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Tear down of station consists of wearing clean, new gloves. Grab squeeze bottle top with left hand. <br /> Right hand will remove the barrier, then place bottles in a sterile area . Remove barriers from <br /> machine and place machine on bed. Remove all cartridges/needles into the sharps container. <br /> Carefully gather all items on workstation to discard into trash. Remove gloves then wash wands <br /> with soap and water in the sink, dry with paper towels. Then spray entire procedure area with <br /> Madacide-Fu. <br /> E. Prevention of Cross Contamination: Describe the techniques used to prevent the contamination <br /> of instruments, tattoo machine, trays, tables, chairs, clip cords, power supplies, squeeze bottles, <br /> inks, pigments, lamps, stools, soaps and the procedure site or other items during a body art <br /> procedure. Include barriers provided to prevent cross contamination. Describe how the <br /> procedure site is prepared for a body art procedure. (California Health and Safety Code 119308, <br /> 119309, and 119311 (c)(d)(e)(f)) <br /> Please read above (Section D.) to understand walk through process of setup and tear <br /> down. Techniques to apply to the rocedure is to always wear gloves and discard of gloves <br /> before you need to touch a sterile surface/item/object. If the gloves rip during the <br /> procedure, discard gloves and wash hands before applying new gloves. Every instrument <br /> that will be reused in the workstation must have a barrier or plastic wrap, Porous items the <br /> are contaminated must be discarded. <br /> F. Sharps containers: Describe the procedures for the safe handling of sharps and indicate the <br /> location of the sharps containers. Indicate disposal frequency for sharps waste. (California <br /> Health and Safety Code 119314 (e)) <br /> Sharps containers will be placed inside an approved mounted container/box near <br /> procedure area. Always wear gloves when discarding cartridges/needles into the sharps <br /> container. Disposal should be made when container reaches max fill line. <br /> G. Sharps Disposal: Describe the disposal of sharps used during a body art procedure. (California <br /> Health and Safety Code 119308 (b)(3) and 119311 (g)) <br /> 1. Needles and needle bars: <br /> Needles and needle bars will be discarded in sharps containers <br /> ONLY. Never discard in trash. Contaminated needles are <br /> considered hazardous medical waste. <br /> 2. Razors: <br /> Razors must be discarded in sharps containers. Razors are a <br /> sharp instrument that will be considered contaminated after <br /> shaving. <br /> 3. Other sharps or single-use marking pens used on open skin: <br /> Marking pens used on open skin must be discarded in trash. These should never <br /> be reused and must be discarded after completing procedure. <br /> Page 4 of 10 <br />