Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 41 - BOARD FOR BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGY › Chapter 20 - BARBERING AND COSMETOLOGY REGULATIONS › Part VI - Standards of Practice › Section 18VAC41-20-270 - Sanitation and safety standards for shops, salons, and schools

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Sanitation
				  and safety standards. Any shop, salon, school, or facility where barber, master
				  barber, cosmetology, or nail or waxing services are delivered to the public
				  must be clean and sanitary at all times. Compliance with these rules does not
				  confer compliance with other requirements set forth by federal, state, and
				  local laws, codes, ordinances, and regulations as they apply to business
				  operation, physical construction and maintenance, safety, and public health.
				  Licensees shall take sufficient measures to prevent the transmission of
				  communicable and infectious diseases and comply with the sanitation standards
				  identified in this section and shall ensure that all employees likewise
				  comply.
B. Disinfection and storage
				  of implements.
1. A wet disinfection unit is
				  a container large enough to hold a disinfectant solution in which the objects
				  to be disinfected are completely immersed. A wet disinfection unit must have a
				  cover to prevent contamination of the solution. The solution must be an
				  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registered disinfectant that is
				  bactericidal, virucidal, and fungicidal. Disinfectant solutions shall be used
				  according to manufacturer's directions.
2. Disinfection of multiuse items constructed
				  of hard, nonporous materials such as metal, glass, or plastic that the
				  manufacturer designed for use on more than one client, including clippers,
				  scissors, combs, and nippers is to be carried out in the following manner prior
				  to servicing a client:
a. Remove all foreign
				  matter from the object, utilizing a brush if needed. Drill bits are to be
				  soaked in acetone and scrubbed with a wire brush to remove all foreign
				  matter;
b. Wash thoroughly with hot
				  water and soap;
c. Rinse thoroughly
				  with clean water and dry thoroughly with a clean paper towel;
d. Fully immerse implements into solution for
				  a minimum of 10 minutes; and
e.
				  After immersion, rinse articles, dry thoroughly with a clean paper towel, and
				  store in a clean, predisinfected, and dry cabinet, drawer, or nonairtight
				  covered container, or leave instruments in an EPA-registered disinfection
				  storage solution used according to manufacturer's
				  directions.
3. Single-use
				  items designed by the manufacturer for use on no more than one client should be
				  discarded immediately after use on each individual client, including powder
				  puffs, lip color, cheek color, sponges, styptic pencils, or nail care
				  implements. The disinfection and reuse of these items is not permitted and the
				  use of single-use items on more than one client is prohibited.
4. For the purpose of recharging,
				  rechargeable clippers may be stored in an area other than in a closed cabinet
				  or container. This area shall be clean and the cutting edges of any clippers
				  are to be disinfected.
5.
				  Electrical clipper blades shall be disinfected before and after each use. If
				  the clipper blade cannot be removed, the use of a spray or foam used according
				  to the manufacturer's instructions will be acceptable, provided that the
				  disinfectant is an EPA-registered disinfectant that is bactericidal, virucidal,
				  and fungicidal, and that the entire handle is also disinfected by wiping with
				  the disinfectant solution.
6. All
				  wax pots shall be cleaned and disinfected with an EPA-registered disinfectant
				  that is bactericidal, virucidal, and fungicidal and with no sticks left
				  standing in the wax at any time. The area immediately surrounding the wax pot
				  shall be clean and free of clutter, waste materials, spills, and any other
				  items that may pose a hazard.
7.
				  Each barber, master barber, cosmetologist, nail technician, and wax technician
				  must have a wet disinfection unit at his station.
8. Sinks, bowls, tubs, whirlpool units,
				  air-jetted basins, pipe-less units, and non-whirlpool basins used in the
				  performance of nail care shall be maintained in accordance with manufacturer's
				  recommendations. They shall be cleaned and disinfected immediately after each
				  client in the following manner:
a. Drain all
				  water and remove all debris;
b.
				  Clean the surfaces and walls with soap or detergent to remove all visible
				  debris, oils, and product residue and then rinse with water;
c. Disinfect by spraying or wiping the
				  surface with an EPA-registered disinfectant that is bactericidal, virucidal,
				  and fungicidal; and
d. Wipe dry
				  with a clean towel.