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r They liave workshops for health inspectors. He said it takes years of practice to get to a level of being a professional. Mr. Koeth asked for the experience level of the practitioners he would have. Mr. Sexstella said there will be three at the shop. He has 3 years of professional experience in a shop. Mr. Vidra has been in the industry for close to 20 years, and has been at Body Works for 10 years. He added they will name another practitioner later, along with one or two apprentices and a counte:r person. Mr. Koeth asked for their policy on handling a person coming in to the facility who is intoxicated. Mr. Sexstella replied they would ask the person to leave. They do not pierce or tattoo anyone who appears intoxicated or who is under the influence of a controlled substance. Mr. Spaldi:ng asked if there is any requirement for a certain amount of water or plumbing facilities. Mr. Sexstella indicated they must have one universal hand wash that is designated just for hand washing. There will be gels and anti-microbial gels to be used in each booth. Any hard surface must be washable. Mr. Spalding asked about the lighting. Mr. Sexstella indicated they will use florescent lightin;, and examination lamps in the booths. He believes the lighting requirement of the county calls for lights to be more than 5 feet off the ground. Mr. Spalding asked if the county establishes certain. standards that they would have to comply with. Mr. Sexstella replied they do have minimum standards for the lighting, plumping, and sewer lines. Mr. Koeth asked what they will do with used needles or any razors they will use. Mr. Sexstella indicated they will be disposed of in an appropriate contaiiler and be picked up by a biohazard waste disposal company. Mr. Koeth asked how often that will occur. Mr. Sexstella replied it will be done weekly. He added that it is not required by law. Mr. Koeth asked for information on infections and the control of blood flow. Mr. Sexstella said they use pressure to control any bleeding. He added that wounds are very small. When placing jewelry, it is not bigger than a 14-gauge needle, which is pretty standard. If there is any bleeding, simple pressure with g.auze wil] stop it. Mr. Koeth asked again about infections. He wondered what would happen if a person gets infected. Mr. Sexstella said if a client comes in they would do an assessment. He would generally tell them to see their doctor. He added that with an infection from a piercing, it is good advice to not remove the jewelry, which is what keeps the wound open and allows it to drain. They give out written and verbal after-care for every procedure. They apply after-care products as well: ][t is up to the client once they leave.to take care of it from that point. Mr. Koeth asked if they prohibit any type of tattoos. Mr. Sexstella said they possibly would not allow facial tattoos, a tattoo on the hand, and certain areas such as the top of the foot. There are certain piercings he does not condone; implanting or anything of that nature which is out of the realrn of a normal piercing practitioner. Mr. Koeth asked if there are standards that they hold to if someone comes in and says they want certain types of piercings. Mr. Sexstella said not everyone is made for certain types of piercin.gs. They look at anatomy. If they feel a person isn't right for a tongue piercing, or if sometliing might give them problems, or might not heal properly, they usually won't do it. It is more for their health than their safety. Mr. Koeth asked if the same is true with tattoos. Mr. Sexstella said the same things apply. They will not do racial tattoos and things of that nature. Chairman Koeth asked for the hours of operation. Mr. Sexstella indicated the shop he currently works for operates from rioon until 10:00 p.m. Mr. Vidra runs his shop from 1:00-8:00 p.m. on weekdays and from 1:00-9:00 p.m. on weekends. Mr. Koeth asked for more information on the care of instruments. Mr. S(-Ixstella pointed out that needles and jewelry are single use, all instruments such as forceps, hemostats, are run through a three-step sterilization process. Those instruments are re-used as long as they are scrubbed and cleaned properly. Used instruments are placed on a tray and then transported to a soaking tray that has a disinfecting solution. They soak for a minimum of 1-3 hours depenciing on the solution that is used. They then use an ultrasonic bath for a minimum of 10 minute:s. Everything is then put through a steam autoclave after it's bagged and dated in autoclave poucht-'s. It usually runs for 30 minutes for regular tools at 254 degrees Fahrenheit at 30 PSI. Needle;s are run at 40 minutes. They run integrators with every batch they process and they docurrient and log all of it. Mr. Allan asked to go back to the licensing issue. He asked if they are 3