3. Ord #2004-2 & 3/1st reading - Laserfiche WebLink

sharps containers. Contaminated waste that does not release liquid blood or body fluids when compressed or does not release dried blood or body fluids when handled may be placed in a covered receptacle and disposed of through normal, approved disposal methods. Storage of contaminated waste on site shall not exceed the period specified by the department or more than a maximum of 30 days, as specified in 29 CFR Part 1910.1 030, whichever is less. 6.11 No person shall perform any body art procedure upon a person under the age of 18 years without the presence, written consent, and proper identification of a parent, legal custodial parent, or legal guardian. Nothing in this section is intended to require an operator to perform any body art procedure on a person under 18 years of age with parental or guardian consent. 6.12 Any skin or mucosa surface to receive a body art procedure shall be free of rash or any visible infection. 6.13 The skin of the operator shall be free of rash or infection. Unless an impermeable cover such as a bandage, finger cot, and medical glove protects the lesion, no person or operator affected with boils, infected wounds, open sores, abrasions, weeping dermatological lesions or acute respiratory infection shall work in any area of a body art establishment in any capacity in which there is a likelihood that that person could contaminate body art equipment, supplies, or working surfaces with body substances or pathogenic organisms. 6.14 All infections, complications, or diseases resulting from any body art procedure that become known to the operator shall be reported to the Department by the operator within 24 hours. 6.15 Under no circumstances shall ear piercing studs and clasps be used anywhere on the body other than the non-cartilaginous perimeter and lobe of the ear. Section VII. Sanitation And Sterilization Procedures. All body art establishments and operators shall comply with the following sanitation and sterilization procedures: 7.1 All non-single-use, non-disposable instruments used for body art shall be cleaned thoroughly after each use by scrubbing with an appropriate soap or disinfectant solution and hot water or by following the manufacturer's instructions, to remove blood and tissue residue, and shall be placed in an ultrasonic unit also operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions. 7.2 After being cleaned, all non-disposable instruments used for body art shall be packed individually in peel-packs and subsequently sterilized (see 7.3). All peel-packs shall contain either a sterilizer indicator or internal temperature indicator. Peel-packs must be dated with an expiration date not to exceed six (6) months. 7.3 All cleaned, non-disposable instruments used for body art shall be sterilized in a steam autoclave or dry-heat sterilizer (if approved by the Department). The sterilizer shall be used, cleaned, and maintained according to manufacturer's instruction. A copy of the manufacturer's recommended procedures for the operation of the sterilization unit must be available for inspection by the Department. Sterile equipment may not be used if the package has been breached or after the expiration date without first repackaging and re-sterilizing. Sterilizers shall be located away from work stations or areas frequented by the public. If the body art establishment