Infection Control & SafetyQuestion 241 of 484
If a wax client's skin breaks slightly and a small amount of blood appears, the technician should:
a.Stop, glove up, apply pressure with clean gauze, and disinfect any tool that touched the area
b.Continue and apologize at the end of the session
c.Re-dip the same stick to seal the area with more wax
d.Wipe the blood with a cape
Explanation
Any bleeding triggers the bloodborne pathogen protocol: stop, glove up, apply pressure with a clean cotton ball or sterile gauze, and disinfect any tool that contacted blood with an EPA-registered tuberculocidal disinfectant.
Law Reference: 16 CCR §979Practice all 484 questions free — no signup required.
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