OSHA bloodborne pathogens
Write your bloodborne pathogens exposure control plan in one sitting
Answer questions about your business, your staff and the sharps you use. The guided builder fills in the written plan the standard asks for, with your names, tasks and clinic in every section.
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The standard
What the written plan must cover
Paragraph (c) of 29 CFR 1910.1030 sets out the plan. These are its parts.
Exposure determination
A list of job classifications where employees have occupational exposure, and the tasks in those jobs that carry it, written without counting protective equipment. 29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(2).
Schedule and method of implementation
How you put the standard into practice: universal precautions, engineering and work practice controls, protective equipment, housekeeping, laundry, waste, labels, vaccination, post-exposure follow-up, training and records. Paragraphs (d) to (h).
Exposure incident evaluation
The procedure for evaluating the circumstances of an exposure incident, so you learn what happened and what to change. 29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(ii)(C).
Yearly review and safer devices
The plan is reviewed and updated at least every year and when tasks or procedures change. The review reflects safer medical devices, and asks employees who use sharps for their input. 29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv)-(v).
Access for employees
A copy of the plan must be accessible to employees at work, and given to employees and OSHA representatives on request. 29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iii).
Read the standard on osha.gov: 29 CFR 1910.1030.
Who needs one
Every employer with exposed employees
If an employee could reasonably be expected to come into contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials while working, the standard applies and the plan has to be in writing.
- Tattoo, piercing and permanent makeup studios
- Nail salons and esthetics studios
- Med spas and aesthetic clinics
- Dental offices and medical clinics
- Cleaning crews, gyms, schools and daycares whose staff may handle sharps or blood
How the builder works
From a few answers to a finished plan
Sensible defaults for your industry are 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
See the first pages of your own plan on screen before you pay anything.
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.
By industry
Starting points for your kind of work
Tattoo, piercing and permanent makeup studios
Needles, tubes, grips, razors and blades are the sharps. The plan covers stations, single-use items, autoclave and spore-test routines if you sterilize, and tattoo-specific cleaning. Studio plan details
Nail salons and esthetics studios
Nippers, cuticle tools, callus blades and pedicure equipment can cut a client or a technician. The plan covers cleaning and disinfecting tools between clients and what to do after a cut. Salon plan details
Med spas
Injectables, microneedling and cannulas mean needles and blood in the treatment room. The plan covers sharps containers, protective equipment, the vaccine offer and the exposure-incident clinic. Med spa plan details
Dental offices and clinics
The standard applies to any workplace with reasonably anticipated contact with blood. The builder starts from the studio, salon and med spa presets; you change the jobs, tasks and sharps to match a dental or medical office. Start the builder
Related forms
The forms that go with the plan
Both are free and printable on their own. The full plan pack includes them too.
Hep B vaccine declination form
The Appendix A wording, with employer and employee filled in.
Make the declination formSharps injury log
A printable log with the fields 1910.1030(h)(5) requires.
Make a sharps injury logFAQ
Exposure control plan questions
What is a bloodborne pathogens exposure control plan?
It is the written program that 29 CFR 1910.1030(c) requires from an employer with employees who could reasonably be expected to come into contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials at work. It says who is exposed, how you control the risk, how you handle vaccination and exposure incidents, and how often you review it.
Who needs an exposure control plan?
Any employer with an employee who has occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials, including tattoo, piercing and permanent makeup studios, nail salons, esthetics studios, med spas, clinics and dental offices. 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 there an OSHA exposure control plan template?
OSHA publishes a sample plan for reference, and the standard lists what the plan has to contain. Gloveplan gives you a plan filled in from your own answers: your business, job titles, tasks, sharps, disposal vendor and clinic, in the order the standard lists them.
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, adjust it to your workplace and keep it current. Gloveplan helps you write the plan the standard asks for.
How often must the plan be reviewed?
At least once a year, and whenever tasks, procedures or jobs with exposure change. The plan has a review date and a review log, and your answers are saved in your browser so next year you can reopen them and download an updated plan.
Does my state have different rules?
States with their own OSHA-approved plans, such as California, Washington, Oregon and Michigan, may add requirements. Counties and cities often regulate studios, salons and clinics separately. Choose your state in the builder for a note, and check your state and local rules before you adopt the plan.
Does it include training?
No. The standard requires training when someone starts and every year after; the plan lists what training must cover and you arrange it. The plan pack includes a training record log.
How much does it cost?
The preview is free. The full plan and forms are $29 once for one location, as PDF and Word files. There is no subscription.
Is this legal advice?
No. Gloveplan is a document tool, not legal advice or safety advice. It does not make a plan fit your workplace: you are responsible for checking it, adopting it and putting it into practice.
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