NYC TATTOO CORE 2026 REVIEW QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔WASTE DISPOSAL - ✔✔Disposal of Sharps, Infectious Waste and Non-Infectious
Waste All waste, infectious or not, must be kept in an area separate from areas where
clean materials are stored, cleaning or sterilization occurs, or tattooing occurs. It is
essential that regulated infectious wastes are properly segregated, packaged, labeled,
handled and transported to minimize the risk of needle stick injuries and the
transmission of infectious diseases to waste handlers and the community. The disposal
of infectious and hazardous waste is regulated by City, State, and Federal laws, and
must be adhered to. Improper disposal is dangerous to the health of you, your co-
workers and customers, and the general public. Infectious waste includes (a) items
saturated with human blood, even if the blood is dried and (b) discarded sharps (such
as needles), whether used or unused. Check with your licensed infectious waste carter
for regulations on packaging wastes and sharps for disposal. All waste should be
segregated into sharps, infectious waste and non-infectious waste
✔✔1 sharps - ✔✔Sharps To prevent accidents involving potential transmission of blood
borne diseases such as HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C, sharps, such as needles, must
be handled with care during procedures that involve their use. Discarded sharps,
whether used or unused, must be disposed of in a commercially available, leak-proof,
puncture-resistant disposable sharps container immediately after use. The person who
uses the disposable sharp instrument must be the person who places it into the sharp
container. Do not forcefully insert items into the container or you may injure your hand.
Do not ever reach out inside the container with bare hands to retrieve an item. Place
sharps containers in all areas where sharps are used. Take care where you place these
containers so that children and clients cannot reach them under any circumstances.
Sharp containers should be locked at alltimes. Once the container becomes three-fourth
full, seal it, replace it and dispose of it in accordance with state and local laws.
✔✔2 Disposal of Infectious Waste - ✔✔Regulated infectious wastes such as gloves or
towels saturated with blood must be disposed of in a leak proof container marked
"infectious waste." Disposal of infectious waste, with the exception of discarded sharps,
must be in red, plastic biohazard bags. Regulated infectious waste (including sharps)
must be discarded in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations governing
, the disposal of infectious waste. Infectious waste and sharps removal must be done by
a licensed carter. • Keep regulated infectious waste (including sharps) away fromnon-
infectious waste. • Store infectious waste in a storage area reserved for contaminated
materials to be discarded until time of disposal. • All infectious waste must be removed
by a licensed infectious waste carterand disposed of according to Federal, State, and
City regulations. 3. Non-Infectious Waste (items to be discarded which are not
visiblycontaminated with blood or body fluids). All non-infectious wastes, (e.g., cotton
balls, used gloves, paper towels), should be placed into a suitable trash receptacle as
soon as possible after treating each customer unless saturated or dripping with blood, in
which case they should be placed in the infectious waste bin. Non-infectious waste
should be removed from inside the premises at least daily
✔✔4 Transport of Infectious Waste - ✔✔Regulated infectious waste must be
transported by a licensed infectious waste carter. All red bags and sharps containers
awaiting pick-up shall be stored in the cartons provided by the transporter. All laws and
rules governing infectious waste must be adhered to by the licensee and the carter.
Such cartons must be leakproof, have tight fitting covers and be kept clean and in good
repair. The storage area for the cartons should be accessible only to authorized
employees and should be maintained in such a manner that it does not provide a
breeding place or a food source for insects and rodents
✔✔Bloodborne Pathogen Precautions - ✔✔In 1987, "the Center for Disease Control
and Prevention" ( CDC) released Guidelines for "Prevention of Transmission of Human
Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis B Virus, and Other Bloodborne Pathogens in Health-
Care Settings." In the guidelines, "Universal precautions" as defined by the CDC are a
set of precautions designed to prevent transmission of human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and other bloodborne pathogens when providing first aid
or health care. Under Universal Precautions, blood and certain body fluids of all patients
are considered potentially infectious for HIV, HBV and other bloodborne pathogens. Any
effective approach to the prevention of the transmission of BBPs is based on the
assumption that all blood and certain body fluids are potentially infectious. Universal
precautions stem from the rationale that since it is impossible to tell if someone has a
bloodborne infection, all blood and body fluids should be treated as if they are infectious
at all times. The basic components of BBP precautions include immunization,
handwashing, protective barriers (gloves, goggles, and clothing), prevention of needle-
stick injuries, and cleaning of blood spills. Because of the risk of infection transmitted by
exposure to infected blood, tattoo artists and customers should avoid contact with each
other's blood and body fluids. Practice universal precautions with all customers.
✔✔1. Occupational Exposure to Blood and / or Body Fluids/ Substances - ✔✔If a
needle-stick or contact between skin, mucous membranes or a wound and blood or
body fluids occurs, take the following steps: • Wash intact skin that has come into
contact with blood or bodyfluids thoroughly with soap and water, and then pat dry. • If
contact is with non-intact skin e.g., skin that is chapped, cut or abraded or dermatitis or
if accidental penetration ( for example sharp injury) occurs, then you should: o Flush
with warm water, running water, then wash with liquid soap and warm water; o
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔WASTE DISPOSAL - ✔✔Disposal of Sharps, Infectious Waste and Non-Infectious
Waste All waste, infectious or not, must be kept in an area separate from areas where
clean materials are stored, cleaning or sterilization occurs, or tattooing occurs. It is
essential that regulated infectious wastes are properly segregated, packaged, labeled,
handled and transported to minimize the risk of needle stick injuries and the
transmission of infectious diseases to waste handlers and the community. The disposal
of infectious and hazardous waste is regulated by City, State, and Federal laws, and
must be adhered to. Improper disposal is dangerous to the health of you, your co-
workers and customers, and the general public. Infectious waste includes (a) items
saturated with human blood, even if the blood is dried and (b) discarded sharps (such
as needles), whether used or unused. Check with your licensed infectious waste carter
for regulations on packaging wastes and sharps for disposal. All waste should be
segregated into sharps, infectious waste and non-infectious waste
✔✔1 sharps - ✔✔Sharps To prevent accidents involving potential transmission of blood
borne diseases such as HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C, sharps, such as needles, must
be handled with care during procedures that involve their use. Discarded sharps,
whether used or unused, must be disposed of in a commercially available, leak-proof,
puncture-resistant disposable sharps container immediately after use. The person who
uses the disposable sharp instrument must be the person who places it into the sharp
container. Do not forcefully insert items into the container or you may injure your hand.
Do not ever reach out inside the container with bare hands to retrieve an item. Place
sharps containers in all areas where sharps are used. Take care where you place these
containers so that children and clients cannot reach them under any circumstances.
Sharp containers should be locked at alltimes. Once the container becomes three-fourth
full, seal it, replace it and dispose of it in accordance with state and local laws.
✔✔2 Disposal of Infectious Waste - ✔✔Regulated infectious wastes such as gloves or
towels saturated with blood must be disposed of in a leak proof container marked
"infectious waste." Disposal of infectious waste, with the exception of discarded sharps,
must be in red, plastic biohazard bags. Regulated infectious waste (including sharps)
must be discarded in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations governing
, the disposal of infectious waste. Infectious waste and sharps removal must be done by
a licensed carter. • Keep regulated infectious waste (including sharps) away fromnon-
infectious waste. • Store infectious waste in a storage area reserved for contaminated
materials to be discarded until time of disposal. • All infectious waste must be removed
by a licensed infectious waste carterand disposed of according to Federal, State, and
City regulations. 3. Non-Infectious Waste (items to be discarded which are not
visiblycontaminated with blood or body fluids). All non-infectious wastes, (e.g., cotton
balls, used gloves, paper towels), should be placed into a suitable trash receptacle as
soon as possible after treating each customer unless saturated or dripping with blood, in
which case they should be placed in the infectious waste bin. Non-infectious waste
should be removed from inside the premises at least daily
✔✔4 Transport of Infectious Waste - ✔✔Regulated infectious waste must be
transported by a licensed infectious waste carter. All red bags and sharps containers
awaiting pick-up shall be stored in the cartons provided by the transporter. All laws and
rules governing infectious waste must be adhered to by the licensee and the carter.
Such cartons must be leakproof, have tight fitting covers and be kept clean and in good
repair. The storage area for the cartons should be accessible only to authorized
employees and should be maintained in such a manner that it does not provide a
breeding place or a food source for insects and rodents
✔✔Bloodborne Pathogen Precautions - ✔✔In 1987, "the Center for Disease Control
and Prevention" ( CDC) released Guidelines for "Prevention of Transmission of Human
Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis B Virus, and Other Bloodborne Pathogens in Health-
Care Settings." In the guidelines, "Universal precautions" as defined by the CDC are a
set of precautions designed to prevent transmission of human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and other bloodborne pathogens when providing first aid
or health care. Under Universal Precautions, blood and certain body fluids of all patients
are considered potentially infectious for HIV, HBV and other bloodborne pathogens. Any
effective approach to the prevention of the transmission of BBPs is based on the
assumption that all blood and certain body fluids are potentially infectious. Universal
precautions stem from the rationale that since it is impossible to tell if someone has a
bloodborne infection, all blood and body fluids should be treated as if they are infectious
at all times. The basic components of BBP precautions include immunization,
handwashing, protective barriers (gloves, goggles, and clothing), prevention of needle-
stick injuries, and cleaning of blood spills. Because of the risk of infection transmitted by
exposure to infected blood, tattoo artists and customers should avoid contact with each
other's blood and body fluids. Practice universal precautions with all customers.
✔✔1. Occupational Exposure to Blood and / or Body Fluids/ Substances - ✔✔If a
needle-stick or contact between skin, mucous membranes or a wound and blood or
body fluids occurs, take the following steps: • Wash intact skin that has come into
contact with blood or bodyfluids thoroughly with soap and water, and then pat dry. • If
contact is with non-intact skin e.g., skin that is chapped, cut or abraded or dermatitis or
if accidental penetration ( for example sharp injury) occurs, then you should: o Flush
with warm water, running water, then wash with liquid soap and warm water; o
