Los Angeles County approves online bloodborne pathogens training for body art practitioners

LOS ANGELES - Feb. 13, 2014 - PRLog -- The Body Art Training Group's new online BBP course "Los Angeles County Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Training (BATG001LA)" has been approved by the Department of Health Body Art Program, County of Los Angeles.

This course also complies with the initial and annual bloodborne pathogens training requirements of Cal/OSHA and the Safe Body Art Act. After successful completion of this course, a Certificate of Completion can be printed.

"Los Angeles County Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Training" is a narrated course that has five sections: Cal/OSHA; Pathogens and Communicable Diseases; Chain of Infection; Exposure Control Plans; and Methods of Compliance.

This is the first online BBP course that has been approved by the County of Los Angeles Body Art Program.

About the Body Art Training Group
The Body Art Training Group's online bloodborne pathogens classes have been approved or recognized by many California counties, the State of Alaska Board of Barbers and Hairdressers, the State of Hawaii Department of Health, the Iowa Department of Public Health, the Kansas Board of Cosmetology, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, the Mississippi State Department of Health, the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, the Oregon Health Licensing Agency, the Washington State Department of Licensing, the Denver Department of Environmental Health, and the American Electrology Association. Visit http://www.bodyarttraininggroup.com for more information.

In-person classes are also available. Kathy Hartman, an instructor at the Body Art Training Group, gives in-shop classes on bloodborne pathogens and on developing a body art shop safety plan.

In 2013, the Body Art Training Group created Easy Wizard™.  This is an online app that helps a body art shop owner quickly create a shop safety plan that satisfies the requirements of both OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard and local regulations.  The plan includes an Exposure Control and Infection Prevention Plan (ECIPP) and an Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP).  If a body art shop is located in California, an Infection Protection Control Plan (IPCP) is also included.  Go to http://www.ecipp.com to learn more about Easy Wizard™.