A. 
Each tattoo establishment shall have an operating room which shall be separate and apart from a waiting room or public room that may be used for other than tattooing purposes. Patrons or customers shall be tattooed only in said operating rooms.
B. 
The operating room shall be equipped with hot and cold running, potable water, together with such sinks and basins as may be necessary.
C. 
Furniture and furnishings used within the operating room shall be constructed of such material as to permit proper cleansing with hot water and disinfecting solution.
D. 
There shall be no overhead or otherwise exposed sewerage lines so as to create a potential hazard to the sanitary environment of the establishment.
E. 
All operating tables shall be constructed of easily cleanable material, with a smooth washable finish and at least six inches from any observer or waiting customers and/or separated by a panel at least four feet high. Observers shall not be allowed in the operating room during the tattooing process.
F. 
The operating room shall have proper and sufficient lighting as needed to perform the tattooing process.
A. 
The practice of universal precautions shall be used during the tattooing process as required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Blood-Borne Pathogen Rule. This rule applies to any workplace in which one or more employees is engaged in practices that may present a risk for transmission of HIV (AIDS) or HBV (Hepatitis B) to the worker.
B. 
There shall be available within said tattoo establishment adequate hot and cold potable running water, soap, germicidal solution, individual hand scrub brushes and fingernail files or orange sticks for each tattoo artist.
C. 
Each tattoo artist shall scrub his hands and forearms with soap and hot water using an individual hand brush, clean his/her fingernails with an individual file or orange stick and thoroughly rinse his/her hands in a germicidal solution before working on each patron or customer. An individual disposable towel or napkin shall be used for drying the tattoo artist's hands and arms after rinsing.
D. 
Each tattoo artist shall wear clean clothes or lab coat. Surgical gloves shall be worn during the tattooing process and shall be changed for each patron.
E. 
There shall be no smoking, eating or drinking in the operating room during the tattooing process.
F. 
The following table summarizes the use of disinfectants in the tattooing procedure:
Agent
Preparation
Uses
Hypochlorite (5.25% chlorine laundry bleach)
Make up daily; 1 part bleach with 10 parts water
Corrodes metals; use for disinfection of needles before disposal; excellent for other materials
Glutaraldehyde (CIDEX)
Make up weekly using activator; do not dilute
Used for motors and damp wiping
70% Spirit/ Agent
Do not dilute Preparation
Skin, table tops, alcohol metals Uses
Clear phenolics (Hycolin)
Make up daily; dilute per instructions
Table tops, damp wiping, motors
G. 
Solutions of proven equivalence may be approved by the local Health Officer. All products shall be used according to label requirements and have Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval.
H. 
Solutions of proven equivalence may be approved by the local Health Officer. All products shall be used according to label requirements and have Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval.