OSHA bloodborne pathogens plan
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Exposure Control Plan
Northside Ink Studio LLC (made-up employer)
- Business
- Northside Ink Studio LLC
- Address
- 100 Sample Street, Springfield, TX 00000
- Plan Administrator
- Alex Morgan, Owner
- Administrator contact
- alex@example.com
- Effective date
- October 1, 2026
- Next annual review
- October 1, 2027
- Copy kept at
- the front desk binder
3. Exposure determination29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(2)
The Employer has decided which employees have occupational exposure. The decision is made without regard to personal protective equipment: a job counts as exposed even if gloves or other equipment are worn.
A. Job classifications in which all employees have occupational exposure
- Tattoo artist
- Piercer
- Apprentice
B. Job classifications in which some employees have occupational exposure
- Shop manager
C. Tasks and procedures that expose the employees listed in B
| Job classification | Tasks and procedures with occupational exposure |
|---|---|
| Shop manager | Setting up and cleaning stations; handling sharps containers and regulated waste; cleaning blood spills |
Tasks and procedures at this studio where exposure can occur
- Setting up and breaking down stations: needle bars, tubes, grips, ink caps and machine barriers
- Tattooing, including handling needles and cartridges during the procedure
- Body piercing, including handling piercing needles and inserting jewelry
- Skin preparation and stencil application, including shaving with single-use razors
- Wiping, cleaning and bandaging fresh tattoos and piercings
- Cleaning and disinfecting stations, chairs and equipment after each client
- Cleaning, packaging and sterilizing reusable instruments, including loading and unloading the autoclave
- Closing, moving and replacing sharps containers
- Handling regulated waste and bagging trash that may hold blood-soaked items
- Handling laundry that may be soiled with blood
- Cleaning up a blood spill or helping a client who is bleeding
- Giving first aid to a client or coworker
Job classifications with no occupational exposure
Front desk. If an employee in one of these jobs begins any task listed above, the Employer treats the job as exposed, updates this section, and trains the employee before the task starts.
How it works
From a few answers to a finished plan
Sensible defaults for your industry are already filled in, so most of the work is your names and numbers.
Answer the questions
Business details, job titles, what your staff do, the sharps you use, how you dispose of them and who you send people to after an exposure. Sensible defaults for your industry are already filled in.
Preview your plan
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Download and adopt it
Pay $29 once and download the full plan and forms as PDF and Word. Sign it, keep it where your team can read it, and review it each year.
What you get
The written plan, filled in for you
Filled in for your business
Your name, address, job titles, tasks, sharps, disposal vendor, protective equipment and clinic go into every section. Nothing to rewrite.
Every element the rule lists
The exposure determination, the schedule and method of implementation, and the procedure for evaluating exposure incidents, each in its own section with the 29 CFR 1910.1030 citation beside it.
Written for your kind of work
Separate wording for tattoo, piercing and permanent makeup studios, nail salons and esthetics studios, and med spas: the tasks, the sharps and the cleaning routines your staff actually have.
The forms are included
Hepatitis B vaccine declination with the wording from Appendix A, exposure incident report, training record log and sharps injury log.
Built for the yearly review
The review date and a review log are in the plan. Reopen your saved answers next year and download a refreshed plan.
Private by design
Your answers are saved in your browser, not on our servers. The plan is made on your device.
Built for your kind of work
Pick your industry and start with the right tasks
The questionnaire starts with the jobs, tasks and sharps typical for your business. You change what does not fit.
Tattoo, piercing and permanent makeup studios
Artists, piercers and apprentices work with needles and blood every day. Gloveplan writes the plan around how your studio really runs: your stations, your sterilizing routine, your sharps and your clinic.
Build my studio planNail salons and esthetics studios
A slipped nipper or a nicked cuticle is an exposure incident. Gloveplan writes your plan around your tools, your pedicure basins and what your technicians do when a client bleeds.
Build my salon planMed spas and aesthetic clinics
Injectables, microneedling, dermaplaning and PRP all put needles and blades in staff hands. Gloveplan writes your plan around the treatments you offer, the sharps you use and the clinic you send staff to after an injury.
Build my med spa planWhat is inside
A plan with every section the standard calls for
These are the sections of a plan, in order. The sample on this page is made up: a fictional studio, not a real business.
- 1. Purpose and scope
- 2. Responsibilities
- 3. Exposure determination
- 4. Schedule and method of implementation
- 5. Universal precautions and engineering controls
- 6. Work practice controls
- 7. Personal protective equipment
- 8. Housekeeping and decontamination
- 9. Regulated waste and sharps disposal
- 10. Laundry
- 11. Labels and signs
- 12. Hepatitis B vaccination
- 13. Post-exposure evaluation and follow-up
- 14. Evaluating exposure incidents
- 15. Training and communication of hazards
- 16. Recordkeeping
- 17. Safer devices and employee input
- 18. Annual review and updates
- 19. State and local rules
- 20. Checklist for the studio
Forms included with the plan
- Hepatitis B vaccine declination form (Appendix A wording)
- Exposure incident report form
- Training record log
- Sharps injury log
Free tools
Need just one form? Make it free
Hepatitis B vaccine declination form, ready to print
Type the employer and the employee, and get a one-page hep B declination form with the wording OSHA prints in Appendix A of 29 CFR 1910.1030. Nothing you type leaves your browser.
Make the declination formSharps injury log template, ready to print
Enter your business name and year to get a landscape log with the fields 29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(5) requires, plus a case number column that keeps names out of the log.
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Plan and forms
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- The complete written Exposure Control Plan, about 20 sections, as PDF and as an editable Word file
- Hepatitis B vaccine declination form (Appendix A wording)
- Exposure incident report form
- Training record log
- Sharps injury log
- A short note on your state and local rules
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FAQ
Questions about the exposure control plan
Who needs a written exposure control plan?
OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens standard (29 CFR 1910.1030) requires a written Exposure Control Plan from every employer with an employee who could reasonably be expected to come into contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials at work. That covers tattoo, piercing and permanent makeup studios, nail salons, esthetics studios and med spas, and also cleaning crews, gyms, schools and daycares whose staff may handle sharps or blood.
The standard protects employees. Whether a booth renter or independent contractor counts as an employee depends on how the working relationship is set up, so ask OSHA or your state if you are not sure.
Is the plan OSHA-approved?
No. OSHA does not approve, certify or endorse exposure control plans or the tools that produce them. The plan is yours: you adopt it, sign it, adjust it to your workplace and keep it current. Gloveplan fills in a plan from your answers, following the structure of the standard.
How often does the plan have to be reviewed?
At least once a year, and whenever tasks, procedures or jobs with exposure change. The yearly review must also consider safer devices and ask employees who use sharps for their input. The plan contains the review date, a safer-devices record and a review log. Your answers are saved in your browser, so next year you can reopen them, change what changed and download an updated plan.
My state has its own OSHA plan. Does this still work?
This version is built on the federal standard. States with their own OSHA-approved plans, for example California, Washington, Oregon and Michigan, may add requirements or write the rule differently. Choose your state in the questionnaire and the plan carries a note about it; check your state's rule before you adopt the plan.
What about county and city rules?
Counties and cities often regulate tattoo and piercing studios, salons and medical practices separately, with their own permits, sterilization records and inspections. Those rules apply in addition to OSHA's. The plan has a short checklist for your kind of business, and your local health department or licensing board has the details.
Does it include the training?
No. The standard requires bloodborne pathogens training when someone starts and every year after, and the plan lists what the training must cover. Gloveplan includes the Training Record Log to document each session; you arrange and deliver the training.
Where do my answers go?
They stay in your browser. The questionnaire saves your answers on your own device so you can come back to them, and the plan is made there. Gloveplan's server never receives your business name, staff, address or answers. The page sends anonymous counts of which tool or industry was used, and checks your license key after you buy.
Can I edit the plan?
Yes. You get a Word file you can edit and a PDF to print. Anything you leave blank in the questionnaire prints as a line to write on.
What if I need to change something after I buy?
Your answers are saved in this browser, so you can change them and download the files again at any time while your license is active.
Can I get a refund?
Full refund within 14 days of purchase: email support@gloveplan.com with your receipt.
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