Who this page is for
Tattoo and piercing studios, permanent makeup artists, med spas and injectables practices, salons offering procedures that may draw blood, and small dental or medical offices all generate blood and sharps as part of normal work. Most have routines for daily cleanup and contracts with a medical waste vendor for sharps.
We come in for what falls outside those routines.
When studios and spas call us
- A large blood spill from a client who fainted or reacted during a procedure
- A needlestick or sharps incident that left contamination in a work area
- Deep cleaning and disinfection of stations, chairs and treatment rooms
- Move-out or move-in cleaning when a studio changes locations
- Restroom or waiting-area incidents involving bodily fluids
Sharps disposal stays with your waste vendor
Routine sharps disposal is a regulated medical waste service. In Tennessee, medical waste is a special waste that requires a TDEC Special Waste Approval before it goes to a permitted disposal or processing facility, and those arrangements belong with a medical waste hauler. We do not provide scheduled pickup of sharps containers or medical waste hauling.
During a cleanup, we place any sharps we find in puncture-resistant, labeled containers, as OSHA requires for workplaces, and leave them for your vendor or arrange appropriate handoff with you.
Cleaning and disinfecting a station
- Clear the area Clients and staff step away, and supplies and inks near the affected area are set aside or discarded if contaminated.
- Remove Blood and fluids are taken up with absorbents, and contaminated disposables are bagged.
- Clean Chairs, beds, counters, trays and floors are cleaned to remove residue.
- Disinfect We apply an EPA-registered product with bloodborne pathogen claims, such as one on List S, and hold the label contact time.
- Check upholstery Torn vinyl or cushions that absorbed blood are flagged for repair or replacement.
Your bloodborne pathogens program
Artists, technicians and injectors with occupational exposure to blood are covered by the employer's obligations under OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, enforced in Tennessee by TOSHA. Those include a written exposure control plan reviewed at least annually, training, and offering hepatitis B vaccination. TOSHA also maintains a Tennessee-specific sharps injury prevention standard.
If you are a booth renter or independent contractor, the rules may apply differently; TOSHA consultation services or your own advisor can help you sort that out. Any person who has a needlestick should be evaluated by a healthcare provider promptly. We clean the area; we do not provide medical or compliance advice.
Before we arrive
Pause procedures at affected stations and move clients to another area or reschedule them. Close any open ink caps, cover clean supplies, and leave contaminated items where they are rather than tossing them into regular trash. Keep sharps containers closed and upright.
If a client fainted or had a reaction, make sure they have received appropriate care first. Let us know if the incident involved a particular product or chemical so we can account for it in our cleanup.
Move-outs and scheduled cleaning
When a studio or spa leaves a space, landlords often want stations, sinks and floors properly cleaned. We can disinfect the space and package any leftover contaminated materials for appropriate disposal. For larger fluid events, see blood spill cleanup. We serve studios and spas across all 41 counties of Middle Tennessee, and you can reach us anytime through our contact page.