(A) The body art practitioner shall maintain a high degree of personal cleanliness, conform to hygienic practices, and wear clean clothes when performing body art procedures. Before performing body art procedures, the practitioner must thoroughly wash hands in warm running water with liquid soap, then rinse hands and dry with disposable paper towels.
(B) The body art practitioner shall wear disposable medical gloves while performing body art procedures. Gloves must be changed whenever they become contaminated. The gloves shall be discarded after the completion of each procedure on an individual client and hands washed prior to donning the next set of gloves. Under no circumstances shall a single pair of gloves be used on more than one person. The use of disposable medical gloves does not preclude or substitute for hand washing procedures as part of a good personnel hygiene program.
(C) If, while performing a body art procedure the body art practitioner’s glove is pierced, torn, or otherwise contaminated, the contaminated gloves shall be immediately discarded and the hands washed thoroughly before a fresh pair of gloves is applied. Any item or instrument used for body art that is contaminated during the procedure shall be taken out of service or discarded and replaced immediately with a new disposable item or a new sterilized instrument or item before the procedure resumes.
(D) Contaminated waste, as defined in this chapter, which may release liquid blood or body fluids when compressed or may release dried blood or body fluids when handled, must be placed in an approved “red” bag which is marked with the International Biohazard Symbol. Contaminated waste shall be stored, treated, and disposed in accordance with Title XV of the Environmental Protection Act, 415 ILCS 5/56-56.7.
(Ord. O-115-1-15, passed 1-8-2015) Penalty, see § 112.99