Body Piercing Sterilization Equipment

3701 9 08 sterilization and disinfection procedures for body art services.

Body piercing sterilization equipment.

The inspection criteria include. All equipment and instruments used in body piercing and tattooing procedures are either single use and pre packaged instruments or in compliance with sterilization techniques established by the department. 1 all nondisposable instruments used for tattooing or body piercing that can come into contact with blood or body fluids must be individually wrapped and sterilized by an autoclave. Maintaining proper operation of sterilization equipment.

Environmental protection agency epa as a sterilant disinfectant. Your shop may use a dry heat sterilizer or even chemical baths as alternatives to sterilize their tools and the body jewelry they use in new piercings. Any equipment that penetrates the skin i e. The body piercing course certificate program blends body piercing history sterilization and aseptic techniques and bloodborne pathogens with tattoo shop safety body piercing tools and body piercing technique with advanced techniques in styles of body piercing.

For heat sensitive instruments this procedure may require up to 10 hours of exposure to a liquid chemical agent registered with the u s. Operator certification in tattoo and body piercing procedures first aid and universal procedures for bloodborne pathogens. All equipment that must be sterile must be placed in wrappers or sterilized packaging. Examples of such equipment would include forceps when tongue piercing tubes used when tattooing and corks that touch the needle after the needle penetrates the skin.

A all non disposable instruments or equipment used for body art procedures shall be thoroughly cleaned and sterilized after each use on any patron in the following manner. Maintaining records of sterilizer tests and of patrons. In all piercing settings indications for the use of liquid chemical germicides to sterilize equipment i e cold sterilization are limited. Autoclaves are by far the best sterilization tool for tattoo and piercing shops but there are other sterilization methods and tools some shops prefer to use.

4 the operator of an establishment must ensure that single use ink is used in all tattooing procedures. Having established written procedures for tattoo and body piercing aftercare employee health equipment use and contingencies for equipment failure. Maintaining overall sanitation of work areas and equipment. All disposable instruments that come into contact with blood or body fluids must come from the supplier individually wrapped and sterile.

January 20th 2020 january 31st 2020. Utilizing all american made jewelry we ensure only the best materials are being used in your piece. The operator shall ensure that the business and all body artists comply with the following. Needles or comes into direct contact with an instrument that penetrates the skin except a piercing gun requires sterilization.

Throughout our sterilization series we ve discussed all sterilization methods briefly and delved into those methods most appropriate for use in tattoo and piercing shops namely sterilization by steam and sterilization by heat.