Assessment 2: Personal Appearances Services Inspection Report

Assessment 2: Personal Appearances Services Inspection Report

Introduction and Background

Body piercing is identified as a high risk personal appearance service that the QLD Public Health (infection Control for Personal Appearance) Act 2003 states. This implies that the service involves a procedure that results in a release of blood and thus there are regulations that are defined for best practice. The Act's purpose is to keep in control or reduce the risk because of infections that may result from the services provided in relation to personal appearance. There are many services that come under this section such as beauty therapy, hair dressing and skin penetration procedures such as tattooing and body piercing. Those in the health care facility are not included in the services on which this Act is applicable.

The regulations, in this regard, are for the businesses that provide skin penetration procedures excluding that of closed ear and nose piercing which is carried out using disposable cartridge. It requires from these service providers to get the license of this business and also the person carrying out the services to have a qualification of infection control. The license needs to be displayed at the premises where the service is provided in such a manner that people who enter the premises are able to see it. Meanwhile it is also essential that a copy of Infection Control Guidelines is available at the premises to which the license is provided. Fixture and fittings of the premises to which the license is issued need to be operative and in good condition. All these requirements need to be met with for the issuance of a license for the body piercing service.

Since body piercing is identified as a high risk personal appearance service, the operators of this business are required to have a training course in infection control. This requirement is part of the legislation, and thus, any operator without a statement of the successful completion of the training course will be breaching the legislation. Apart from this, the proprietor of this business also needs to obtain a license to carry out this business. The licenses, in this regard, in Queensland are issued and monitored by the local government. The license also needs to include the name of the premises at which the service is provided. The proprietor of the business is further required to ensure that all the ...