9.5 Any items used to stop the flow of or absorb blood must be disposed of immediately and in accordance with Section 11 of this Code. OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens Standard defines regulated waste as “contaminated items that would release blood or other potentially infectious materials in a liquid or semi-liquid state if compressed” and “items that are caked with dried blood or other potentially infectious materials and are capable of releasing these materials during handling” (OSHA, 2012). The determination of REGULATED WASTE according to OSHA standards is based on the potential to release blood. Bandages which are not saturated to the point of releasing blood or OPIM if compressed would not be considered as regulated waste. 9.6 BODY ARTISTS must use ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE when handling any SINGLE-USE items that contact the CLIENT during the PROCEDURE to reduce the risk of cross-contamination. SINGLE- USE items cannot be reprocessed in accordance with Section 10.2 of this Code. 9.7 All products, whether used or unused, that were portioned out for the PROCEDURE and/or were present in the WORKSTATION were exposed to the risk of CONTAMINATION and must be discarded upon completion of the PROCEDURE to prevent pathogen transmission. 10. Requirements for Single-Use Items 10.1 SINGLE-USE items are to be used on only one CLIENT during a single PROCEDURE. They are not intended to be reprocessed through DISINFECTION and/or STERILIZATION and subsequently reused, either on another CLIENT or in another PROCEDURE. Per OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, “contaminated sharps shall be discarded immediately or as soon as feasible” in approved SHARPS CONTAINERS that are closable, leakproof, puncture resistance, and labeled or color-coded according to 1910.1030 section (g) (1)(i) (OSHA, 2019). Further information on SHARPS CONTAINERS and disposal procedures can be found in Section 11 of this Code and Annex. 10.2 SINGLE-USE items are designed to be used only once and might not have the durability or integrity to be safely reused. Reprocessing of SINGLE-USE items can lead to fatigue- induced failure and fracturing that can put the CLIENT at increased risk of infection or other complications (Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, 2021). SINGLE-USE items might not be designed to be DISINFECTED or SANITIZED. Using SINGLE- USE items over items that are reprocessed improves CLIENT safety by eliminating cross- contamination risk (CDC, 2018b). A BODY ART ESTABLISHMENT’S Exposure Control Plan will contain descriptions of which INSTRUMENTS and items are SINGLE-USE and which are intended to be reprocessed through DISINFECTION and/or STERILIZATION and subsequently reused.
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