N.J. Admin. Code § 8:27-9.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:27-9.5 - Hand washing and personal hygiene

(a) Operators shall ensure that practitioners performing ear piercings:

1. Maintain a high standard of personal cleanliness, which shall include wearing clean outer garments, washing their hands after smoking, eating, drinking, or visiting the restroom before performing each ear-piercing procedure, in accordance with (b) or (c) below, and wearing medical gloves.

(b) Required hand washing consists of a person:

1. Wetting the hands first with water;

2. Applying soap in foam or liquid form to the hands;

3. Rubbing the hands together vigorously for at least 15 seconds, covering all surfaces of the hands and fingers with soap;

4. Rinsing the hands with water; and

5. Using single-use paper towels to dry the hands and to turn off the faucet.

(c) If hand washing sinks with running water are not readily available, hand washing shall be performed by use of alcohol-based hand rub, provided the hands are not visibly dirty or soiled with blood or body fluids, in which case, hand washing pursuant to (b) above shall be performed first, elsewhere, followed by use of alcohol-based hand rub upon the practitioner's return to the establishment premises.

(d) An operator that provides a reusable soap dispenser for practitioner hand washing shall ensure that the dispenser is emptied and cleaned before being refilled.

(e) Operators shall ensure that practitioners wear single-use medical gloves on both hands at all times during the performance of ear-piercing procedures.

(f) Operators shall establish written policies and procedures addressing the needs of employees, piercers, and clients who have latex allergies, and shall supply alternatives to latex medical gloves and other latexcontaining items to which employees, piercers, and clients who have latex allergies may be exposed in the establishment.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:27-9.5

Amended by 54 N.J.R. 1392(a), effective 7/18/2022