IDENTIFYING RISKS
IN BEAUTY SERVICES
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IDENTIFYING RISKS
IN BEAUTY SERVICES
STYLING SERVICE
Service Description: The drying, curling, and styling of the hair on the head to achieve a specific look.
1. Ensure workstation and service area is clean and disinfected with an EPA disinfectant
2. Ensure service product is new or an unused disposable product applicator is used to apply the product
3. Ensure all porous (single-use) items are new and unused
4. Ensure all non-porous tools, implements, and items are clean and disinfected
5. Ensure electrical instruments are clean, disinfected, and in good working order
Risks are highlighted in red font.
Nevada Risk Document
SERVICE STEPS & SUB-STEPS
Steps that present a risk are in red font and the icons represent the risk type.
11. Complete/review consultation
12. Determine the client's needs and preferences
13. Assess the client's skin and hair
14. Recommend treatment/service options
Client Consultation Procedure
Pre-Service Procedure
6. Wet hands with water
7. Apply liquid soap to hands
8. Lather soap in hands for 20 seconds
9. Rinse hands thoroughly with water
10. Dry hands with a towel
Post-Service Procedure
32. Discuss maintenance and aftercare
33. Discard any cross-contaminated products
34. Discard any porous (single-use) items used during the service
35. Clean and disinfect all non-porous tools, implements, and items or set aside tools, implements, and items in a disinfectant container to be cleaned and disinfected later
36. Store clean and disinfected tools, implements, and items in a clean closed storage container
37. Clean and disinfect electrical instruments that may have come in contact with the client, then place on a clean towel, hook, or in a clean closed container
38. Clean and disinfect workstation and service area with EPA disinfectant
Hand Cleaning Procedure (Before/After Service)
*An equally effective hand sanitizer may be used.
Infection Risk
Malpractice/Safety Risk
Product Reaction Risk
Risk Type Indicators
15. Drape client with cape
Client Preparation
16. Carefully position client's neck in the shampoo bowl
17. Rinse hair
18. Apply shampoo
19. Rinse shampoo
20. Apply conditioner
21. Rinse conditioner
22. Dry hair with a towel
Roller Set Procedure
23. Section and part hair
24. Provide the roller set procedure
25. Heat process
26. Remove rollers
27. Style hair
Shampoo/Conditioner Application
28. Section and part hair
29. Test the thermal iron temperature
30. Provide the thermal iron procedure
Thermal Iron Procedure
31. Remove cape from client
Service Conclusion
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