Sharps & bloodborne pathogens (e.g., microblading) Risk Assessment Template
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What this covers.
This template focuses on typical risks and controls for sharps & bloodborne pathogens (e.g., microblading) in hair & beauty settings. You can add, remove or adapt items to match your context.
Potential benefits
- Ensures compliance with health and safety legislation.
- Encourages confidence through rigorous safety measures.
- Develops expertise in handling specialist equipment.
- Protects reputation through professionalism and client care.
- Supports awareness of infection control standards.
Typical hazards & measures
- Needlestick injury during microneedling or injectables — Open single-use needles or cartridges chairside; use a neutral zone and never recap. Place a sharps bin at point-of-use, drop immediately after use, keep hands behind tips, and log device lots for traceability and rapid look-back.
- Documentation and traceability gaps — Record client ID, site, device, needle size, pigment lot, sterilisation cycle ID, operator and date; capture photos where permitted; retain records per policy to enable rapid look-back and quality improvement after reviews.
- Use of non-sterile pigments or diluents — Purchase sterile, lot-coded pigments and sterile diluent; decant to single-use cups, never top up, and discard leftovers. Record lot and site per client and change micro-brushes between dips to avoid back-contamination.
- Dull blades increasing force and slips — Open a fresh blade per client; test edge on a safe medium; retire at the first drag; maintain correct angles and light pressure; stock ample blades so no one feels pressured to reuse or overstretch a tool to finish a service.
- Improper on-site transport of sharps — Never hand-pass sharps; return to a tray, then to a mounted bin. Move sealed bins only in rigid caddies, keep routes clear of clients, and document any spill or near miss with corrective actions and brief the team before the next shift.
How to use this template
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