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) (1) Disposable gloves, such as surgical or examination type, shall worn during the tattooing or body piercing process.
(2) 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 worn or punctured, or whenever the ability to function as a barrier is compromised.
(3) Disposable gloves shall not be reused.
(D) Gloves shall be worn when decontaminating environmental surfaces and equipment.
(Ord. 04-21-08, passed 4-21-2008)