Special Event Set Up Guidance for Personal Service Settings

Before your temporary event, review the following information. These are the minimum standards required for personal service settings in Niagara to reduce the risk of infection.

Depending on the services provided, some of the information may not be relevant to you.

Hand hygiene

Depending on the services provided, a hand washing station may be required. A hand washing station must include:

A supply of potable water
Liquid soap in a dispenser
Single use paper towels
A container to catch wastewater
A wastewater disposal site to be provided (grey water)
Alcohol-based hand rub

Alcohol-based hand rub

Regardless of the service provided, alcohol-based hand rub must be available within reach of each station. Where a hand washing station is required, alcohol-based hand rub must also be on-site and accessible.

The hand rub must contain 70 - 90 per cent alcohol, within its expiry and have an NPN number listed.

General requirements

A garbage receptacle
Surfaces, including flooring, must be tight fitting, non-absorbent and readily cleanable
Adequate lighting for both indoors or outdoors
Clean covered containers used to store clean implements / equipment and are labelled CLEAN
Clean covered containers used to store used implements / equipment and are labelled DIRTY
Appropriate disinfectant (service specific)

Service specific requirements

A sharps container
If using pre-packaged, pre-sterilized implements, the colour indicator must be visible on the packaging and originate from an approved supplier
Surgical gloves must be provided for invasive procedures
Covers are needed for cords and handheld devices, such as tattoo machines, micropigmentation, etc.

Record keeping

All required records as per Ontario Regulation 136/18 are to be maintained

Reprocessing

If cleaning and disinfecting is to be done on-site at the event, a separate reprocessing area, that is not the hand washing station, must be set-up. The reprocessing area must include:

A supply of potable water
Being away from the service area by at least one metre
A detergent used for cleaning equipment
Sufficient counter space to clean and dry equipment
A sink large enough to clean the largest piece of equipment
A container to catch waste water
Wastewater must be disposed of in a sanitary manner in an approved location

Public washroom sinks are not an acceptable alternative for cleaning dirty instruments.

Cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of instruments
Classification	Item	Procedure
Critical	Any item used for an invasive procedure (intended to penetrate the skin).	Thorough cleaning followed by sterilization is required. Needles must be single use, pre-packaged, and pre-sterilized.
Semi-critical	Items that may accidentally penetrate skin body surfaces and / or come into contact with blood or body fluid.	Thorough cleaning followed by high or intermediate level disinfection is required. Some examples include tweezers, ear piercing gun (with disposable cartridge) and manicuring instruments.
Non-critical	Items that come in contact but do not penetrate intact skin or those that do not ordinarily touch the skin. These items do not contact blood or body fluids.	Thorough cleaning followed by low level disinfection is required. Examples include chairs and work tables.