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Bloodborne Pathogens Training


Annual HSI Training for Employees with Potential Occupational Exposure

Help employees understand how bloodborne diseases may be transmitted and how to reduce the risk of occupational exposure. Tampa Bay Training's instructor-led HSI Bloodborne Pathogens course addresses prevention, exposure response and the employee's role within the employer's bloodborne-pathogens program.

Price: $60 per participant
Length: Two hours
Private delivery: Onsite or live online
Private-class minimum: Seven-participant billing minimum
Maximum class size: 20 participants
Certification period: One year


Who Should Attend?

This course is intended for employees whose duties may result in occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials.

Depending on the employer's exposure determination, participants may include:

  • Designated workplace first responders
  • Public works, utility and maintenance employees
  • Parks and recreation personnel
  • Custodial and facilities staff
  • Employees responsible for incident cleanup
  • Security and public-safety support personnel
  • Supervisors of employees with potential occupational exposure
  • Other employees identified by the employer's exposure-control plan

The employer is responsible for determining which job classifications and tasks have occupational exposure.


What Participants Will Learn

Course content includes:

  • What bloodborne pathogens are and how exposure may occur
  • Common modes of transmission
  • Recognizing tasks and activities that may involve exposure
  • Universal Precautions
  • Engineering controls and work-practice controls
  • The purpose, selection, use and limitations of personal protective equipment
  • Safe housekeeping and decontamination principles
  • Signs, labels and color coding
  • Hepatitis B vaccination information
  • Actions to take during an emergency involving blood or other potentially infectious materials
  • Exposure-incident reporting and post-exposure follow-up
  • The employee's role in the employer's exposure-control plan

Private clients should be prepared to explain their own exposure-control plan, site-specific controls, reporting contacts and post-exposure procedures so that employees receive the workplace information that applies to them.


Course Format and Assessment

Bloodborne Pathogens is a two-hour instructor-led course. It may be conducted onsite or as a scheduled live online class.

Participants have an opportunity to ask questions during the session and complete a multiple-choice examination. Successful participants receive a one-year HSI certification.

Live online delivery is real-time instruction, not a self-paced recording. Participants must attend and participate for the full session.


Important Employer Responsibilities

Training is only one part of an employer's responsibilities under OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens standard when that standard applies.

The employer remains responsible for determining coverage and addressing applicable requirements, which may include:

  • A written, accessible exposure-control plan
  • An exposure determination based on job classifications and tasks
  • Site-specific engineering and work-practice controls
  • Appropriate personal protective equipment
  • Hepatitis B vaccination requirements
  • Exposure reporting, post-exposure evaluation and follow-up
  • Training and medical records
  • Additional training when new or changed tasks create different exposure

Tampa Bay Training does not represent that completion of a generic course, by itself, makes an employer OSHA compliant. Clients should obtain qualified safety or legal review when they need a formal compliance determination.


Annual Training

OSHA requires training at initial assignment and at least annually thereafter for employees covered by the standard, with annual training provided within one year of the previous training. Additional training may be required when changes in tasks or procedures affect occupational exposure.

The HSI Bloodborne Pathogens certification issued through this course is valid for one year. Employers remain responsible for tracking retraining dates and any additional training required by changes in work.


Private Training

Private classes may be scheduled onsite or live online.

Private billing minimum: Seven participants
Maximum class size: 20 participants

If fewer than seven people attend, the organization is still billed for seven. Cindy confirms the delivery format, schedule, participant count, client-specific information and complete price before the class is booked.


Limited Open Enrollment

Individuals and smaller groups may register when a client or host makes seats available in a scheduled class. Review Eventbrite for currently available onsite or live online opportunities.


HSI Certification

Participants who meet the course's attendance, participation and examination requirements receive a one-year HSI Bloodborne Pathogens certification.

Digital certification is issued by default. A paper certification card must be requested at registration because it must be ordered in advance.


Frequently Asked Questions

How often is Bloodborne Pathogens training required?

For employees covered by OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens standard, training is required at initial assignment and at least annually thereafter, within one year of the previous training. Employers must also provide additional training when relevant changes in tasks or procedures affect exposure.

Can this course be taken live online?

Yes. Private classes may be delivered onsite or through scheduled, instructor-led live online training.

Is the course self-paced?

No. Tampa Bay Training currently provides this as an instructor-led course with real-time interaction.

Does the course make our organization OSHA compliant?

No single generic course establishes overall compliance. The training can support an employer's program, but the employer remains responsible for its exposure determination, exposure-control plan, workplace procedures, controls, vaccination, post-exposure follow-up and records.

Can Bloodborne Pathogens be combined with CPR, AED and First Aid?

Yes. It may be included in the same training plan or scheduled separately. Cindy will confirm the agenda and complete price.

Can our organization schedule fewer than seven people?

Yes, subject to instructor availability, but the organization will be billed for the seven-participant minimum.


Register or Request a Private Class

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Schedule Training for Your Team

Contact Cindy Torres, Customer Service Manager.

Phone: 813-360-1526
Email: service@tampabaytraining.com


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