Special Category 1
This type of document is written by both federal and state legislatures and determines the scope of practice for licensed professionals.
What are laws?
This term refers to the methods used to eliminate or reduce the transmission of infectious organisms from one individual to another.
What is infection control?
This mode of transmission involves person‑to‑person spread of pathogens through touching, kissing, coughing, sneezing, or talking.
What is direct transmission?
These disinfectants, known as “quats,” are very effective on nonporous surfaces and usually disinfect implements in about 10 minutes.
What are quaternary ammonium compounds (quats)?
These nonscientific terms refer to disease‑producing organisms such as bacteria and viruses.
What are germs?
These set specific standards of conduct and can be changed or updated frequently; they explain how laws must be applied in the salon/spa.
What are rules or regulations?
This mechanical process uses soap and water or detergent to remove visible dirt, debris, and many disease‑causing germs from tools and surfaces.
What is cleaning?
This mode occurs when pathogens are transferred via intermediate contaminated objects such as razors, nippers, or doorknobs.
What is indirect transmission?
These powerful disinfectants are a form of formaldehyde with a high pH that can damage skin and eyes, and should be used only in states that require them.
What are phenolic disinfectants?
Name the five types of potentially harmful organisms beauty professionals must be prepared to deal with.
What are bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, and biofilms?
These agencies exist to protect beauty professionals’ and clients’ health and safety by enforcing laws and rules in the salon, spa, or barbershop.
What are state regulatory agencies?
This process uses chemical agents on nonporous surfaces to destroy most, but not necessarily all, harmful organisms, and is not effective against bacterial spores.
What is disinfectant?
These two related modes involve large and small respiratory particles expelled when a person coughs, sneezes, talks, or breathes.
What are respiratory droplet and airborne transmission?
Household bleach used in salons must be this type of chemical and EPA‑registered in order to act as a disinfectant.
What is sodium hypochlorite (chlorine bleach)?
This highly contagious bacterial infection appears as pimples, rashes, or boils and is resistant to many conventional antibiotics; it requires strict cleaning and disinfection of tools.
What is MRSA (methicillin‑resistant Staphylococcus aureus)?
This federal agency regulates and enforces safety standards to protect employees in the workplace, including chemical safety and right-to-know information.
What is OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)?
This process destroys all microbial life, including bacterial spores, and is most often achieved with an autoclave.
What is sterilization?
List two key steps from “Prevention 101” that greatly reduce the risk of infection in the salon or spa.
Eliminate pathogens through proper hand washing, cleaning, and disinfection; clean and disinfect tools and equipment after every service; keep skin intact and cover wounds; turn away clients who show signs of illness.
These disinfectants are proven to kill the bacterium that causes tuberculosis and may still be required in some states.
What are tuberculocidal disinfectants?
This colony of microorganisms adheres to surfaces and secretes a sticky protective coating that is hard to penetrate with disinfectants; dental plaque is an example.
What is a biofilm?
This federal agency registers all types of disinfectants sold and used in the United States and requires a registration number on product labels.
What is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?
Name the three efficacy claims that must appear on salon disinfectants to ensure they can destroy bacteria, viruses, and molds/fungi.
What are bactericidal, virucidal, and fungicidal?
When a disease can be spread from one person to another, it is described by this term, also known as a communicable disease.
What is a contagious disease?
These chemical germicides are formulated for use on skin, contain a high percentage of alcohol, and are regulated by the FDA; they reduce microbes but do not remove visible dirt.
What are antiseptics/waterless hand sanitizers?
These disease‑causing microorganisms are carried in the body by blood or body fluids such as HIV and hepatitis, and require strict standard precautions in the salon.
What are bloodborne pathogens?