When is training due?
Provide it at the time of initial assignment to tasks where occupational exposure may take place, and at least annually after that. Annual training must fall within one year of the previous training. See 29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(ii). Read the standard.
Who pays, and when may it happen?
The employer must train each employee with occupational exposure at no cost to the employee and during working hours. The employer must have a training program and make sure employees take part.
What if the job changes?
Additional training is required when changes such as modified tasks, new tasks, or new procedures affect occupational exposure. That added training may be limited to the new exposures. Training material must fit the educational level, literacy, and language of the employees. Paragraph (g)(2)(vii) lists the minimum topics, starting with an accessible copy of the regulatory text.
What record does OSHA name?
Training records must include the dates, the contents or a summary, the names and qualifications of the people who conducted the training, and the names and job titles of everyone who attended. Keep those records for 3 years from the training date. See 29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(2).
What a vendor course does not do
Do not assume a course satisfies every requirement. Compliance support is a way to ask what a provider can teach and how attendance is recorded. The facility remains responsible for the OSHA duty. This site does not issue a certification.
Official reference: OSHA: Bloodborne pathogens standard. Confirm requirements for your facility with your regulator and selected provider.