Skin Piercing and Tattooing Appendix 2

Appendix 2

For the carrying on of a business which provides skin piercing or tattooing and where the activity is not to be carried out wholly or mainly in premises:

(a)  disposable vinyl or latex gloves must be worn and changed for each client;
(b)  the skin piercing or tattooing may only be carried out through use of disposable razors or single use needles:
(c)   any seating used for the skin piercing or tattooing must be washable and covered with a disposable paper sheet
       which shall be renewed after each use;
(d)   any equipment which is not disposable shall be thoroughly cleaned with fresh disinfectant after each use;
(e)   any equipment which is disposable must be disposed of immediately after use in an appropriate waste receptacle;
(f)    for tongue piercing, a sterilised clamp must be used;
(g)   for ear piercing, a sterile cartridge for ear piercing must be used;
(h)   skin piercing shall not be carried out on a child under the age of 16 unless accompanied by a person who has
       parental rights and responsibilities in respect of that child and who has also given their consent in writing to the
       skin piercing; and

(i)    information, in an easy to understand format, must be provided to prospective clients to explain:
(i)   the process of the skin piercing or tattooing;
(ii)  the risks of the procedure; and
(iii) the after care requirements of the procedure.";
 

Note:

• "autoclave" means a pressure vessel in which the lid is sealed by the internal pressure in the vessel and which is used to steam sterilise equipment used for skin piercing or tattooing;
• "sharps container" means a container used for holding medical waste and devices which can cause physical injury;
• "skin piercing" and "tattooing" have the same meanings as in the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Skin Piercing and Tattooing) Order 2006; and
• "ultrasonic cleaner" means a cleaning device which uses sound waves propagated through an aqueous medium at frequencies higher than the audible range.".