# California dental Cal/OSHA requirements checklist

> Written plans, training, logs, equipment, and infection-control requirements a California dental office should keep current.

URL: https://dentovio.com/california/dental-osha-requirements-checklist

Last verified: 2026-07-08

Educational reference only, not legal, safety, or compliance advice. Confirm current requirements with Cal/OSHA, the Dental Board of California, and the governing regulations before relying on this as office policy.

## Direct answer

- A compliant California dental office keeps written infection-control, exposure-control, injury-and-illness-prevention, hazard-communication, and radiation-safety programs.
- Bloodborne-pathogens training is annual and interactive; training records must be kept at least 3 years.
- Recurring office systems include SDS access, a sharps-injury log, eyewash readiness, and weekly biological spore testing.

## Written plans

- Infection Control Protocol: Written protocol, sterilize between patients, weekly spore (biological) testing. (16 CCR §1005)
- Exposure Control Plan (bloodborne pathogens): Site-specific plan, sharps-injury log, post-exposure procedures, annual interactive bloodborne-pathogens training. (8 CCR §5193)
- Injury & Illness Prevention Program (IIPP): Required written safety program for every California employer. (8 CCR §3203)
- Hazard Communication Program: Chemical hazard program with annual Hazard Communication training and SDS access. (8 CCR §5194)
- Radiation Safety Program: Written radiation safety program for dental X-ray equipment. (17 CCR §30100)

## Recurring tasks and equipment

- Annual interactive bloodborne-pathogens training; keep training records at least 3 years. (8 CCR §5193)
- Annual Hazard Communication training. (8 CCR §5194)
- Functional emergency eyewash station. (8 CCR §5162)
- Immediate access to Safety Data Sheets (SDS). (8 CCR §3400)
- Employee emergency supplies kept separate from the patient clinical drug kit. (Cal/OSHA)
- Sharps-injury log maintained and updated. (8 CCR §5193)
- Weekly spore (biological) sterilizer testing. (16 CCR §1005)

## Primary sources

- `A14` Dental Board minimum standards for infection control, 16 CCR section 1005 materials. <https://www.dbc.ca.gov/formspubs/1005mt.pdf>
- `A85` Dental Board meeting agenda on pending 16 CCR section 1005 rulemaking. <https://www.dbc.ca.gov/about_us/meetings/agendas/20260205_dbc_agenda.pdf>
- `B3` Cal/OSHA bloodborne pathogens standard, Title 8 CCR section 5193. <https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5193.html>
- `D3` Code of Federal Regulations hub for federal OSHA and HIPAA context. <https://www.ecfr.gov>

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