Section 339.6039. Blood Spill Procedures.

Rule 39.  (1) A licensee, barber shop  owner,  instructor,     student,     or barber school owner shall comply with all of the following  provisions if a blood spill occurs:

(a)   Temporarily suspend the service being performed.

(b)    Provide the patron or other person who is   bleeding       with      adequate first aid supplies so that the bleeding can be stopped and the wound covered.

(c)   Sterilize any equipment,   implements,  or  tools  which      have     come into contact with the blood spill.

(d)  Immediately discard porous materials or supplies  which      have    come into contact with a blood spill.

(e)   Immediately clean floors, counters, chairs, or other durable surfaces in the area of the blood spill with a sodium hypochlorite solution, such as household bleach, or other hospital-grade disinfectant.

(f)  Dispose of blood spill waste in clearly labeled leakproof   containers or bags.

(2)   A licensee,  student,  or   instructor  shall  not  perform   services or demonstrations on a patron until all bleeding has ceased and  all wounds covered.  A licensee, student, or instructor  shall   keep  an  open sore,  cut, burn, or other injury on patrons or on themselves covered at  all times  when performing services or demonstrations.

History: 2003 AACS.