Section 339.6033. Tools and equipment.

(1) Before being used on a patron, tools and equipment used for barbering shall be wiped clean and sanitized using 1  of  the  following methods:

(a)   Exposure to ultraviolet light at a distance of not  more  than   8 inches for not less than 2 minutes from a germicidal lamp  which   is satisfactory to the department of public health and which has a strength of not less than 15 watts. Tools sanitized in this manner   shall  be  kept mechanically clean.

(b)   Thoroughly washing the equipment in a detergent solution and placing the rinsed equipment in a container holding a chemical sanitizing agent.

Chemical sanitizing agents acceptable for such uses are those registered for use in interstate commerce by  the  United  States  department   of agriculture. After sanitizing, the equipment shall be stored in a   covered container.

(c)   Sharp-edged tools shall be wiped with a 70% alcohol solution.

(2)   When not in use, equipment shall be stored in  drawers  or    covered containers.

(3)   Equipment shall be maintained in good working order.

(4)   The reuse of unsanitized finger bowls, common powder puffs, common sponges, and paper and cotton items is prohibited.   Such  items  shall   be sanitized before reuse or shall be discarded.

(5)    Small items of equipment, including combs, brushes, rollers, clips, pins, head coverings, caps, permanent waving rods, protectors,  and supplies, shall be maintained in a sanitary condition, shall be stored in covered containers, and, to minimize the possibility of accidental, unsanitized reuse, shall not be carried about between work   areas   on   the person of a licensee.

History: 1991 AACS.