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then discarded in accordance with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Rules for Disposal of Infectious Waste. (11) Prohibited Hours of Operation. No tattooing operation shall be performed after 8:00 P.M. or before 8:00 A.M. (12) Aftercare PMhlet. The operator shall provide the patron with an aftercare pamphlet covering the care of the tattoo site immediately following the tattoo operation on such patron. Such pamplet is to be provided by the Board of Health to the operators. (c) Care of Instruments. (1) Prenaration of instruments for sterilization. After each tattoo job, the tattoo machine shall be placed in an ultrasonic-type machine to remove the excess dye from the tubes and needle bars. When this process is completed, the tubes and needle bars shall be removed from the tattoo machine. They shall then be placed into a covered container for sterilization by autoclaving. If an enzymatic cleaner is used in ultrasonic- hollow needles, it must be thoroughly flushed with cleaning solution. (2) Sterilizing of Instruments. Steam sterilizers, approved by the Health Commissioner, shall be provided for each tattoo operation. All needle bars, grips and tubes shall be sterilized, before use on each customer, by autoclaving under fifteen (15) pounds per square inch pressure for twenty (20) minutes. Temperatures in autoclaving shall not be less than 250 degrees Fahrenheit or 121 degrees Celsius. The time of the sterilization cycle shall not begin until temperature and pressure have been met. A spore test shall be conducted on the autoclave weekly, and after any autoclave repair or maintenance, for the following: (A) Bacillus stearothermophilus (steam sterilizers). (B) Bacillus subtilis var. niger (dry heat sterilizers). (3) Solder. Solder used for the attachment of needles to the needle bars shall be lead-free. (4) Storing of instruments. All tubes, grips and needle bars shall be left in the wrappers or sterilizer bags used during the autoclaving process. These wrapped articles shall be stored in a closed glass case or storage cabinet. This closed glass case or storage cabinet shall be maintained in a sa.nitary manner at a11 times. The wrappers sha11 not be removed from the tubes, grips or needle bars until the tattoo job is to begin. (d) Tattoo Operation Environment. (1) Minimum floor space. Tattoo operations shall have not less than 150 square feet of usable floor space. If more than one (1) operator is engaged in the tattooing profession in the same operation, there shall be a minimum of 100 square feet of floor space for each operator. The building shall be enclosed on four (4) sides and maintained free from dust, dirt or contamination. (2) Illumination. The tattoo operation shall be provided with artificial light sources equivalent to at least twenty (20) foot candles at a distance of thirty (30) inches above the floor throughout the operation. A minimum of forty (40) foot candles of light shall be provided at the level where the