# Bloodborne pathogens — OSHA medical surveillance trigger thresholds by substance

For Bloodborne pathogens, cfr section is 1910.1030; action level is none defined; pel is none defined; surveillance trigger is All employees with occupational exposure (reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials); exam frequency is Hepatitis B vaccination offered within 10 working days of initial assignment; post-exposure evaluation made immediately available after each exposure incident, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Substance:** Bloodborne pathogens _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CFR section:** 1910.1030 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Action level:** none defined
- **PEL:** none defined
- **Surveillance trigger:** All employees with occupational exposure (reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials)
- **Exam frequency:** Hepatitis B vaccination offered within 10 working days of initial assignment; post-exposure evaluation made immediately available after each exposure incident
- **Record retention:** Duration of employment plus 30 years

## What the source says

> 1910.1030 Bloodborne pathogens." /> 29 CFR §

## Source

- https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/29/1910.1030

Last verified: 2026-08-12. Review by: 2027-02-08.
Part of [OSHA medical surveillance trigger thresholds by substance](https://referencesource.org/osha-medical-surveillance-triggers/).