Form
13. Pre and Post Care for PMU – 2 Pages
14. Procedure Report – 1 Form
15. Log of Procedures Form
16. Ordering Supplies Guidance Forms

BBP class is good for 1 full year.

Most Environmental Boards of Health mandate taking this class on a yearly basis to be BBP compliant.