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PAS Info - Tattooing

Personal hygiene

 

Handwashing is the most important measure in preventing the spread of infection. You must wash your hands:

  • before and after each client
  • before putting on and after removing gloves
  • before contact with instruments that penetrate the skin
  • after contact with blood or other body substances
  • after contact with used instruments and jewellery
  • after eating, smoking, going to the toilet
  • whenever hands are visibly soiled
  • in any other circumstance when infection risks are apparent.

 

You must not smoke while attending to a customer. You need to wear clean clothing and closed puncture-resistant footwear and cover all cuts and abrasions with adhesive water-resistant dressings.