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Ordinance Addressing Tattoo, Body Piercing, Scarifying & Branding Establishments and Personnel <br />Page 21 <br />Sec. 13-144 Preparation and Aftercare of Treatment Area of Client. <br />(a) Permanent color technicians and tattoo artists shall cleanse the client's skin, <br />excluding the areas surrounding the eyes, by washing with an EPA germicidal solution <br />applied with a clean single-use paper product before placing the design on the client's skin <br />or beginning tattooing work: <br />1. If the area is to be shaved, the licensee shall use asingle-use disposable <br />safety razor or sterilized straight-edged razor, and then rewash the client's skin. <br />(b) Substances applied to the client's skin to transfer a design from the stencil or <br />paper shall be single-use. <br />(c) Aftercare shall be administered to each client following service with written <br />aftercare instructions being provided to each client. <br />Sec. 13-145 Linen Health and Safety Requirements. <br />(a) Clean linens shall be used for each client. <br />(b) A common towel is prohibited. <br />(c) Air blowers may be substituted for hand towels. <br />(d) Clean linens, tissues or single-use paper products shall be stored in a clean, <br />enclosed storage area until needed for immediate use. <br />(e) Used linens shall be disposed of or stored in a closed or covered container until <br />laundered. <br />(f) Used linens shall be laundered either by a regular commercial laundering or by a <br />noncommercial laundering process which includes immersion in water at least 160 degrees <br />Fahrenheit for not less than fifteen (15) minutes during the washing and rinsing operation. <br />Sec. 13-146 Instruments, Products and Chemical Storage Health and <br />Safety Requirements. <br />(a) Before use, disposable products that come in contact with the areas to be treated <br />shall be stored in clean containers that can be closed between treatments. <br />(b) Clean, sterilized reusable instruments that come in contact with the area to be <br />treated shall be stored in clean, sterilized containers. <br />(c) Clean, sterilized reusable transfer instruments shall be stored in a clean, dry, <br />sterilized container. <br />(d) Chemicals shall be stored in labeled, closed containers in an enclosed storage <br />area. <br />Sec. 13-147 Waste Receptacle Health and Safety Regulations. <br />(a) All waste material related to treatment shall be deposited in a covered container <br />following service for each client. <br />