A. When performing body art procedures, the technician shall maintain a high degree of personal cleanliness, conform to hygienic practices, wear clean clothes, and his or her skin shall be free of rash or infection. Clothing worn by the body art technician while performing body art procedures shall not be worn by any person at any other time outside the body art establishment.
B. Before performing a body art procedure, the immediate skin and surrounding skin area where the body art procedure is to be applied shall be washed with soap and water or an approved surgical skin preparation, depending on the type of body art to be performed. If shaving is necessary, a single use disposable razor shall be used then discarded; or a safety razor with a single service blade shall be used, the blade discarded, and then the reusable holder shall be sterilized. After shaving, the skin and surrounding area shall be washed with soap and water, and the washing pad shall be discarded.
C. Immediately before performing body art procedures on an individual, the technician shall thoroughly wash his or her hands in hot running water with use of liquid soap, then rinse his or her hands and dry them with disposable paper towels. This shall be done as many times as necessary to remove contaminants. After hand washing is completed, the technician shall don disposable medical gloves.
D. The technician shall wear disposable gloves during all procedures. 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 the hand washing procedures described herein.
E. If, prior to or while performing a body art procedure, the technician's glove or gloves are pierced or torn or become contaminated by contact with any nonclean surface or object, by contact with a third person, or otherwise, the technician shall immediately discard the gloves, repeat the hand washing procedure, and put on a fresh pair of gloves to complete the procedure.
F. Any instrument used for body art, which is contaminated during the procedure, shall be discarded and replaced immediately with a new disposable or sterilized instrument before the procedure resumes. (Ord. 2009.03, 5-4-2009)