La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § VII-119
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section VII-119 - SterilizationA. To insure proper sterilization before use on each patron, each barber shall furnish and maintain an adequate supply of tools and instruments such as clipper blades and attachments, combs, shampoo brushes, hair brushes, styling brushes, shears, razors, tweezers, neck dusters, hones, stops, head coverings or hair trainers, or any other tool or instrument used in barbering.B.1. Acceptable means of sterilization and disinfection are: b. household laundry bleach (100 ppm available chlorine);c. ethyl or isopropyl alcohol (70-90 percent);d. sodium hypochlorite (100 ppm available chlorine);e. phenolic germicidal detergent solution (1 percent aqueous solution of concentrate);f. quaternary ammonium germicidal detergent solution (2 percent aqueous solution of concentrate);g. barbicide (or its equivalent).2. Exposure time of greater than 10 minutes to any of the above chemicals required.3. An acceptable procedure is a wash, rinse, and sanitation process. This means a wash in hot water with a suitable soap or detergent: rinsing in warm water to remove detergent: then a final rinse in a disinfectant. Household laundry bleach is the most commonly available and easily used disinfectant.C. There shall be a wet sterilizer and dry cabinet sterilizer for each barber chair and proper compounds supplied for their use. Wet sterilizers must be large enough to completely immerse combs and instruments placed therein. Cabinet sterilizers shall be kept clean and orderly and must not be used for storage of supplies, letter, papers, etc., and shall be no less than 1,200 cubic inches in size. Drawers that are less than 1,200 cubic inches in size shall not be used in cabinet sterilizers.D. The use of approved electrical light (two barbers may use one electric light cabinet) or chemical cabinet sterilizers are allowed in lieu of cabinet sterilizers.E. The sterilization of all tools and instruments shall be accomplished after use on each customer and before tools and instruments are re-used. No tools shall be left exposed on work stand, but shall be cleaned and placed in a sterilizing cabinet with approved disinfectant when not in use. Combs and brushes shall not be kept in pockets of barber uniform.La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § VII-119
Adopted by the Department of Labor, Board of Barber Examiners (July 1964), promulgated LR 13:583 (October 1987), amended by the Department of Employment and Training, Board of Barber Examiners, LR 17:356 (April 1991).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:381.