Med spas and aesthetic clinics
The exposure control plan your med spa needs, filled in for your treatments
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.
- Needles, cannulas, cartridges and blades named
- Room turnover and sharps disposal covered
- Free preview, then $29 once
Exposure Control Plan
Clearwater Aesthetics LLC (made-up employer)
- Business
- Clearwater Aesthetics 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
- Nurse practitioner or injector
- Registered nurse
- Medical assistant
B. Job classifications in which some employees have occupational exposure
- Esthetician
- Laser technician
C. Tasks and procedures that expose the employees listed in B
| Job classification | Tasks and procedures with occupational exposure |
|---|---|
| Esthetician | Extractions and dermaplaning; cleaning treatment rooms and reusable tools |
| Laser technician | Cleaning treatment tips and handpieces that touch skin; room turnover |
Tasks and procedures at this practice where exposure can occur
- Injectables (neuromodulators, dermal fillers) with hypodermic needles, syringes or cannulas
- Microneedling and other treatments that use needle cartridges
- Dermaplaning, extractions and other treatments that use blades or lancets
- Laser, light and radiofrequency treatments: cleaning handpieces and tips that touch skin
- Turning over a treatment room: cleaning and disinfecting the bed, trays and equipment
- 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.
Exposure
What counts as exposure in a med spa
Clinical roles have clear exposure. Some supporting roles have it only for certain tasks. The plan separates the two.
Injectables and IV work
Neuromodulators, fillers and vitamin injections use hypodermic needles, syringes and cannulas that can stick the injector or assistant.
Microneedling and dermaplaning
Needle cartridges, scalpel blades and extraction lancets are single-use sharps handled before, during and after the treatment.
Blood draws and platelet-rich plasma
Drawing blood for PRP, handling collection tubes and running the centrifuge.
Room turnover and waste
Clearing trays, closing sharps containers, bagging regulated waste and disinfecting the bed and equipment between clients.
Sharps
Sharps the plan covers for a med spa
- Hypodermic needles and syringes
- Cannulas
- Microneedling cartridges and needle tips
- Scalpel and dermaplaning blades
- Lancets, blood collection needles and glass tubes
In your plan
What your plan covers
Exposure determination
Injectors, nurses and medical assistants listed as exposed, estheticians and laser technicians by task, and the front desk as not.
Safe sharps handling
Single-use needles used once for one client, no recapping, safety features activated, blades removed with forceps, sharps containers in every treatment room.
Safer devices record
The yearly safer-device review and employee-input record that the standard asks healthcare employers to keep.
Room turnover
A turnover routine for disinfecting surfaces, replacing barriers and disposing of waste between clients.
Vaccination and exposure follow-up
How hepatitis B vaccine is offered, the declination form, and who to see after a needlestick, with your clinic and its phone number.
Licensing checklist
A short checklist for provider licenses, supervision and sterile supply dates, because state boards set rules on top of OSHA's.
Pricing
Preview free. $29 once for the whole plan.
Plan and forms
$29one-time
One location, no subscription
- 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 from this kind of business
Is a med spa treated like a medical office under OSHA?
The Bloodborne Pathogens standard applies to any employer whose employees have occupational exposure, whatever the business is called. A med spa with employees who inject, draw blood or handle sharps has the same duties as a medical office, including the written plan, vaccine offer, training and records.
Do you cover laser-only or esthetics-only practices?
Choose the med spa version and keep only the treatments you offer. Staff who never touch blood or sharps can be listed as having no exposure; the plan explains how to update the list if that changes.
We already have a medical director. Do we still need this?
The plan is the employer's document under OSHA. A medical director may advise on clinical protocols, but the employer adopts the written exposure control plan. Gloveplan produces the document; it does not replace clinical advice.
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.
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.
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.
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