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The operator shall develop a written policy in compliance with this rule and the requirements of the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Bloodborne Pathogen Standard (as found in 29 CFR 1910.1030) that:
(A) Requires the use of universal precautions when performing tattooing or body piercing and any activity or duty that includes any reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with blood or OPIM;
(B) Requires disinfection or sterilization of contaminated reusable items;
(C) Includes the safe handling of infectious waste;
(D) Provides sanctions, including discipline and dismissal, if warranted, for failure to use universal precautions and/or handle infectious waste safely; and
(E) Prohibiting of medical procedures; tongue splitting, tattoo removal, and uses of anesthesia.
(Ord. G-10-15, passed 4-15-2010) Penalty, see § 122.99
(A) All tattoo artists, body piercers, anyone employed by the facility, and anyone acting on behalf of the facility who has a reasonably anticipated risk for skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with blood or OPIM shall complete the training program that is required under the requirements of the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Bloodborne Pathogen Standard (as found in 29 CFR 1910.1030). The programs under this section shall be as follows:
(1) A blood borne pathogen training session provided by the operator meeting the requirements under the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (as found in 29 CFR 1910.1030).
(2) Any bloodborne pathogen continuing education program accredited by a health care licensing entity.
(B) All tattoo artists, body piercers, anyone employed by the facility, and anyone acting on behalf of the facility who has a reasonably anticipated risk for skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with blood or OPIM must be trained in the facility’s policies on the handling of infectious waste.
(Ord. G-10-15, passed 4-15-2010) Penalty, see § 122.99
(A) Records. Records of each patron shall be maintained for two years. The record shall include the following:
(1) Patron’s name.
(2) Address.
(3) Age. Age must be verified by two items of identification, one of which must be a valid government issued identification.
(4) Date of the tattoo or body piercing.
(5) Design of the tattoo or body piercing.
(6) Location of the tattoo or body piercing on the patron’s body.
(7) The name of the tattoo artist or body piercer who performed the work.
(8) Jewelry or other decoration used.
(B) Tattooing and body piercing of minors prohibited. No person shall tattoo any person under the age of 18 years, except in the presence of and with the written permission of a properly identified parent or legal guardian of such person. Under no circumstances shall any person tattoo or body pierce a person under the age of 16. A person providing tattoo or body piercing services shall conspicuously post a notice stating that it is illegal to tattoo or body pierce any person under the age of 18 without the parent or legal guardian's consent and without the parent or legal guardian present and that it is illegal to ever tattoo or body pierce any person under the age of 16 years old.
(Ord. G-10-15, passed 4-15-2010) Penalty, see § 122.99
Tattoo artists or body piercers who are experiencing symptoms of acute disease that include, but are not limited to:
(A) Diarrhea;
(B) Vomiting;
(C) Fever;
(D) Rash;
(E) Productive cough;
(F) Jaundice; or
(G) Draining (or open) skin infections, boils, impetigo, or scabies;
shall refrain from providing tattoos or body piercing.
(Ord. G-10-15, passed 4-15-2010) Penalty, see § 122.99
(A) Handwashing facilities shall be readily accessible in the each work station where tattooing or body piercing is provided.
(B) Hands shall be washed with soap and running water immediately before putting on gloves and after removal of gloves or other personal protective equipment.
(C) Only single use towels shall be used.
(Ord. G-10-15, passed 4-15-2010) Penalty, see § 122.99
Appropriate personal protective equipment shall be worn as follows:
(A) A clean protective clothing layer shall be worn whenever there is a reasonably anticipated risk of contamination of clothing by blood or OPIM.
(B) Masks, in combination with eye protection devices such as goggles or glasses with a solid side shield or chin length face shield, shall be worn whenever splashes, spray, splatter, or droplets of blood or OPIM may be generated and eye, nose, or mouth contamination can be reasonably anticipated.
(C) Disposable gloves, such as surgical or examination type, shall worn during the tattooing or body piercing process. Gloves shall be changed and properly disposed of each time there is an interruption in the application of the tattoo or body piercing, when the gloves become torn or punctured, or whenever the ability to function as a barrier is compromised. Disposable gloves shall not be reused.
(D) Gloves shall be worn when decontaminating environmental surfaces and equipment.
(Ord. G-10-15, passed 4-15-2010) Penalty, see § 122.99
(A) Only single use razors shall be used to shave the area to be tattooed.
(B) All stencils shall be properly disposed of after a single use.
(C) If the design is drawn directly onto the skin, it shall be applied with a single use article only.
(Ord. G-10-15, passed 4-15-2010) Penalty, see § 122.99
(A) Needles shall be individually packaged and sterilized prior to use.
(B) Needles shall be single use only.
(C) Needles shall be discarded in sharps containers immediately after use.
(D) Contaminated needles shall not be bent or broken or otherwise manipulated by hand.
(Ord. G-10-15, passed 4-15-2010) Penalty, see § 122.99
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