Stylets and needle safety
A simple and effective way of avoiding sharps injury without a cork or tube.
APP Conference soon!
CONFERENCE IS ALMOST UPON US! THE CONFERENCE ADVANCED (ONLINE) REGISTRATION WILL SHUT DOWN AT MIDNIGHT ON MAY 17TH, PST ANY CHANGES TO YOUR REGISTRATION SHOULD …
The Association of Professional Piercers is an international non-profit organization dedicated to the dissemination of vital health and safety information about body piercing to piercers, health care professionals, legislators, and the general public. Socially and legislatively, body piercing is situated within the greater body modification community. As a result, we recognize that our role extends beyond the discipline of body piercing. Our position on body art practices such as tattooing, cosmetic tattooing, branding, scarification, suspension, and other forms of body modification is as follows:
FDA guidance on sterilizers
What autoclaves are approved to sterilize hollow items by the FDA?
The standards for autoclaves that can process items with lumens are publicly accessible through the FDA site.
Processing Devices
Read about FDA processing guidance
Semmelweis
Perhaps if he was more diplomatic and better demonstrated his hypothesis he would have had a better response from his colleagues
Effects of Non-Condensable Gases (NCGs) on Steam Sterilisation Processes
“A study conducted by Prof. von Eiff of University of Münster in hospitals in North Rhine Westphalia and Lower Saxony revealed that, in particular, 40% of hollow instruments released for use were not sterile (4). One reason for such problems is that the classic biological and/or well-integrated chemical indicators can attest to the sterility of supplies only at those locations at which they are positioned. But in general these indicators cannot be placed at those sites within the instrument which are most difficult to access, hence the established practice of using such indicators is not suitable for providing insights into the sterility of lumened devices.”
Water quality; staining of sterile packaging; soil detection devices
March 2013 – CS Solutions. Water quality; staining of sterile packaging; soil detection devices by Ray Taurasi Q I work in a …
Brasil 2nd Congress
Brian Skellie at the 2ND Educational Congress for Professional Body Piercers in Brasil
Titanium body jewelry
What Titanium materials are best for body jewelry? My articles at http://jewelry.piercing.org/ and http://brnskll.com/shares/titanium-standards-why-not-g23/ explain that the two most effective Titanium standards are alloyed ASTM F136 and pure ASTM F67, the most common being the former as it is stronger, harder and easier to polish. Both are used for permanent surgical implants.
Bravo
Welcome to Bravo! A fractionated vacuum autoclave from SciCan Buy a Bravo now BRAVO chamber autoclave Features Fractionated vacuum …
Cleaning and residues
Is there a chemical residue left behind from your disinfectant?
Disposable wrap
Can unused wrapped items be re-sterilized reusing the original wraps?
Returning explants to patients
In developing a policy on the return of explants to patients [or previously worn body jewelry to clients] there are many concerns and issues that need to be considered and addressed.
Sharpies for labeling
“Most Sharpies have not been validated for industrial usage or for use in the sterilization conditions. There are a couple of Sharpie markers that do conform to the ASTM standard D4236 which means the product has been evaluated by a toxicologist for acute and chronic toxicity and the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) identifies ingredients as presenting any chronic health hazard, along with safe use instructions. The pens that bear the AP seal with the notation “conforms to ASTM D4236″ (see right) are the markers that may be used for labeling your packages.”
SciCan STATIM G4 Installation instructions
How to set up your new Statim G4 autoclave by SciCan
How to relate a certificate of tests (Mill Certificate) to an appropriate standard
Learn how to relate a certificate of tests (Mill Certificate) to an appropriate standard for body jewelry
If it is not clean it can not be sterilized
Equipment must be cleaned before sterilization. Heat fixes blood fibrin to instrument surfaces, and should not be used prior to cleaning. Reprocessing should be done according to evidence based scientific recommendations.
Wiping the Surface Clean
“To wipe the slate clean is to forget all past problems or mistakes and start something again. That is what wiping a surface is all about – to get rid of the past and start anew.” S.M.Kovach
Open Workshop SE
Brian Skellie shared piercing techniques at the Open Workshop in Stockholm SE November 9-11, 2012
OPTIM 33TB protocol
A protocol for switching to OPTIM 33 TB One-Step Cleaner Disinfectant, and a Quick Reference Guide for Tattoo and Piercing use
STATIM 2000 G4 Unboxing
A first glimpse at the new fourth generation of the fast STATIM 2000 autoclave
JHU Infection Prevention Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities with Limited Resources
Links: Some educational infection prevention materials for body artists
Learn about piercing bumps
A short discussion of bumps that sometimes form on body piercings
Minimizing tools: a discussion
Minimizing waste and maximizing safety are two important goals in body art.
