Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS › Title 51 - Nebraska Board of Barber Examiners › Chapter 13 - SANITARY AND SAFETY RULES REGULATING BARBER SHOPS AND SCHOOLS › Section 51-13-002 - Sanitary and Safety Rules

Current through June 17, 2024
002.01 RULES POSTED
The owner or manager of every barber shop or school shall
				  keep a copy of these sanitary rules posted in a conspicuous place in the
				  business for the information and guidance of all persons employed and studying
				  therein, and the public generally.
002.02 WATER/WASTE
Each barber shop or school must supply adequate hot and cold
				  running water. Connections must be made in cities or villages' where running
				  water is available. Waste water shall be disposed of through a system that
				  carries it away from the building. This shall be done by sewer connections or
				  in a manner meeting the requirements of city ordinances and the approval of the
				  city or village Board of Health, as required by law.
002.03 SIGNS
A barber school shall display a sign indicating that it is a
				  barber school. The sign shall be clearly visible at the main entrance. A sign
				  shall also be displayed in the clinical area indicating that all services are
				  performed by students.
002.04 PROPER QUARTERS
Every barber shop or school shall have adequate lighting and
				  ventilation, plumbing fixtures properly installed, electrical connections and
				  equipment properly installed and grounded, shall have hand washing facilities,
				  and provide soap, dispenser type, and individual towels of cloth or paper, or
				  other hand drying devices, provided in the clinical area. All fixtures and
				  equipment shall be kept in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition as required
				  by rules and regulations of the Board of Barber Examiners.
002.05 STYPTIC
Any material used to stop the flow of blood shall be used in
				  liquid or powder form. The use of styptic pencils is strictly
				  prohibited.
002.06 HEADREST
The headrest of every barber chair shall be protected with
				  sanitary paper or linen. Such sanitary paper or linen must be changed after its
				  use on each client.
002.07
				PERSONAL CLEANLINESS AND FREEDOM FROM DISEASE
Every barber and student, while engaged in serving the
				  public, shall be neat and clean in person and in dress and free from any
				  communicable disease. He or she shall wash his or her hands with soap and water
				  or any equally effective cleansing agent immediately before serving each
				  client.
002.08 IMPLEMENTS
All barber shops and schools of barbering shall be equipped
				  with, and utilize immersion, wet sanitizers. All tools and implements which
				  come in contact one of which shall be considered to render the sanitizing
				  process ineffective. The three steps are:
(1) Thorough washing in hot water and soap or
				synthetic detergent to remove all traces of soil.
(2) Thorough rinsing in clear water to remove
				all traces of soap or detergent and
(3) Complete immersion of combs and brushes
				and the blades of shears and razors in a fresh, clean and effective germicidal
				solution prepared and used in accordance with the directions on the label,
				after which the implement may be removed, dried and stored in a clean, covered
				dust proof container or cabinet. This includes the group of sanitizing agents
				known as "Quaternary ammonium compounds" (QUATS), 1000 parts per million (ppm).
				Ultra-violet ray treatment procedures are NOT acceptable in lieu of the three
				step sanitizing procedure mentioned in this section. The use of formaldehyde in
				any form is strictly prohibited in the sanitizing process. Electrical or
				mechanical hair clipper blades shall be cleaned and sanitized after use on each
				client An oily solution of an effective germicide prepared specifically for the
				germicidal treatment of tools and implements may be used in accordance with the
				directions of the manufacturer. All germicidal solutions shall be fresh, clean
				and free from contaminants. A sanitizing solution shall be available for
				immediate use at all times the shop or school is in operation. It shall be kept
				in a container large enough for complete immersion in the solution of objects,
				or portions thereof, to be sanitized. Each shop or school shall provide one or
				more sanitizers adequate for the number of barbers or students usage
				requirements and volume of business. Sanitized tools and implements shall be
				stored separately from all others. Storage drawers for sanitized tools and
				implements shall be clean, free of hair and used only for the sanitized tools
				and implements. Storage cabinets, work stations and vanities shall be kept
				clean. All soiled tools and implements shall be deposited in a separate
				receptacle. All nail care and waxing implements that come into direct contact
				with a client and are not capable of being sanitized in accordance with this
				rule shall be disposed of in a waste receptacle immediately after use.
Tools and implements shall not be carried in clothing
				  pockets, nor shall they be left on cabinet tops after usage on clients. Bristle
				  type neck dusters are not capable of being sanitized. Their use is strictly
				  prohibited.