OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Regulations (Standards)
apply to tattoo and piercing. "The scope
and application of the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard is dependent on
reasonably anticipated occupational exposure to blood and other potentially
infectious materials (OPIM). Since tattooing and piercing generate
blood, workers in this industry would fall under the scope of the standard." "The scope of the
regulation should not be based on employment in one or a few specified
industries....Healthcare workers may therefore be most commonly at risk, but
it is their blood exposure, not the industry in which they are exposed, that
places them at risk. Regardless of the industry in which they may be
exposed, all workers with reasonably anticipated occupational exposure to
blood or OPIM should be included in the scope of this rule. |
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