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and transport and storage conditions
(chapter 8 on page 46).
!HandovertheHAWKSPIRITorHAWKTHUNDER
to a specialist retailer for inspection if it exhibits
any external signs of damage or if it does not
function in the usual manner.
2.3 Important hygiene and safety
regulations
To prevent infectious diseases resulting
from tattooing being transmitted to the
customer or to the tattoo artist:
!Before use, follow the steps required to
disinfect the equipment (see chapter 5.1
on page 36).
!During the tattooing process, wear
disposable nitrile or latex gloves and
disinfect them before use.
!Before applying a tattoo, clean the
aected areas of the customer's skin
with a mild cleaning and disinfectant
agent. When selecting an appropriate
disinfectant,take note of the applicable
regulations in your country.
!For every customer and each ink,
always use new, sterile-packaged safety
cartridges. Before each usage, ensure
that the packaging is undamaged and
that the use-by date has not passed.
!Dispose of used or defective safety car-
tridges in a sharps container (safety box)
in accordance with the regulations appli-
cable in your country.
!Prevent safety cartridges coming into
contact with contaminated objects,
e.g.clothing. Dispose of contaminated
safety cartridges immediately.
!Always use dermatologically safe inks
designed specifically for tattooing.
!Avoid contact with freshly tattooed skin.
Protect freshly tattooed areas of skin
from dirt and from exposure to UV light
and sunlight.
!Checkona regularbasisiftheHAWKSPIRIT
or HAWK THUNDER has become visibly
contaminated by the return flow of inks
or bodily fluids. If this has happened,
in addition to regular disinfection, you
must perform all the steps described in
chapter “Cleaning and maintaining the
HAWK SPIRIT or HAWKTHUNDER” (see
chapter 7 on page 44).
2.4 Contra-indications
Tattooing is not permitted in case of the
following:
Haemophilia/blood vessel conditions
Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
Treatment of areas of skin with dermatitis
complaints (e.g. skin tumors, celoids or
extreme celoid tendency, solar ceratosis,
warts or moles)
