BODY MODIFICATION TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Person in charge - Answer-The operator or the individual present in a body modification
establishment who is the apparent supervisor or owner of the body modification
establishment and if no individual is the apparent supervisor than any employee present
Shall be conclusively deemed to be the person in charge
Premises - Answer-I need building or other structure or portion thereof used as a body
modification establishment and includes the walls for ceiling furnishings of any service
used in connection with body modification
Public health inspector - Answer-A public health inspector appointed under the public
health act or the department of health act
reception area - Answer-Means the public space for receiving clients or other persons in
which of physically separate from any other area of the body modification establishment
by a partition of substantial construction
sanitation - Answer-The use of heat and/or chemicals to reduce the number of micro
organisms on clean services and equipment to a level where by the number of
organisms does not cause infection
Scarification - Answer-The practice of cutting, abrading, or burning the skin in order to
bring out permanent scarring and includes branding and permanently marking the skin
without the use of pigments
Sharps - Answer-Needles syringes scalpel or razor blades and glass
Sharps container - Answer-The same meaning as in the biomedical waste sharps by
law as amended from time to time
Single use - Answer-Products or items that are used once on a client and are disposed
of after use include but not limited to cotton swabs or balls tissue or paper. Paper or
plastic cups gauze and sanitary coverings razors piercing needles needles scalpel
blade stencils in cups protective gloves
Sterilization - Answer-Autoclaving in accordance with the manufacturers instructions so
as to ensure that all Micro organisms are destroyed
Tattooing - Answer-Any method of placing ink or other pigment into or under the skin or
mucosa resulting in permanent colouration of the skin
AND ANSWERS
Person in charge - Answer-The operator or the individual present in a body modification
establishment who is the apparent supervisor or owner of the body modification
establishment and if no individual is the apparent supervisor than any employee present
Shall be conclusively deemed to be the person in charge
Premises - Answer-I need building or other structure or portion thereof used as a body
modification establishment and includes the walls for ceiling furnishings of any service
used in connection with body modification
Public health inspector - Answer-A public health inspector appointed under the public
health act or the department of health act
reception area - Answer-Means the public space for receiving clients or other persons in
which of physically separate from any other area of the body modification establishment
by a partition of substantial construction
sanitation - Answer-The use of heat and/or chemicals to reduce the number of micro
organisms on clean services and equipment to a level where by the number of
organisms does not cause infection
Scarification - Answer-The practice of cutting, abrading, or burning the skin in order to
bring out permanent scarring and includes branding and permanently marking the skin
without the use of pigments
Sharps - Answer-Needles syringes scalpel or razor blades and glass
Sharps container - Answer-The same meaning as in the biomedical waste sharps by
law as amended from time to time
Single use - Answer-Products or items that are used once on a client and are disposed
of after use include but not limited to cotton swabs or balls tissue or paper. Paper or
plastic cups gauze and sanitary coverings razors piercing needles needles scalpel
blade stencils in cups protective gloves
Sterilization - Answer-Autoclaving in accordance with the manufacturers instructions so
as to ensure that all Micro organisms are destroyed
Tattooing - Answer-Any method of placing ink or other pigment into or under the skin or
mucosa resulting in permanent colouration of the skin
