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in or near the workstation but kept away from the cleaning room. <br /> 3. Other instruments: Other instruments include forceps,hemostats,ring opening <br /> pliers,ring closing pliers,and micro dermal forceps. . After each use, all of these <br /> instruments are soaked in a cide for 3-5 minutes. After the soaking is complete,the <br /> instruments are manually washed with a mixture of soap and water. After the washing is <br /> complete the instruments are rinsed thoroughly and then allowed to air dry. Once the <br /> instruments are completely dried,they are individually packaged and labeled with the <br /> date,persons initials that prepared them,the load number and then put into the autoclave <br /> for sterilization. Reusable sterilized instruments are stored in sealable/closing plastic <br /> containers in or near the workstation but kept away from the cleaning room. <br /> C. Storage: Describe the storage location and equipment used for the storage of clean <br /> and sterilized instrument peel packs to protect the packages from exposure to dust and <br /> moisture. <br /> 1. Instrument peel packs are stored in plastic containers with closable lids to protect <br /> the peel packs from exposure to dust and moisture.These plastic containers are kept in <br /> each work station. <br /> D. Set Up and Tear Down of Workstation: Describe the procedure for setting up and <br /> tearing down the workstation for the following procedures. <br /> 1. Tattoo:First the workstation is decontaminated by spraying a cide on all surfaces <br /> that will be used during the tattoo. The cide is allowed to soak for 3-5 minutes before <br /> being wiped down.Any and all surfaces that are touched by bare open skin(arm rests, <br /> head rests,chairs,tables and stools)are covered with a 2 ply dental bib and then an <br /> additional layer of cling wrap is placed over the dental bib. The same covering is applied <br /> to trays and countertops.If a customer lays on a massage table and their bare skin is <br /> exposed to that massage table,it is covered with a stretcher sheet. After the trays and <br /> countertops that are going to be used are covered,the tattoo machines,tubes,inks,needle <br /> bars and anything else used in the procedure is placed on top of the trays and countertops. <br /> After the procedure is finished all of the items on the trays or countertops(except <br /> machines and reusable items)are thrown away. The areas that were used during the <br /> procedure and/or touched by open skin are again sprayed down with a cide and allowed to <br /> soak for 3-5 minutes before being wiped down. <br /> 2. Piercing: : First the workstation is decontaminated by spraying a cide on all surfaces <br /> that will be used during the piercing. The cide is allowed to soak for 3-5 minutes before <br /> being wiped down. The Piercing chair or table is covered with a stretcher sheet if bare <br /> skin will be exposed to it.After the trays and countertops that are going to be used are <br /> covered,the piercing tools,hemostats,calipers, cotton balls,cotton swabs, skin preps and <br /> cleansers and anything else used in the procedure is placed on top of the trays and <br /> countertops. After the procedure is finished all of the items on the trays or countertops <br /> (except istruments and reusable items)are thrown away. The areas that were used during <br />