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<br />Sterilization and Disposal of Bio-Hazardous Materials. Needles, razor blades and other <br />equipment used for pierced, branding or puncturing must be individually pre-packaged, <br />sterilized and disposable, and this equipment may not be used on more than one (I) <br />customer. Bio-hazardous waste must be disposed of in accordance with law, and disposal <br />procedures shall be approved by the Health Authority. Approved sterilizing solutions <br />and methods may be used for the purpose of sterilizing instruments other than needles <br />and razor blades when such sterilizing solutions and methods are approved by the Heath <br />Authority. <br /> <br />Skin Preparation Procedures. The procedures in this Subsection must be used for skin <br />preparation. <br /> <br />A. The operator must wash hands thoroughly with soap and water <br />following the hand washing procedures as approved by the Health <br />Authority and then dry them with a clean towel before and after <br />each tattooing. Operators with skin infections of the hand may not <br />perform any tattooing, body piercing, body brauding or body <br />painting service. <br />B. If it is necessary to shave the skin, pre-packaged, pre-sterili:z;ed, <br />disposable, razor blades shall be used. <br />C. The skin area to be tattooed, pierced, brauded or painted must be <br />thoroughly cleaued with germicidal soap, rinsed thoroughly with <br />water, and sterilized with an autiseptic solution approved by the <br />Health Authority. Single-service towels and wipes must be used in <br />the skin cleaning process. <br />D. After tattooing, piercing or brauding, a sterile dressing must be <br />applied to the tattooed, pierced or brauded area. <br /> <br />Operating Furniture. Tables, chairs, furniture, or area on which a patron received a <br />tattoo, body piercing, body brauding or body painting must be impervious to moisture <br />aud properly sanitized after each tattoo, body piercing, body brauding or body painting. <br />The surface must be covered by single-service disposable paper or cleau linens. <br /> <br />Towels. An operator must provide single-service towels or wipes for each customer or <br />person aud such towels or wipes must be stored aud disposed of in a manner acceptable <br />to the Health Authority. <br /> <br />Garments of Operator. An operator must wear cleau, washable garments when engaged <br />in the practice of tattooing, body piercing, body branding or body painting. If garments <br />are contaminated with blood or body fluids, the garment must be removed, chauged and <br />discarded or sterilized by an approved method. <br /> <br />Pigments. Pigments used in tattooing must be sterile aud free from bacteria and noxious <br />agents and substauces including mercury. The pigments used from stock solutions for <br />each customer must be placed in a single-service receptacle, aud such receptacle aud <br /> <br />Page 6 of 12 <br />