Douglas County Rules and Regulations for Body Art - Cobb ...

or other potentially infectious materials and are capable of releasing these materials during
handling; contaminated sharps; and pathological and microbiological wastes containing
blood or other potentially infectious materials.
“Sanitary” means clean and free of agents of infection or disease.
“Sanitized” means the application of an U.S. EPA registered sanitizer on a cleaned surface
by a process that provides sufficient concentration of chemicals for enough time to reduce the
microorganism level, including pathogens, to a safe level on utensils and equipment in
accordance with the label instructions.
“Sewage” means human excreta, all water carried waste, and household wastes from
residences, buildings, or commercial and industrial establishments.
“Sharps” means any object, sterile or contaminated, that may intentionally or accidentally
cut or penetrate the skin or mucosa.
“Sharps container” means a puncture-resistant, leak-proof container that can be closed for
handling, storage, transportation, and disposal and that is labeled with the International
Biohazard Symbol.
“Single use” means disposable products or items that are intended for one-time, one-person
use and are properly disposed of by appropriate measures after use on each client. Single use
items include but are not limited to cotton swabs or balls, single-use micropigmentation
instruments, tissues or paper products, paper or plastic cups, gauze and sanitary coverings,
razors, tattooing and piercing needles, stencils, ink cups, and protective gloves.
“Solid waste” means refuse, garbage, trash, rubbish, and any other item(s) which could cause
an unsanitary condition or undesirable health and safety conditions.
“Sterilization” or “sterilize” means the use of a physical or chemical procedure by which all
forms of microbial life, including bacteria, viruses, spores, and fungi are destroyed including
highly resistant bacterial endospores. This is achieved by holding in an autoclave for fifteen
(15) minutes, at fifteen (15) pounds pressure, and at a temperature of two hundred fifty
degrees (250° F) Fahrenheit or one hundred twenty-one degrees (121°C) Celsius, or any
equivalent procedure resulting in complete destruction of microbial life including spores.
“Sterilized indicator” means a tape, strip, or other device designed to change color to
indicate that sterilization temperature has been achieved during the sterilization procedure.
“Sterilizer” means an autoclave certified to meet generally accepted medical standards.
“Tattoo” means to mark or color the skin by pricking in, piercing, or implanting indelible
pigments under the skin.
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