Infection Control

Floatation Tanks

Currently, there are no health regulations that can be enforced related to floatation tanks in Ontario. However, there are many important recommendations that owners/operators of floatation tanks should follow to ensure that health risks to their clients are minimized.

Personal Service Settings Sterilization Records

Download this template to use for collecting records related to maintaining sterilization.

Ontario Regulation 136/18 Personal Service Settings states that owners/operators of personal service settings who use sterilizers for re-usable critical equipment MUST keep sterilization records. All fields must be filled out completely.

Records must be kept onsite for at least 1 year, and in a secure location for 2 years afterwards.

DATE/TIME

STERILIZER

EQUIPMENT

MAINTENANCE

BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR TEST

Date/Time of sterilizer use:

E.g. July 1st, 2019, 9:00AM

Name of sterilizer

E.g. Prestige Pro Medical Tattoo Autoclave

Equipment reprocessed

E.g. Hildbrandt Standard Tattoo Needles

Maintenance or repairs

E.g. Calibration or re-testing

Tests or checks

E.g. Bi-weekly spore test

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal Service Settings Blood Exposure Records

Download this template to use for collecting records related to blood exposure in a Personal Service Setting.

Ontario Regulation 136/18 Personal Service Settings states that owners/operators of personal service settings must document ALL accidental blood and/or body fluid exposures that happen during a procedure for both clients AND operators. All fields must be filled out completely.

Records must be kept onsite for at least 1 year, and in a secure location for 2 years afterwards.

DATE/TIME

SERVICE

INJURY 

SERVICE PROVIDER

PERSON EXPOSED

ACTIONS TAKEN

Date/Time of service:

E.g. July 1st, 2019, 9:00AM

Type of personal service:

E.g. Manicure

Body part exposed:

E.g. Right hand, pinky finger cuticle  

First and last name with contact information

E.g. Jane Smith (manicurist)

519-123-4567

First and last name with contact information

E.g. Mary Jones

519-555-1234

E.g. Told client to wash their hands and see a doctor. Washed and disinfected scissors with bleach.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ear Piercing

Services that break the skin, such as ear piercing, tattooing and micropigmentation, are risk factors for blood-borne infections such as Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV. Infection control precautions must be followed to protect both personal service workers and clients.

Body Piercing

Body piercing is a risk factor for the transmission of blood-borne infections such as Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV. Infection prevention and control precautions must be followed to protect both personal service workers and clients.