Current through 2024-44, October 30, 2024
Section 041-26-26.180 - Health and Safety Standards - Hair Cutting, Styling, and Treatment Services26.181 A tool or implement shall be properly cleaned and disinfected before being used on a subsequent client. 26.182 When not in use, tools and implements shall be stored in a clean, dry, debris-free environment. Non-practice related items, including personal items, shall not be stored or mingled with any practice tools and implements.26.183 Tools and implements such as sectioning clips, brushes, combs and picks shall be cleaned with soap and water or other adequate method, and then disinfected by one of the following methods: 1. Complete immersion in an EPA-registered bactericidal, fungicidal, and virucidal disinfectant in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions;2. Complete immersion in isopropyl alcohol or ethyl alcohol pursuant section 26.033; or3. Complete immersion in an EPA-registered disinfectant chlorine bleach solution containing at least 5 percent sodium hypochlorite and properly diluted with water.02-041 C.M.R. ch. 26, § 26.180