§ 8-179. Disinfection of workplace.

Each body art studio must be kept clean and sanitary. The owner must develop and implement a cleaning schedule that includes appropriate methods of decontamination and tasks or procedures to be performed. This written schedule must be based on the location within the studio, the type of surfaces to be cleaned, type of possible contamination present, the tasks or procedures to be performed, and their location within the studio.

The following procedures should be adhered to:

(1)

Clean and sanitize all equipment and work surfaces with an appropriate disinfectant after completion of tattoo/body piercing procedures and at the end of work shift when surfaces have become contaminated since the last cleaning.

(2)

Inspect and decontaminate, on a daily basis or more frequently if necessary, reusable receptacles such as bins, pails, and cans that have a likelihood for becoming contaminated. When contamination is visible, clean and decontaminate receptacles immediately, or as soon as feasible.

(3)

Studios should be free of insects, rodents and vermin.

(Amd. of 11-18-03; Amd. of 7-1-08)