Anthony LaFaziaCEO, Atlantic Training · CEO at Atlantic Training | EdTech & Safety Compliance Leader

Ensuring Safety: The Essential Steps for Employer Compliance with OSHA's BBP Standard

5 Dec 2025 · 2 min

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A spoken overview of employer responsibilities under OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) standard. Covers required elements: an exposure control plan (written, identifies at-risk jobs, decontamination/waste/exposure procedures, reviewed at least annually), involvement of non‑managerial direct care staff in selecting safer devices, Hepatitis B vaccination (offered at no cost within 10 working days of initial assignment), and BBP training (before assignment and at least annually).

Questions this video answers

Within 10 working days of initial assignment.

At least annually.

Before assignment to the role and at least annually thereafter.

Non‑managerial direct-care staff (frontline workers) must be involved in the selection.

Yes — the employee can accept it later and the vaccine must be provided at no cost to the worker.

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So beyond just ppe, OSHA requires employers to actively protect you. This includes things like having an exposure control plan in place. What is it? Well, that's a written safety plan identifying at risk jobs and it also outlines procedures for decontamination, waste disposal and exposure response. It's got to be reviewed at least annually and of course should be updated as needed. Now, in workplaces using sharps or providing direct patient care, employers need to involve non managerial direct care staff who in the selection of safer medical devices. Now, I've got to add, it's an important practice when completing or reviewing any job task analysis to solicit feedback from frontline workers who are actually doing the job. And I'd say that extends well into the exposure control plan. In general, though, the plan must at least be accessible to all employees. Then there's the Hepatitis B vaccine. This has to be offered at no cost to the employee within 10 working days of initial assignment in the potentially exposed role. And after BBP training, unless the employee is already immune or otherwise, they're medically contraindicated, we call it. If the employee waives this offer, declinations do need to be signed, but the vaccine can still be accepted later at again no cost to the worker. And last, but yeah, I'll say it not least, there's training. This needs to be provided before assignment to the role and at least annually thereafter. Training should allow for interactive questions and answers, so take those quiz questions and feedback seriously. Now, of course, you can always count on we here at Atlantic Training to keep you up to date on the most recent changes to safety and compliance training. So listen, if you're ever in doubt, just reach out.