AEA Infection Prevention Standards

Infection Prevention Standards for the Practice of Electrolysis

Safety standards adopted by the American Electrology Association

Infection Prevention Committee

Michelle Weeks, CPE
Round Rock, TX 78681
Phone: 512-965-0087
Email

Preface

The American Electrology Association has adopted these Infection Prevention Standards for the Practice of Electrolysis (Standards) as part of our commitment to the protection of both our practitioners and the public. Some Standards are based on well-documented scientific studies and others are based on practical observation. It is our goal to revise these Standards as often as necessary to keep them compliant with the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Standard Precautions, as recommended by the CDC, combine the major features of Universal (Blood and Body Fluid) Precautions and Body Substance Isolation. These precautions are designed to reduce the risk of transmission of blood-borne pathogens and pathogens from moist body substances.

Electrologists and Electrology instructors should consider all clients as potentially infectious and adhere to these Standards to minimize the risk of exposure to blood or body fluids and reduce the risk of transmission of infection and disease from client to client, practitioner to client and client to practitioner. Regulatory organizations and professional associations regulating and promoting the practice of electrolysis are encouraged to adopt these Standards and present continuing education events to provide knowledge for the prevention of infection.

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