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Personal Service Settings

Personal services encompass services from hairdressing and barbering to invasive procedures such as tattooing, piercing and other body modification. Failure to follow IPAC practices can pose a risk of infection to both clients and workers in PSS.

We offer expertise and tools to help public health units inspect personal service settings for infection prevention and control practices.

Guide to Infection Prevention and Control in Personal Service Settings, 3rd edition

This document provides public health units with infection prevention and control practices when working with PSS operators.

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FAQ

Answers to questions related to IPAC risks posed by piercing guns and devices.

534 KB
Updated 29 Aug 2024

Environmental Scan

This scan describes the guidance on the use of piercing devices in Canada and select international jurisdictions.

474 KB
Updated 29 Aug 2024

Evidence Brief

An overview of approaches for assessing needle cartridge based tattoo pens and other similar devices with a focus on minimum reprocessing requirements.

1.4 MB
Published 5 Feb 2024

 

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Infection Prevention and Control

ipac@oahpp.ca

Updated 5 Feb 2024
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