OREGON TATTOO LICENCE EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
\Q\.Pigment can be purchased where? - ANSWERS✔-Pigment can only be bought at a
commercial supplier
\Q\.If using acetate stencils, how must they be handled? - ANSWERS✔-after each use they must
be thoroughly cleaned and rinsed, and immersed in a high level disinfectant.
\Q\.After completing that tattoo, what steps must be followed? - ANSWERS✔--the skin must be
cleaned with a single use paper towel and a antiseptic solution
-a clean covering must be placed over
-an absorbent material can be incorporated to prevent the spread of bodily fluids and cross
contamination
\Q\.When is a tattoo prohibited? - ANSWERS✔--On a person who is clearly incapacitated by the
use of drugs and/or alcohol
-on a person who shows signs of intravenous drug use
-on a person under the age of 18
-on a person with a sunburn, or other skin diseases, or other disorders such as open lesions
\Q\.Who is responsible for the cleanliness of the common area? - ANSWERS✔-All licence
holders, all of which can be cited for violations.
\Q\.How must all equipment be used ? - ANSWERS✔-in a manner described by the
manufacture.
,\Q\.Are chemicals allowed to be stored in unmarked containers? - ANSWERS✔-no
\Q\.What items MUST be single use? - ANSWERS✔--Needles
-paper towels
-gloves
-anything that comes in direct contact with body fluids and cant be cleaned according to the
manufacture.
\Q\.Are shops allowed to not have bathrooms? - ANSWERS✔-No all shops must have bathrooms
that ave running hot and cold water. They must be kept cleaned at all times
\Q\.What must be done with waste materials and disposals after that tattoo is completed? -
ANSWERS✔-all waste and single use materials must be tossed in a covered container with a
container liner after each tattoo.
\Q\.Describe how disinfecting solutions should be kept? - ANSWERS✔--must be kept at
adequate strengths to maintain effectiveness
-free of foreign materials
-available for immediate use at all times
\Q\.How must all waste items that contain blood be handled? - ANSWERS✔-must be collected
in a glove or double bagged and tossed in a container with a closed lid directly after tattoo is
completed.
\Q\.Where must sharps be placed after they have come in contact body fluids? - ANSWERS✔-be
disposed of in a sharps container
,\Q\.What PPE is required when handling used instruments? - ANSWERS✔-gloves at a minimum
\Q\.How often must hands be washed? - ANSWERS✔--Prior to donning gloves
-immediately after removing gloves
-when leaving the work area
-when coming in contact with blood
-before and after eating drinking or using the bathroom
-when hands are visibly soiled
\Q\.What PPE is required when tattooing? - ANSWERS✔-gloves at a minimum, googles if
splattering is possible
\Q\.When must gloves be worn? - ANSWERS✔--When setting up
-when teardown
-when cleaning
-when tattooing
\Q\.Adequate ventilation - ANSWERS✔-Ventilation by natural or mechanical methods which
removes or exhausts fumes, vapors, or dust to prevent hazardous conditions from occurring, or
to allow the free flow of air in a room in proportion to the size and capacity of the room
\Q\.Affidavit of Licensure - ANSWERS✔-An original document or other approved means of
verifying licensure history, including information disclosing all unresolved or outstanding
penalties and/or disciplinary actions
\Q\.Article - ANSWERS✔-Those items which complement services provided in the practice of
barbering, hair design, esthetics or nail technology, including but not limited to neck strips, neck
dusters, towels or linens, and cloth or plastic capes
, \Q\.Chemical service - ANSWERS✔-The use of any product which restructures or removes hair
or changes the shape or appearance of skin, hair or nails
\Q\.Dispensing area - ANSWERS✔-An area with non-porous services and a sink with hot and
cold running water where service preparations are conducted, including, but not limited to,
mixing of chemicals, cleaning of tools and equipment, disposing of residues and rinsing parts of
the body exposed to chemicals
\Q\.EPA - ANSWERS✔-Environmental Protection Agency, a branch of the federal government,
which approves and registers chemical compounds and agents
\Q\.High-level disinfectant - ANSWERS✔-A chemical agent , which has demonstrated
tuberculocidal activity and is registered with the EPA
\Q\.Materials and supplies - ANSWERS✔-Items which complement the use of tools, including
but not limed to hair tints, bleaches, permanent waves solutions, hair oils, shampoos, rinses,
disinfectants and chemicals
\Q\.Not violations of the law - ANSWERS✔-A: The restroom must be on the facility premises or
in an adjoining premise which is reasonably accessible from any work area
B: Launder towels or linens by a regular commercial laundering or by a non-commercial
laundering process, which includes use of commercial laundry detergent and immersion in hot
water wash/rinse operation
C:Nial files, pumice blocks, cosmetic sponges, buffer blocks, sanding bands or sleeves,
orangewood sticks, disposable nail bits and other similar articles must be given to the client or
discarded after use on a client. Presence of used articles in the work area may be use as prim
facie evidence of re-use of those articles
\Q\.Storing chemically soiled towels or linens - ANSWERS✔-In fire retardant containers
VERIFIED ANSWERS
\Q\.Pigment can be purchased where? - ANSWERS✔-Pigment can only be bought at a
commercial supplier
\Q\.If using acetate stencils, how must they be handled? - ANSWERS✔-after each use they must
be thoroughly cleaned and rinsed, and immersed in a high level disinfectant.
\Q\.After completing that tattoo, what steps must be followed? - ANSWERS✔--the skin must be
cleaned with a single use paper towel and a antiseptic solution
-a clean covering must be placed over
-an absorbent material can be incorporated to prevent the spread of bodily fluids and cross
contamination
\Q\.When is a tattoo prohibited? - ANSWERS✔--On a person who is clearly incapacitated by the
use of drugs and/or alcohol
-on a person who shows signs of intravenous drug use
-on a person under the age of 18
-on a person with a sunburn, or other skin diseases, or other disorders such as open lesions
\Q\.Who is responsible for the cleanliness of the common area? - ANSWERS✔-All licence
holders, all of which can be cited for violations.
\Q\.How must all equipment be used ? - ANSWERS✔-in a manner described by the
manufacture.
,\Q\.Are chemicals allowed to be stored in unmarked containers? - ANSWERS✔-no
\Q\.What items MUST be single use? - ANSWERS✔--Needles
-paper towels
-gloves
-anything that comes in direct contact with body fluids and cant be cleaned according to the
manufacture.
\Q\.Are shops allowed to not have bathrooms? - ANSWERS✔-No all shops must have bathrooms
that ave running hot and cold water. They must be kept cleaned at all times
\Q\.What must be done with waste materials and disposals after that tattoo is completed? -
ANSWERS✔-all waste and single use materials must be tossed in a covered container with a
container liner after each tattoo.
\Q\.Describe how disinfecting solutions should be kept? - ANSWERS✔--must be kept at
adequate strengths to maintain effectiveness
-free of foreign materials
-available for immediate use at all times
\Q\.How must all waste items that contain blood be handled? - ANSWERS✔-must be collected
in a glove or double bagged and tossed in a container with a closed lid directly after tattoo is
completed.
\Q\.Where must sharps be placed after they have come in contact body fluids? - ANSWERS✔-be
disposed of in a sharps container
,\Q\.What PPE is required when handling used instruments? - ANSWERS✔-gloves at a minimum
\Q\.How often must hands be washed? - ANSWERS✔--Prior to donning gloves
-immediately after removing gloves
-when leaving the work area
-when coming in contact with blood
-before and after eating drinking or using the bathroom
-when hands are visibly soiled
\Q\.What PPE is required when tattooing? - ANSWERS✔-gloves at a minimum, googles if
splattering is possible
\Q\.When must gloves be worn? - ANSWERS✔--When setting up
-when teardown
-when cleaning
-when tattooing
\Q\.Adequate ventilation - ANSWERS✔-Ventilation by natural or mechanical methods which
removes or exhausts fumes, vapors, or dust to prevent hazardous conditions from occurring, or
to allow the free flow of air in a room in proportion to the size and capacity of the room
\Q\.Affidavit of Licensure - ANSWERS✔-An original document or other approved means of
verifying licensure history, including information disclosing all unresolved or outstanding
penalties and/or disciplinary actions
\Q\.Article - ANSWERS✔-Those items which complement services provided in the practice of
barbering, hair design, esthetics or nail technology, including but not limited to neck strips, neck
dusters, towels or linens, and cloth or plastic capes
, \Q\.Chemical service - ANSWERS✔-The use of any product which restructures or removes hair
or changes the shape or appearance of skin, hair or nails
\Q\.Dispensing area - ANSWERS✔-An area with non-porous services and a sink with hot and
cold running water where service preparations are conducted, including, but not limited to,
mixing of chemicals, cleaning of tools and equipment, disposing of residues and rinsing parts of
the body exposed to chemicals
\Q\.EPA - ANSWERS✔-Environmental Protection Agency, a branch of the federal government,
which approves and registers chemical compounds and agents
\Q\.High-level disinfectant - ANSWERS✔-A chemical agent , which has demonstrated
tuberculocidal activity and is registered with the EPA
\Q\.Materials and supplies - ANSWERS✔-Items which complement the use of tools, including
but not limed to hair tints, bleaches, permanent waves solutions, hair oils, shampoos, rinses,
disinfectants and chemicals
\Q\.Not violations of the law - ANSWERS✔-A: The restroom must be on the facility premises or
in an adjoining premise which is reasonably accessible from any work area
B: Launder towels or linens by a regular commercial laundering or by a non-commercial
laundering process, which includes use of commercial laundry detergent and immersion in hot
water wash/rinse operation
C:Nial files, pumice blocks, cosmetic sponges, buffer blocks, sanding bands or sleeves,
orangewood sticks, disposable nail bits and other similar articles must be given to the client or
discarded after use on a client. Presence of used articles in the work area may be use as prim
facie evidence of re-use of those articles
\Q\.Storing chemically soiled towels or linens - ANSWERS✔-In fire retardant containers
