Federal Agencies
An Agency that sets guidelines for the manufacturing, sale, and use of equipment and chemical ingredients along with safety in the workplace.
State Agencies
An Agency that regulates licensing, enforcement, and conduct when working in a salon, spa, or medical facility.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
These standards address issues relating to the handling, mixing, and your right to know about any potentially hazardous ingredients contained in the products you use and how to avoid these hazards, were created by...
State Regulatory Agencies
Created to protect salon and spa professionals and to protect consumers; health, safety, and welfare while they receive salon and spa services.
1. Licensing Agencies
2. State boards of cosmetology,
3. Commissions
4. Health departments.
State regulatory agencies include...
1. Bacteria
2. Fungi
3. Viruses
4. Parasites
What are the four types of potentially harmful organisms?
Fingernails and in the webs between the fingers.
Where is the most common way these infections spread?
-A virus can live and reproduce only by taking over other cells and becoming part of them.
-Bacteria can live and reproduce on their own.
What is one difference between viruses and bacteria?
1. Cleaning and then disinfecting
2. Cleaning and then sterilizing.
What are the 2 methods of decontamination?
1. Maintain efficacy in the presence of bioburden
2. Require that it be changed after a longer length of time (at least a week or more, not daily)
3. Be inexpensive
4. Be nontoxic and nonirritating
5. Included strips for checking effectiveness
6. Be readi
What would the ideal disinfectant be?
Gloves and Safety Glasses
What should you wear when handling disinfectant solutions?
1. Unprotected Sex
2. Coughing/Mouth
3. Sneezing/Nose
4. Ears or Eyes
5. Broken skin, bruises or rashes
What are the routes of entry for pathogenic bacteria to enter the body?
1. Let quats, phenols, bleach or any other disinfectant come in contact with your skin
2. Place any disinfectant or other product in an unmarked container. All containers should be labeled.
What should you never do when using disinfectants?