Tattoo and Body piercing exam

Tattoo and Body piercing exam What is the definition of a tattoo? To Mark or color the skin by pricking in coloring matter so as to form indelible marks or figures by the production of scars What is the tattoo studio? Any room or space where tattooing is practiced or where the business of tattooing is conducted What is sterilization of the needles? Holding in an autoclave for 25 minutes at 15 pounds pressure at a temperature of 250°F What are the main pieces of studio sanitation? Washing hands prior to working on each person and when interruptions occur, blow drying or single use towels, disposable gloves What are the requirements for a work chair? Smooth, white colored, non-absorbent, corrosive resistant, and easily sanitized What is the exemption for work chairs? If the chair was in use prior to June 9, 2010 then it may be examples of the light color requirement What are sanitation requirements for materials? All materials applied to humans skins shall be from a single use or transferred from bulk to single use container and be disposed of after each use What must be prepared before the tattooing process begins? Records including; name and signature, address, ID, date design and location of tattoo What must be done after a tattoo is finished? Aftercare instructions must be given to each patron, and also posted clearly in the studio What are some rules for tattoo artists? They must wear clean outer garments and if they have illnesses that may be transmitted to others they cannot tattoo until they are no longer experiencing symptoms What must be done to a patron skin before tattooing? Shaving of body hair with a single use disposable razor, antibacterial solution applied to area of skin, use of a paper or acetate stencil What are requirements for dyes and pigments? Only non-toxic and sterile dies, from approved suppliers, single use containers, disposed of any unused material in containers What must be used on each patron only once? A new set of needles How do you use an autoclave? Materials placed and trans parent bags that are dated and have a list of content, bags or speak color-coded and re-sterilized if not used within six months What are some other requirements for tattooing instruments? Disposable instruments must be stored between uses and also washed/sterilized How do you sterilize non-disposable instruments? Since under hot water clean and sanitize in germicidal solution What are the light requirements for studio? 50 Foot candles of light What are some building requirements? Adequate ventilation, light color walls and ceilings, impervious floors, restroom for customers What cannot be done while tattooing is occurring? Cleaning of building or instruments What are work room requirements for tattooing? Separate room, no food drink smoking were animals, hand sink required in each workstation What are requirements for hand sinks and workstations? Hot and cold running water, foot/wrist/lever controls, soap germicide and hand brush What is required for disposal of waste? Sharps containers, medical waste contractor, spill kit What is in a spill kit? Two red bags, one pair gloves, one facemask, one pair goggles, absorbent materials What do you need one spray can of? Disinfectant useful against mycobacterium How much is a permit? $200 What other registration is required? A West Virginia business license and registration with the local board of health