Health and Safety
An approved EPA- registered hospital grade disinfectant is required for use when?
Tools come in contact with blood or body fluids
A difference between viruses and bacterial infection is?
Viruses cannot be treated with antibiotics
Which of the following steps should a cosmetologist perform immediately prior to a service?
Wash hands with warm water and soap
Dispose of sharp objects, such as razor blades in an?
Puncture - proof container
What does QUATS stand for?
Quantinary Ammonium Compunds
Two important regulations that OSHA has in place to assist in safe operations are the Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and
Labeling of products
Parasitic fungi can cause noncontagious conditions such as?
Dandruff
Always store disinfectants in containers that are?
Labeled
If the skin isn’t broken after a heat or electrical burn, what should be done?
Immerse in cool water
Disease producing bacteria is?
Pathogenic bacteria
Destroying and killing all microbes is called?
Sterilization
As bacteria absorb food, each cell grows in size and divides, resulting on how many new cells?
Two
To destroy or kill certain microbes on nonporous surfaces is referred to as?
Disinfection
A bleeding wound should be treated by?
Applying pressure with gauze & a gloved hand
Most common form of bacterial cells
Bacilli
Multiple quats are usually able to disinfect within?
10 min
Corkscrew-shaped bacterial cells are called?
Spirilla
Which level of infection control uses products with efficacy labels tha state they are appropriate for floor and sinks/
Cleaning
How often should combs and brushes used in the salon be disinfected?
After each use
Sub- microscopic particle (much smaller than bacteria) is/
Virus
The regulating agency under the U.S Dept of labor that enforces safety & health standards in the workplace is?
OSHA
The scientific study of small organisms called microbes is known as?
Microbiology
Complete Immersion means?
The entire tool is covered by the liquid disinfectant
What service normally requires the use of sterilization procedures?
Electrolysis
Organisms that live on or obtain their nutrients from another organism called a host are?
External Parasites