Frequently Asked Questions About Bloodborne Pathogens Training

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Getting Certified

Taking your course, passing the exam, and renewing your training.

You can take the final exam as many times as necessary to earn a passing grade.

OSHA requires bloodborne pathogens training at least annually for employees with occupational exposure. State and local requirements may also apply to body art practitioners.

Check our Course Approvals page or contact your local health department or other enforcement agency for requirements where you work.

Yes. Our courses work on desktops, laptops, tablets, and smartphones.

Our courses are designed for body art professionals, including:

  • Tattoo artists
  • Body piercers
  • Permanent makeup artists
  • Microblading practitioners
  • Body art apprentices
  • Body art students

Course Requirements

OSHA requirements, state requirements, and course acceptance.

Tattoo artists, piercers, permanent makeup artists, and microblading artists have occupational exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials.

OSHA training requirements apply, and state or local agencies may have additional requirements for body art practitioners.

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Our bloodborne pathogens courses are designed to meet the applicable training requirements in OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard.

State and local requirements can vary. See our Course Approvals page for additional information.

About Body Art Training Group

Our training approach, company, and history.

Our bloodborne pathogens training is developed specifically for tattoo artists, piercers, permanent makeup artists, and other body art professionals.

We connect safety requirements to everyday body art procedures so you can apply what you learn in your work.

Hygeia was the Greek goddess of health, cleanliness, and sanitation and was often depicted with a cup and serpent. Our logo is a stylized representation of Hygeia's cup and serpent.

Your Training Place, LLC is our parent company. Body Art Training Group began as its course-development division. In 2020, we redesigned the website and changed its name from Your Training Place to Body Art Training Group.

It is a transmission electron microscopic image of hepatitis B virus virions. Hepatitis B is one of the bloodborne pathogens covered in our BBP courses.

The image was taken by Betty Partin at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and is used with permission.

Still Have Questions?

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