HomeMy WebLinkAboutbestpracticesduringcovid-19pandemicforbodyartfacilities BODY ART FACILITIES | Summary of Best Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic
BE HEALTHY, BE CLEAN
• Train employees and practitioners(staff) on the social/physicaldistancing and sanitation protocol.
• Ensure sick staff do not enter facilityand follow the CDC guidelines and/or consult a doctor. • Screen staff for signs of COVID-19symptoms before each shift.
• In addition to regular handwashing protocol, remind staff to also wash hands after touching surfaces. This includes the use of soap and warm water and rubbing for at least 20 seconds. •Avoid touching your eyes, nose, andmouth.
•Provide at least a 60% alcohol-basedhand sanitizer for customers andstaff use.
•Establish client self-certification
that they are free of signs of illness.
•Provide stocked handwashing/sanitizing station for customers.
•Practitioners wear disposable masks.Consider wearing face shields asadded protection.
•Require clients to wear face masks orcoverings during procedures.
CLEAN AND DISINFECT
•Train staff on new procedures including those for cleaning and disinfecting.
•Maintain cleaning supplies and use EPA-registered disinfectants effective against SARS-COV-2 and HBV.
•Keep facility as well ventilated as possible for increased exchange of outside air.
•Use touch-free payment systems orsanitize POS systems after eachcustomer.•Ensure hand sanitizer and gloves are
available for staff and clients to use.
•Both staff and clients must wearmasks. Ensure these maskscompletely cover the nose and mouthto use during each procedure.
SOCIAL DISTANCE
•Educate staff and customers on theimportance of social distancing viasigns at entrances.
•Consider placing tape or othermarkings 6 feet apart where linesmight form such as the restroom.•Limit people inside to staff and clients.
•Assign staff to disinfect high-touch surfaces frequently (i.e., counters, door knobs, bathrooms, customer and procedure chairs/tables).
•Continue to clean and disinfect workstations and equipment between each client.
•Do not use cell phones during procedures.
•Limit the number of clients so there is at least a 6-foot physical separation between workstations during each procedure.•Recommend procedures are con-ducted by appointment only, with no walk-in customers.
•Encourage clients to wait in their cars until their practitioner is ready to perform the procedure.•As much as practical, staff are to maintain at least six feet distance from customers and from each other.
•Leverage technology to conduct consultations remotely rather than in-person.
GENERAL BODY ART SAFETY
•Follow CA Safe Body Art Act practicesand procedures.
•Update and follow InfectionPrevention Control Plan (IPCP).•Provide stocked handwashing sinkswith soap and paper towels.•Assure facility has hot water.
•Clean and sanitize equipment andrestrooms frequently.
•Assure practitioners are trained and registered with the County.•Assure that procedure areas have sharps waste containers.
•Assure sharps waste containers meet requirements and are properly handled and disposed.•Use only clean and sterilized instruments.
•Gloves are used and changedbetween each procedure and asoften as necessary.•Sterilize jewelry prior to piercing.
•Prohibit tattooing or piercing genitalia,lips, or nose during pandemic.
•Follow State requirements forsanitization and single use equipment.
ALAMEDA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH | BODY ART PROGRAM | www.acgov.org/aceh | (510) 567-6790 | dehwebmain@acgov.org | Visit https://deh.acgov.org/solidwaste/body-art.page? for more information