Louisiana approves Body Art Training Group as an online provider of body art BBP training

NEW ORLEANS - Sept. 2, 2014 - PRLog -- The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has approved the Body Art Training Group as a provider of bloodborne pathogens and disease transmission prevention courses for body art operators who use the techniques of tattooing, cosmetic tattooing, body piercing, branding, and scarification.

To obtain online BBP training, Louisiana body art operators can visit the Your Training Place website and take "Bloodborne Pathogens Training and Infection Control for Body Art Professionals (BATG001)."

"Bloodborne Pathogens Training and Infection Control for Body Art Professionals" is a narrated course that has five sections: OSHA; Pathogens and Communicable Diseases; Chain of Infection; Exposure Control Plans; and Methods of Compliance.

This course also complies with the initial and annual bloodborne pathogens training requirements of OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard 29 CFR 1910.1030. After successful completion of this course, a Certificate of Completion can be printed.

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 California Department of Public Health, 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 Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, the Minnesota Department of Health, the Mississippi State Department of Health, the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, the Oklahoma Department of Health, the Oregon Health Licensing Agency, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, the Washington State Department of Licensing, the Denver Department of Environmental Health, and the American Electrology Association. Visit https://www.yourtrainingplace.com for more information.

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™.