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SHBBSKS004 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Provide upper body piercings

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Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency SHBBSKS004 - Provide upper body piercings
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to provide upper body piercing services. It requires the ability to consult with clients, select tool and jewellery to safely pierce nose, ear cartilage and navel. Upper body piercing service can be provided for a single or multiple area piercings.This unit applies to beauty therapists who work in beauty salons. In this environment they are part of a team but make independent treatment decisions; demonstrate sensitivity, maturity and confidentiality in their client interactions; and have knowledge across a range of piercing techniques and products. They provide the service within skin penetration guidelines. No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.

Skills must be demonstrated in a beauty industry environment; this can be:

a beauty industry workplace or

a simulated beauty workplace set up for the purpose of skills assessment, that provides services to paying members of the public.

Assessment must ensure access to:

paying clients, both new and regular, with upper body piercing requirements, who have the expectation that the services provided reflect those of a commercial business

hand washing facilities:

basin

hot and cold running water

liquid soap

single use towels or hand dryer

relevant workplace documentation:

blank client records

policies and procedures relevant to upper body piercing services

equipment instructions

product instructions and safety data sheets.

Assessment must ensure use of:

a range of body jewellery in sterile packaging

antiseptic and home-care products for care of wound

autoclave equipment, packaging and documentation

sharps container

body piercing equipment:

autoclave

ball holding tweezers

calipers

forceps

iris scissors

needle acceptor tubes

needles

ring opening and closing pliers

cleaning and disinfection products and equipment

individual work station:

adjustable treatment table with safe operator access at head, foot and both sides

individual electricity supply

magnifying lamp

personal protective equipment:

disposable gloves

goggles

products:

aftercare

antiseptic

skin cleansing

swabs

sterile, single use disinfecting skin swabs

sterilised equipment

surgical marking pen

treatment towels or disposable linen supply.

Assessment activities that allow the individual to:

complete upper body piercing within commercially realistic speed, timing and productivity

demonstrate competency in an environment reflective of real work situations

manage tasks and contingencies in the context of the job role.

Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisation’s requirements for assessors and:

hold a qualification as a beauty therapist

have worked as a beauty therapist for at least three years where they have applied the skills and knowledge of this unit of competency.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Skin Services
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Prepare for treatment.
  • Access and review client treatment plan if available.
  • Check readiness of treatment area and availability of equipment.
  • Use energy, water and other resources efficiently during preparation and subsequent treatment process.
       
Element: Confirm client requirements.
  • Confirm with client piercing requirements and assess areas requiring treatment.
  • Obtain proof of age or informed and signed parent or guardian consent for minors as required.
  • Identify and explain contraindications to piercing service, and refer client to appropriate professional as required.
  • Explain treatment sequence and factors that may restrict treatment.
  • Measure treatment site to determine gauge and size of jewellery.
  • Confirm jewellery size and style and revised treatment plan, record updates and obtain signed client consent.
       
Element: Provide piercing.
  • Prepare client and self, and select piercing equipment and products.
  • Apply infection control and skin penetration procedures throughout service.
  • Position client and self to allow for easy access to treatment site and minimise risk of injury.
  • Cleanse and disinfect treatment site and mark up for piercing.
  • Confirm placement with client.
  • Perform piercing to skin penetration legislation, manufacturer instructions and treatment plan.
  • Identify and manage adverse effects.
       
Element: Review treatment and provide post treatment advice.
  • Evaluate piercings with client.
  • Record outcomes of piercing treatment on client treatment plan.
  • Provide aftercare advice and recommend products and future treatments.
       
Element: Clean treatment area.
  • Remove used linen and clean treatment surfaces and equipment according to organisational policies and procedures.
  • Dispose of single use equipment according to organisational safety policy.
  • Sterilise reusable piercing equipment.
  • Restock equipment and products in preparation for next treatment.
  • Dispose general and any hazardous waste to minimise negative environmental impacts and according to organisational policies and procedures.
       
Element: Prepare for treatment.
  • Access and review client treatment plan if available.
  • Check readiness of treatment area and availability of equipment.
  • Use energy, water and other resources efficiently during preparation and subsequent treatment process.
       
Element: Confirm client requirements.
  • Confirm with client piercing requirements and assess areas requiring treatment.
  • Obtain proof of age or informed and signed parent or guardian consent for minors as required.
  • Identify and explain contraindications to piercing service, and refer client to appropriate professional as required.
  • Explain treatment sequence and factors that may restrict treatment.
  • Measure treatment site to determine gauge and size of jewellery.
  • Confirm jewellery size and style and revised treatment plan, record updates and obtain signed client consent.
       
Element: Provide piercing.
  • Prepare client and self, and select piercing equipment and products.
  • Apply infection control and skin penetration procedures throughout service.
  • Position client and self to allow for easy access to treatment site and minimise risk of injury.
  • Cleanse and disinfect treatment site and mark up for piercing.
  • Confirm placement with client.
  • Perform piercing to skin penetration legislation, manufacturer instructions and treatment plan.
  • Identify and manage adverse effects.
       
Element: Review treatment and provide post treatment advice.
  • Evaluate piercings with client.
  • Record outcomes of piercing treatment on client treatment plan.
  • Provide aftercare advice and recommend products and future treatments.
       
Element: Clean treatment area.
  • Remove used linen and clean treatment surfaces and equipment according to organisational policies and procedures.
  • Dispose of single use equipment according to organisational safety policy.
  • Sterilise reusable piercing equipment.
  • Restock equipment and products in preparation for next treatment.
  • Dispose general and any hazardous waste to minimise negative environmental impacts and according to organisational policies and procedures.
       


Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Prepare for treatment.

1.1 Access and review client treatment plan if available.

1.2 Check readiness of treatment area and availability of equipment.

1.3 Use energy, water and other resources efficiently during preparation and subsequent treatment process.

2. Confirm client requirements.

2.1 Confirm with client piercing requirements and assess areas requiring treatment.

2.2 Obtain proof of age or informed and signed parent or guardian consent for minors as required.

2.3 Identify and explain contraindications to piercing service, and refer client to appropriate professional as required.

2.4 Explain treatment sequence and factors that may restrict treatment.

2.5 Measure treatment site to determine gauge and size of jewellery.

2.6 Confirm jewellery size and style and revised treatment plan, record updates and obtain signed client consent.

3. Provide piercing.

3.1 Prepare client and self, and select piercing equipment and products.

3.2 Apply infection control and skin penetration procedures throughout service.

3.3 Position client and self to allow for easy access to treatment site and minimise risk of injury.

3.4 Cleanse and disinfect treatment site and mark up for piercing.

3.5 Confirm placement with client.

3.6 Perform piercing to skin penetration legislation, manufacturer instructions and treatment plan.

3.7. Identify and manage adverse effects.

4. Review treatment and provide post treatment advice.

4.1. Evaluate piercings with client.

4.2. Record outcomes of piercing treatment on client treatment plan.

4.3. Provide aftercare advice and recommend products and future treatments.

5. Clean treatment area.

5.1. Remove used linen and clean treatment surfaces and equipment according to organisational policies and procedures.

5.2. Dispose of single use equipment according to organisational safety policy.

5.3. Sterilise reusable piercing equipment.

5.4. Restock equipment and products in preparation for next treatment.

5.5. Dispose general and any hazardous waste to minimise negative environmental impacts and according to organisational policies and procedures.

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:

communicate, follow and adjust treatment plan to provide safe and appropriate upper body piercing services for clients for each of the following:

ala of nose

ear cartilage, any of:

antihelix

antitragus

daith

helix

tragus

navel

design and record treatment plans for each client specifying details of:

aftercare advice

adverse reactions

client name and address

consent form

contraindications

follow up advice

treatment outcomes

piercing sites

procedure followed

type, size, metal and gauge of jewellery used

provide upper body piercing services that demonstrate the following:

accurate advice on care of wound and maintenance of treatment site

consultation with client to confirm selection and placement of jewellery

strategies for reducing client discomfort

placement of jewellery according to client requirements

sterilisation of reusable upper body piercing equipment

selection and application of correct types, metals, sizes and gauges of body jewellery

interact with and reassure client throughout the treatment

present self, according to organisational policy

comply with health, hygiene and skin penetration regulations and requirements.

Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:

state or territory and local health and hygiene and skin penetration regulatory guidelines relevant to providing upper body piercings

legal responsibilities in relation to infection control, sterilising, registration or licensing of business and maintenance of premises

infectious disease transmission routes and prevention of infection transmission as it relates to upper body piercing services

infection control procedures and application of standard precautions as they apply to the provision of upper body piercing services

organisational policies and procedures relevant to providing upper body piercing services:

client record management

equipment use and maintenance

incident reporting

personal hygiene and presentation

presentation of treatment area

skin penetration procedures

waste and hazardous substance disposal

work health and safety

legal and insurance liabilities and responsibilities regarding upper body piercing

scope of practice:

when to refer clients to other practitioners

importance of not stating a diagnosis of a contraindication

cleaning, disinfection and sterilisation principles and procedures

procedures for responding to spills and sharps injury

advantages of single use disposable equipment

manufacturer instructions for cleaning, disinfecting and sterilising equipment and products

workplace equipment and product range

anatomy and physiology of the skin and skin structures as they relate to ala of nose, ear cartilage and navel:

effects of upper body piercing on physical structure of the skin

microscopic anatomy of the epidermis, dermis and hypodermis

normal skin response to irritation and trauma

origin and evolution of hypertrophic and keloid scars and abnormal scar tissue

wound healing

areas of body requiring special treatment:

blood supply areas

cartilage

nerves

soft tissue

contraindications that prevent or restrict upper body piercing treatments or require referral to a medical professional and relationship to upper body piercing:

bacterial, fungal, parasitic and viral infections

clients under influence of alcohol or drugs

hypertrophic and keloid scarring tendency

non-normal skin

scar tissue and lesions

skin trauma

adverse effects of upper body piercing treatments and required actions:

bleeding

fainting

hypertrophic and keloid scarring

infection

inflammation

care and maintenance procedures for recently pierced sites and jewellery

process, forms and requirements for informed parental consent for minors

sustainable operating procedures for the conservation of product, water and power

aftercare advice and products to care for upper body piercings.

Submission Requirements

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assignment, checklist) and due date here

Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

(add new lines for each of the assessment tasks)

Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Prepare for treatment.

1.1 Access and review client treatment plan if available.

1.2 Check readiness of treatment area and availability of equipment.

1.3 Use energy, water and other resources efficiently during preparation and subsequent treatment process.

2. Confirm client requirements.

2.1 Confirm with client piercing requirements and assess areas requiring treatment.

2.2 Obtain proof of age or informed and signed parent or guardian consent for minors as required.

2.3 Identify and explain contraindications to piercing service, and refer client to appropriate professional as required.

2.4 Explain treatment sequence and factors that may restrict treatment.

2.5 Measure treatment site to determine gauge and size of jewellery.

2.6 Confirm jewellery size and style and revised treatment plan, record updates and obtain signed client consent.

3. Provide piercing.

3.1 Prepare client and self, and select piercing equipment and products.

3.2 Apply infection control and skin penetration procedures throughout service.

3.3 Position client and self to allow for easy access to treatment site and minimise risk of injury.

3.4 Cleanse and disinfect treatment site and mark up for piercing.

3.5 Confirm placement with client.

3.6 Perform piercing to skin penetration legislation, manufacturer instructions and treatment plan.

3.7. Identify and manage adverse effects.

4. Review treatment and provide post treatment advice.

4.1. Evaluate piercings with client.

4.2. Record outcomes of piercing treatment on client treatment plan.

4.3. Provide aftercare advice and recommend products and future treatments.

5. Clean treatment area.

5.1. Remove used linen and clean treatment surfaces and equipment according to organisational policies and procedures.

5.2. Dispose of single use equipment according to organisational safety policy.

5.3. Sterilise reusable piercing equipment.

5.4. Restock equipment and products in preparation for next treatment.

5.5. Dispose general and any hazardous waste to minimise negative environmental impacts and according to organisational policies and procedures.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Access and review client treatment plan if available. 
Check readiness of treatment area and availability of equipment. 
Use energy, water and other resources efficiently during preparation and subsequent treatment process. 
Confirm with client piercing requirements and assess areas requiring treatment. 
Obtain proof of age or informed and signed parent or guardian consent for minors as required. 
Identify and explain contraindications to piercing service, and refer client to appropriate professional as required. 
Explain treatment sequence and factors that may restrict treatment. 
Measure treatment site to determine gauge and size of jewellery. 
Confirm jewellery size and style and revised treatment plan, record updates and obtain signed client consent. 
Prepare client and self, and select piercing equipment and products. 
Apply infection control and skin penetration procedures throughout service. 
Position client and self to allow for easy access to treatment site and minimise risk of injury. 
Cleanse and disinfect treatment site and mark up for piercing. 
Confirm placement with client. 
Perform piercing to skin penetration legislation, manufacturer instructions and treatment plan. 
Identify and manage adverse effects. 
Evaluate piercings with client. 
Record outcomes of piercing treatment on client treatment plan. 
Provide aftercare advice and recommend products and future treatments. 
Remove used linen and clean treatment surfaces and equipment according to organisational policies and procedures. 
Dispose of single use equipment according to organisational safety policy. 
Sterilise reusable piercing equipment. 
Restock equipment and products in preparation for next treatment. 
Dispose general and any hazardous waste to minimise negative environmental impacts and according to organisational policies and procedures. 
Access and review client treatment plan if available. 
Check readiness of treatment area and availability of equipment. 
Use energy, water and other resources efficiently during preparation and subsequent treatment process. 
Confirm with client piercing requirements and assess areas requiring treatment. 
Obtain proof of age or informed and signed parent or guardian consent for minors as required. 
Identify and explain contraindications to piercing service, and refer client to appropriate professional as required. 
Explain treatment sequence and factors that may restrict treatment. 
Measure treatment site to determine gauge and size of jewellery. 
Confirm jewellery size and style and revised treatment plan, record updates and obtain signed client consent. 
Prepare client and self, and select piercing equipment and products. 
Apply infection control and skin penetration procedures throughout service. 
Position client and self to allow for easy access to treatment site and minimise risk of injury. 
Cleanse and disinfect treatment site and mark up for piercing. 
Confirm placement with client. 
Perform piercing to skin penetration legislation, manufacturer instructions and treatment plan. 
Identify and manage adverse effects. 
Evaluate piercings with client. 
Record outcomes of piercing treatment on client treatment plan. 
Provide aftercare advice and recommend products and future treatments. 
Remove used linen and clean treatment surfaces and equipment according to organisational policies and procedures. 
Dispose of single use equipment according to organisational safety policy. 
Sterilise reusable piercing equipment. 
Restock equipment and products in preparation for next treatment. 
Dispose general and any hazardous waste to minimise negative environmental impacts and according to organisational policies and procedures. 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

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