Is the ProBloodborne Course for You?
A short read that covers everything you need to know about bloodborne pathogens training.
If your occupation or employer requires you to get OSHA bloodborne pathogen certification, and if you’re considering getting certified through ProTrainings' ProBloodborne course, this document was created specifically for you. It will answer important questions like:
- What law requires me to get bloodborne pathogen certification?
- How do I know if I need this course?
- What are the credentials of the ProBloodborne trainers and course creators?
- How do I know if the ProBloodborne course will satisfy OSHA’s requirements?
What law requires bloodborne pathogen certification?
The rule that employers and employees must adhere to regarding training and compliance is OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1030 Standard.
This certification is a requirement by law and protects employees from bloodborne pathogens and infectious diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, as well as other potentially infectious materials.
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How do I know if I need this certification?
The short answer is, your employer likely told you that you need this certification. However, if you’re unsure or you came to this site on your own and you’re interested in protecting yourself beyond what your employer has stipulated, you need this course if:
- You have occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials (OPIM) as defined by OSHA and includes:
- Human blood, human blood components, and products made from human blood
- Pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood
Exposure to bloodborne pathogens and OPIM can include numerous activities in numerous work environments performed by numerous employees, such as:
- A workplace where diagnostic or other screening procedures are performed on blood or other potentially infectious materials
- Exposure to laundry which has been soiled with blood or other potentially infectious materials
- Decontamination by physical or chemical means to remove, inactivate, or destroy bloodborne pathogens on surfaces or items
- The collection of bodily fluids or withdrawal of body fluids
- The administration of medication or fluids
- Handling regulated waste of potentially infectious materials including bloodborne pathogens
- Research laboratories where the possibility exists of handling potentially infectious materials including bloodborne pathogens
- Handling contaminated needles and other contaminated sharps or those sharps that may be contaminated
Common professions that require this OSHA certification include:
- Physicians
- Paramedics
- Teachers
- Nurses
- Firemen
- School Staff
- Medical Students
- Police
- Tattoo Artists
- Healthcare Workers
- Emergency Responders
- Body Artists
- Permanent Makeup Artists
- Microbladers
- Estheticians
What are the credentials of the ProBloodborne trainers and course creators?
The ProBloodborne course was created by Roy Shaw and Jody Marvin.
Roy Shaw started his career in medicine in 1988 when he became a combat medical technician for the United States Army. He went on to become a licensed paramedic in the U.S. in 1993.
Roy was certified to teach bloodborne pathogens by EMP (now Medic First Aid) in 1994. He has been writing, teaching, and speaking about infection control and bloodborne pathogens ever since. He’s also the lead instructor of the ProBloodborne course and co-founder and Chief Learning Architect of ProTrainings.
Jody Marvin began teaching about bloodborne pathogens in 1989. He’s been an EMT since 1992 and now works with ProTrainings helping to educate healthcare professionals. Jody is also a medical reviewer.
How do I know if the ProBloodborne course will satisfy OSHA’s requirements?
Roy Shaw and Jody Marvin created the ProBloodborne course to specifically meet, and even exceed, OSHA’s requirements for the OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1030 Standard. And to date, more than 500,000 workers have obtained certification through this course.
While we can’t list every agency, some of the ProBloodborne state department approvals include:
- California Physical Therapy Board
- Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
- Michigan Department of Human Services, Bureau of Children and Adult Licensing and Community of Health
- Michigan Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Administration Pennsylvania Board of Optometry
- South Carolina Department of Social Services, Center for Child Care Career Development California, Tulare County Environmental Health
- California, Calaveras County Environmental Health
- California, Mono County Department of Environmental Health
- California, Butte County Environmental Health Department
- California, Monterey County Environmental Health
- California, Yuba County Department of Environmental Health
- California, El Dorado County Department of Environmental Health
- Indiana, Madison County Health Department, Infectious Disease Coordinator
- Iowa, Department of Public Health
- Maine, Division of Environmental and Community Health
This list is in no way meant to be complete, but rather to demonstrate some of the state agencies that have approved of the ProBloodborne course’s ability to meet OSHA’s certification requirements.
It bears mentioning that OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) is an agency of the United States Department of Labor and not a state-run organization. Which means getting certified on a national level will certainly satisfy the requirements of your individual state.
However, if you’re still concerned about ProBloodborne’s ability to meet OSHA’s requirements or have questions of any kind, please reach out to us at (phone/email) and we’ll be happy to assist you.