Solid partitions or walls extending from floor to ceiling shall separate the body art establishment's space from any other room used for human habitation, any food establishment or room where food is prepared, any hair salon, any retail sales, or any other such activity that may cause potential contamination of work surfaces.
A. 
Area. Every workstation shall have a minimum of 45 square feet of floor space for each practitioner. Each workstation shall be separated by a divider or partition at a minimum. Each workstation shall have a hand sink and one covered foot-operated waste receptacle.
B. 
One workstation screened. Every body art establishment shall have at least one workstation that can be completely screened from view from any person outside such workstation, including but not limited to clients, practitioners, and other persons in other workstations, the customer waiting area, and any area outside the body art establishment.
C. 
Sharps requirement. There shall be a sharps container in each workstation.
A. 
Areas used for body art procedure. Smoking, eating, or drinking is prohibited in any area where body art is performed, with the exception of non-alcoholic fluids being offered to a client during or after a body art procedure. In addition, every area in a body art establishment used for body art procedure shall be:
(1) 
Used for no other purpose, including but not limited to use as a food establishment, for human habitation, hair and nail activities, or any other use that may cause contamination of instruments, other equipment, or work surfaces used for body art procedure; and
(2) 
Separated from any area used for a non-body art procedure by a wall or other solid barrier extending from floor to ceiling to prevent airborne contamination of the workstation and the instruments and other equipment therein.
B. 
Cleaning area. Every body art establishment shall have therein a cleaning area, which shall be located away from workstations and areas frequented by the public.
(1) 
Every cleaning area shall have sufficient space for the placement of the steam autoclave located or positioned no closer than 36 inches from the required ultrasonic cleaning unit.
(2) 
Every cleaning area shall have an instrument sink used exclusively for the cleaning of instruments as required by § 308-26 of these regulations.
(3) 
There shall be a sharps container in each cleaning area.
C. 
Instrument storage area and storage of instruments. Every body art establishment shall have therein an instrument storage area exclusive of and separate from any cleaning area. All instruments and supplies shall be stored in clean, dry, and covered containers. These containers shall be kept in the instrument storage area.
D. 
Customer waiting area. Every body art establishment shall have therein a customer waiting area, exclusive and separate from any workstation, instrument storage area, cleaning area, or any other area in the establishment used for body art procedure.
A. 
Construction.
(1) 
Any area in a body art establishment, except any customer waiting area or office, shall be constructed as follows to provide a durable smooth, nonabsorbent, and washable surface.
(a) 
Floors: constructed of commercially rated continuous sheet vinyl, smooth sealed cement, ceramic tile, or other similar materials approved by the Board;
(b) 
Walls: covered with a semi-gloss or gloss enamel paint, or constructed of fiberglass reinforced panel, or ceramic tile or other similar materials approved by the Board;
(c) 
Ceiling: covered with semi-gloss or gloss enamel paint or acoustical paneling approved by the Board.
(2) 
All such walls and ceilings shall be light-colored as that is defined in these regulations.
B. 
Maintenance. Walls, floors, and ceilings shall be maintained in a clean condition. All procedure surfaces, including client chairs/benches, shall be of such construction as to be easily cleaned and sanitized after each client.
A. 
Minimum light requirements. The establishment shall be well ventilated and shall have a minimum artificial light source maintained at all times during operation at an equivalent of not more than 216 Lux (approximately 20 footcandle) as measured 36 inches above the floor, except that not more than 1,076 Lux (approximately 100 footcandle) shall be provided at the level where the body art procedure is being performed, where instruments and sharps are assembled, and in all cleaning areas. These Lux requirements are in accord with the guidelines of the American Illuminating Engineering Society (IES).
B. 
Cleaning light fixtures. Every workstation or every area in a body art establishment where linens, instruments, or other equipment used in body art procedure are exposed, sanitized, or sterilized shall exclusively use readily cleaned light fixtures with lights of shatterproof construction or lights enclosed by a shatterproof shield.
C. 
Electrical codes apply. All electrical outlets in workstations and cleaning areas shall comply with the Massachusetts Wiring Code.
All plumbing and plumbing fixtures shall be installed in compliance with Easton plumbing codes. To the extent permitted by applicable Federal, Massachusetts, and Easton laws, all liquid wastes shall be discharged through the plumbing system into the public sewerage or into a Board-approved private sewage-disposal system.
A. 
Minimal water requirement. An adequate, protected, pressurized, potable water supply shall be provided to every body art establishment.
(1) 
Such water supply and plumbing shall be Board-approved.
(2) 
A testable, reduced-pressure back-flow preventor installed in accordance with Title 142, Code of Massachusetts Regulations, Chapter 248.00, as amended from time to time, shall protect the public water supply entering an establishment.
B. 
Definition of hot water. For purposes of these regulations, hot water shall mean a minimum temperature of 110° F.
A. 
Minimum one toilet. Every body art establishment shall provide at least one toilet room with adequate lighting and Board-approved ventilation to the outside for use by employees and clients. This toilet room shall be available to clients during all business hours.
B. 
Local building and plumbing rules apply. The number and construction of toilet rooms, commodes, and separate stalls for each commode in a toilet room shall be in accordance with local building and plumbing codes. There shall be a minimum of one sink in each toilet room, as provided in § 308-24A of these regulations.
C. 
Enclosed room required. Every toilet room shall be fully enclosed and have a well-fitting, self-closing door, which shall remain closed.
D. 
Tissue. Toilet tissue shall be provided in a permanently installed dispenser in each stall.
E. 
Use. Toilet rooms shall not be used for the storage of instruments or other supplies used for body art procedure.
F. 
Establishment located in shopping center. A body art establishment located within a retail shopping center, or similar setting housing multiple operations within one enclosed structure having shared entrance and exit points, shall not be required to provide a toilet room within such establishment if Board-approved toilet facilities are located in the center within 300 feet of the establishment so as to be readily accessible to any client or practitioner.
A. 
Number required. A hand-washing sink shall be provided within any toilet room and in each workstation.
B. 
Equipment for sink. Every hand-washing sink shall be equipped with:
(1) 
An adequate supply of hot and cold running water under pressure with fixtures to allow for washing of hands; and
(2) 
Liquid hand cleanser and single-use sanitary towels in devices for dispensing, and a waste container of washable construction.
A. 
Minimum number. At least one janitorial sink shall be provided in every body art establishment for use in cleaning the establishment and proper disposal of non-contaminated liquid wastes in accordance with all applicable Federal, Massachusetts, and Easton Bylaws and regulations.
B. 
Definition. For purposes of these regulations, a janitorial sink means a sink of adequate size equipped with hot and cold running water under pressure so as to permit the cleaning of the body art establishment and the cleaning of any equipment used for cleaning the establishment.
C. 
Not used for hand washing sink in toilet room. The janitorial sink shall not be used for a hand-washing sink in a toilet room as required under § 308-24A of these regulations.
A. 
Sink. Every cleaning area, as provided by § 308-18B, shall have an instrument sink used exclusively for the cleaning of instruments.
B. 
Size and equipment. Every instrument sink shall be of adequate size and equipped with hot and cold running water under pressure to permit the cleaning of instruments used in body art procedure.
Every body art establishment shall have a telephone in good working order easily accessible to all employees during all hours of operation for the purpose of contacting and requesting emergency medical assistance/paramedic services in the emergency or perceived need. A legible sign shall be posted at or adjacent to the telephone indicating the correct emergency number, for example 911.
A. 
Board review. Every body art establishment shall create and keep updated an exposure control plan. The operator shall submit such plan to the Board for review and as the plan is amended from time to time.
B. 
OSHA requirements. The Board shall review the exposure control plan to determine whether such meets al of the requirements of OSHA regulations, to include, but not limited to Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1910.1030, Bloodborne Pathogens Standards.
C. 
Maintain at establishment. A copy of the establishment's exposure control plan shall be maintained at the establishment as set forth in § 308-42, Records retention.