Track bloodborne pathogen (BBP) and infection control certification dates for studio staff. Monitor expiry, renewals, and export a CSV.
"Expired BBP certifications are a common audit failure, and an easily preventable one. Studios usually track this in a spreadsheet that nobody updates. This tracker is designed to surface expiring certs before the inspection finds them."
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</iframe>In the United States, OSHA requires all employees with occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials (OPIM) to complete annual BBP training under 29 CFR 1910.1030. This includes all artists, piercers, and any staff handling used needles, sharps, or contaminated surfaces. Training must cover disease transmission, exposure control, PPE use, sharps disposal, and post-exposure procedures. Most US states additionally require studio-specific health and safety certifications, which vary by jurisdiction. In the UK, local authority licensing typically requires documented evidence of infection control training; the specific qualification varies by council.
OSHA BBP training under 29 CFR 1910.1030 requires annual renewal, every 12 months from the completion date of the previous training. Most first aid certifications (including CPR/AED) require renewal every 24 months under American Heart Association and Red Cross standards. Hepatitis B vaccination, while not a training certification, requires documentation of offer and declination or completion of the vaccine series. Many state licensing authorities require all studio staff to maintain current certifications as a condition of studio operation, a lapsed certification can trigger a corrective action or closure during inspection.
A certificate on its own is rarely enough for an inspection, what regulators actually want is an audit trail. For each staff member you should hold: the completion certificate (PDF or scan), the training provider name and accreditation, the scope covered (BBP, infection control, first aid), the completion date, and the renewal-due date. Alongside that, keep Hepatitis B vaccination records (offer, declination, or completed series), any exposure incident logs, and dated evidence of internal refresher briefings. OSHA requires exposure-incident records to be retained for the duration of employment plus 30 years; UK local authorities typically expect training records held for 3–5 years. A tracker that surfaces upcoming expiries 30–60 days out is the difference between a renewal scheduled in advance and a lapsed certificate found mid-inspection.
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