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Section 6: Temporary, Special Event And Mobile Body Art Requirements

• 6-601 These regulations shall have all provisions whih apply with the exceptions as follows:

  a) Hand wash facilities shall be accessible to every procedure area easily and use by artists only. Hand wash facilities shall be as per the 5-506 or, temporary hand wash facilities shall also consist of soap, single use paper towels and an adequate supply of potable water dispensed through a continuous flow spout.

  b) Body artists may use pre sterilized instruments, brought by him/her self, or instruments which have been sterilized at other place within the previous 30 days, with a negative spore test result documentation. On-site sterilization units may be used and shall comply with Section 8-803.

• 6-602 After complition of the last procedure, all procedure areas shall be cleaned as well as disinfected.

Section 7: Infection And Exposure Control Written Procedures

• 7-701 Written Procedures are as follows:

  a) Each body art establishment shall have and comply with written infection and exposure control procedures. All procedures developed for the written plan shall be in compliance with standards as well as the local and state regulations.

  b) These written procedures shall include, but are not limited to followings:

  1. Universal Precautions procedures
  2. Instrument sterilization and cleaning
  3. Cleaning and disinfection of the procedure area(s), as mentioned in the Section 9-902(g)
  4. Infectious Waste Management plan, consistent with CRS 25-15-401, including storage, transport, treatment, segregation, identification, packaging, disposal and contingency planning for blood spills or loss of containment of Infectious/Regulated Waste.