1/5/2006 BOARD OF HEALTH Minutes

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i single cesspool at the building permit process must be upgraded. The Board finally agreed on the following proposal for cesspool'regulation: (1) Cesspool inspection is an automatic failure. (2 Inspection for transfer of ownership of property—cesspool must be upgraded prior to the sale. { Change of footprint of structure—cesspool must be upgraded at the time of the addition. } Glen Harrington will rewrite the proposed cesspool regulation for Board review at their next meeting. DISCUSSION 1. Amendment to Body Art Regulation. Veronica Warden reviewed with the Board a new draft of the BOH Body Art Regulation. Changes include the following: Page 5, 0—Proof shall be provided to the Board that all practitioners have completed the hepatitis B vaccination series prior to issuance of the permit f Health removed) Page 7, 1—The mixing of approved inks, dyes or pigments or their dilution with potable water is acceptable. Immediately before a tattoo is applied, the quantity of the dye to be used shall b transferred from the dye bottle and placed into single-use disposable capped containers(vires paper cups or.plastic cups). Page 8, 124.13 Tattoo Removal EW Tattoo removal, f r the purposes of this regulation, shall be considered a medical removal procedure. A Physician registered by the Board of Registration tration in illledicine pursuant to M.G.L.c 112 2 as a qualified physician, shalt perform the removal procedure. Removal is restricted to a hospital surgical setting. The Board agreed to add an additional section: 124.14 Body Piercing. Veronica Warden will continue to worm on revising body piercing regulations, senting up the conditions upon which it can be done. Body piercing cannot be prohibited across the board because of Mete rulings which allow boder piercing. . Letter of Thanks to Christ the King church. Glen Harrington reported that ar letter had been seat to Christ the King Church thanking them for the use of the facility for the Flu Clinics. . 13oard of Health 2006 Annual Report rt to the Town. Glen Harrington distributed copies of the report he-had prepared. 1t was suggested that mention be made of the addition of Marita Scott to the 130H staff as the new Administrative secretary. Glean Santos suggested embellishing the concluding remarks found on page 4, adding that Glean Santos, BOH Chairman, would like to thank Veronica Warden and Glen Harrington for their hard work during the year, their diligence in meeting all state regulations, etc. Lucy Burton asked that her middle initial, B., be included in her name listing as a BOH member, at the conclusion of the report. The next meeting of the Board of Health was scheduled for Thursday: January 19, 2006, in Conference Room 1, Town Hall, at 7:00 P M As there was no further business: the meeting was adjourned at 8:55 Alli. Respectfully submitted, 5 Ina G_ hfobohm 4