(A) No tattooing or body piercing shall be conducted in any room used as living quarters or in any room which opens directly into living or sleeping quarters.
(B) Live animals shall be excluded from areas where tattooing or body piercing is being conducted. This exclusion does not apply to the following:
(1) Patrol dogs accompanying security or police officers;
(2) Guide dogs accompanying the following:
(a) Blind persons;
(b) Partially blind persons;
(c) Physically disabled persons;
(d) Guide dog trainers; and
(e) Persons who impaired hearing.
(C) Eating, drinking, smoking or applying cosmetics shall not be allowed in work areas where there is a likelihood of exposure to blood or OPIM.
(D) Food and drink shall not be kept in areas where there is a reasonably anticipated risk of exposure to blood or OPIM.
(E) All equipment and environmental surfaces shall be cleaned and decontaminated after contact with blood or OPIM.
(F) Environmental surfaces and equipment not requiring sterilization, which has been contaminated by blood, shall be cleaned and decontaminated.
(G) All work surfaces shall be non-absorbent, easily cleanable, smooth, free of breaks, open seams, cracks, chips, pits and similar imperfections.
(H) Disinfectant solutions shall be:
(1) A hospital grade, tuberculocidal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registered disinfectant; or
(2) Sodium hypochlorite 0.5% concentration, by volume (common household bleach in 10% concentration in water); the solution shall be dated and shall not be used if it is more than 24 hours old.
(Prior Code, § 127.23) (Ord. 8135, passed 10-26-1998)