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Page 3 of 7 workstation but kept away from the cleaning room. C. Storage: Describe the storage location and equipment used for the storage of clean and sterilized instrument peel packs to protect the packages from exposure to dust and moisture. 1. Instrument peel packs are stored in plastic containers with closable lids to protect the peel packs from exposure to dust and moisture. These plastic containers are kept in each work station. D. Set Up and Tear Down of Workstation: Describe the procedure for setting up and tearing down the workstation for the following procedures. 1. Tattoo: First the workstation is decontaminated by spraying a cide on all surfaces that will be used during the tattoo. The cide is allowed to soak for 3-5 minutes before being wiped down. Any and all surfaces that are touched by bare open skin(arm rests, head rests, chairs,tables and stools) are covered with a 2 ply dental bib and then an additional layer of cling wrap is placed over the dental bib. The same covering is applied to trays and countertops. If a customer lays on a massage table and their bare skin is exposed to that massage table, it is covered with a stretcher sheet. After the trays and countertops that are going to be used are covered, the tattoo machines,tubes, inks, needle bars and anything else used in the procedure is placed on top of the trays and countertops. After the procedure is finished all of the items on the trays or countertops (except machines and reusable items) are thrown away. The areas that were used during the procedure and/or touched by open skin are again sprayed down with a cide and allowed to soak for 3-5 minutes before being wiped down. 2. Piercing: : First the workstation is decontaminated by spraying a cide on all surfaces that will be used during the piercing. The cide is allowed to soak for 3-5 minutes before being wiped down. The Piercing chair or table is covered with a stretcher sheet if bare skin will be exposed to it .After the trays and countertops that are going to be used are covered,the piercing tools, hemostats, calipers, cotton balls, cotton swabs, skin preps and cleansers and anything else used in the procedure is placed on top of the trays and countertops. After the procedure is finished all of the items on the trays or countertops (except istruments and reusable items) are thrown away. The areas that were used during the procedure and/or touched by open skin are again sprayed down with a cide and allowed to soak for 3-5 minutes before being wiped down. 3. Permanent cosmetics: There are no cosmetics tattoos done at this establishment. 4. Branding: Branding is not performed at this establishment. E. Prevention of Cross Contamination: Describe the techniques used to prevent the contamination of instruments, tattoo machine, trays,tables, chairs, clip cords,power supplies, squeeze bottles,pigments, lamps, stools, soaps and the procedure site or other items during a body art procedure. Include barriers provided to prevent cross contamination. Describe how the procedure site is prepared for a body art procedure. Before touching any item in a workstation or procedure area that will be used during a tattoo or piercing or in the cleaning room is touched,we wash our hands then apply hand sanitizer. All items mentioned in the above paragraph except inks and pigments are covered with a new protective barrier before each tattoo or piercing to prevent cross contamination. Each barrier is removed and the procedure site is sprayed with a cide and allowed to soak for 3-5 minutes before being wiped down. Each procedure room has its own garbage can and all waste created in that procedure room goes in its own garbage can. Inks and Pigments are kept in separate closed containers in each procedure area and not exposed to open environments. When setting up for a tattoo, a certain amount of ink is placed into an ink 1/22/2013