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• • The following records shall be kept and maintained for a minimum of 90 days following the use of the instruments at the site of practice for the purpose of verifying the use of disposable, single-use, pre-sterilized instruments: (1) A record of purchase and use of all single-use instruments. (2) A log of all procedures, including the names of the practitioner and client and the date of the procedure. C. Storage: All pre-sterilized, single-use and disposable instruments will be stored in a separate drawer in the artists' workstations or in the original packaging in a climate controlled storeroom to protect the packages from exposure to dust and moisture. Clean instruments and sterilized instrument packs shall be placed in clean, dry, labeled containers, or stored in a labeled cabinet that is protected from dust and moisture. • Sterilized instruments shall be stored in the intact peel-packs or in the sterilization equipment cartridge until time of use. • Sterile instrument packs shall be evaluated at the time of storage and before use. If the integrity of a pack is compromised, including, but not limited to, cases where the pack is torn, punctured, wet, or displaying any evidence of moisture contamination, the pack shall be discarded or reprocessed before use. D. Set Up and Tear Down of Workstation: Before performing body art, the practitioner shall do all of the following: (1) Wash and dry his or her hands consistent with sound hygienic practices. (2) Put on a clean apron, bib, or lap pad over clean, dry clothing. (3) Put on personal protective equipment that is appropriate for the task. (4) Don clean, previously unused, disposable examination gloves on both hands just prior to the procedure. Gloves shall be worn throughout the procedure. If gloves come into contact with an object or surface other than the client's prepared skin or material to be used for the procedure, or if a glove is torn or punctured, both gloves shall be removed, hand hygiene performed, and new, clean, previously unused, disposable examination gloves shall be donned. If gloves are removed for any reason during a procedure, hand hygiene shall be performed prior to donning new, clean, previously unused, disposable examination gloves. (5) If the skin at the procedure site is to be shaved, the skin shall be first washed with soap and water. A single-use, disposable razor shall be used to shave the procedure site and then discarded into a sharps container. (6) Immediately prior to performing the body art, the client's skin shall be prepared with an antiseptic solution, antimicrobial, or microbicide, according to manufacturer's instructions. The item used for application shall be discarded after use. At the completion of the procedure, the practitioner shall do all of the following: (1)Answer questions regarding the procedure site. (2) Provide post-procedure instructions.