TATTOO AND BODY PIERCING EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
How do you use an autoclave? - Answer-Materials placed and trans parent bags that
are dated and have a list of content, bags or speak color-coded and re-sterilized if not
used within six months
What are some other requirements for tattooing instruments? - Answer-Disposable
instruments must be stored between uses and also washed/sterilized
How do you sterilize non-disposable instruments? - Answer-Since under hot water clean
and sanitize in germicidal solution
What are the light requirements for studio? - Answer-50 Foot candles of light
What are some building requirements? - Answer-Adequate ventilation, light color walls
and ceilings, impervious floors, restroom for customers
What cannot be done while tattooing is occurring? - Answer-Cleaning of building or
instruments
What are work room requirements for tattooing? - Answer-Separate room, no food drink
smoking were animals, hand sink required in each workstation
What are requirements for hand sinks and workstations? - Answer-Hot and cold running
water, foot/wrist/lever controls, soap germicide and hand brush
What is required for disposal of waste? - Answer-Sharps containers, medical waste
contractor, spill kit
What is in a spill kit? - Answer-Two red bags, one pair gloves, one facemask, one pair
goggles, absorbent materials
What do you need one spray can of? - Answer-Disinfectant useful against
mycobacterium
How much is a permit? - Answer-$200
What other registration is required? - Answer-A West Virginia business license and
registration with the local board of health
What kind of piercing studios do not require permits? - Answer-Studios using a
mechanized, presterilized ear piercing system, that penetrates outer perimeter of the
ear
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
How do you use an autoclave? - Answer-Materials placed and trans parent bags that
are dated and have a list of content, bags or speak color-coded and re-sterilized if not
used within six months
What are some other requirements for tattooing instruments? - Answer-Disposable
instruments must be stored between uses and also washed/sterilized
How do you sterilize non-disposable instruments? - Answer-Since under hot water clean
and sanitize in germicidal solution
What are the light requirements for studio? - Answer-50 Foot candles of light
What are some building requirements? - Answer-Adequate ventilation, light color walls
and ceilings, impervious floors, restroom for customers
What cannot be done while tattooing is occurring? - Answer-Cleaning of building or
instruments
What are work room requirements for tattooing? - Answer-Separate room, no food drink
smoking were animals, hand sink required in each workstation
What are requirements for hand sinks and workstations? - Answer-Hot and cold running
water, foot/wrist/lever controls, soap germicide and hand brush
What is required for disposal of waste? - Answer-Sharps containers, medical waste
contractor, spill kit
What is in a spill kit? - Answer-Two red bags, one pair gloves, one facemask, one pair
goggles, absorbent materials
What do you need one spray can of? - Answer-Disinfectant useful against
mycobacterium
How much is a permit? - Answer-$200
What other registration is required? - Answer-A West Virginia business license and
registration with the local board of health
What kind of piercing studios do not require permits? - Answer-Studios using a
mechanized, presterilized ear piercing system, that penetrates outer perimeter of the
ear
