51 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 13, § 002
The owner or manager of every barber shop or school shall keep a copy of these sanitary rules posted in a conspicuous place in the business for the information and guidance of all persons employed and studying therein, and the public generally.
Each barber shop or school must supply adequate hot and cold running water. Connections must be made in cities or villages' where running water is available. Waste water shall be disposed of through a system that carries it away from the building. This shall be done by sewer connections or in a manner meeting the requirements of city ordinances and the approval of the city or village Board of Health, as required by law.
A barber school shall display a sign indicating that it is a barber school. The sign shall be clearly visible at the main entrance. A sign shall also be displayed in the clinical area indicating that all services are performed by students.
Every barber shop or school shall have adequate lighting and ventilation, plumbing fixtures properly installed, electrical connections and equipment properly installed and grounded, shall have hand washing facilities, and provide soap, dispenser type, and individual towels of cloth or paper, or other hand drying devices, provided in the clinical area. All fixtures and equipment shall be kept in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition as required by rules and regulations of the Board of Barber Examiners.
Any material used to stop the flow of blood shall be used in liquid or powder form. The use of styptic pencils is strictly prohibited.
The headrest of every barber chair shall be protected with sanitary paper or linen. Such sanitary paper or linen must be changed after its use on each client.
Every barber and student, while engaged in serving the public, shall be neat and clean in person and in dress and free from any communicable disease. He or she shall wash his or her hands with soap and water or any equally effective cleansing agent immediately before serving each client.
All barber shops and schools of barbering shall be equipped with, and utilize immersion, wet sanitizers. All tools and implements which come in contact one of which shall be considered to render the sanitizing process ineffective. The three steps are:
Tools and implements shall not be carried in clothing pockets, nor shall they be left on cabinet tops after usage on clients. Bristle type neck dusters are not capable of being sanitized. Their use is strictly prohibited.
A barber shop in a place where food is prepared and served must be separated by a partition, ceiling height, of lath and plaster, glass or other solid material. If a door is cut through, it shall be hung with spring hinges or other self closing appliances. If confectionery is sold in the barber shop, it must be in sealed packages.
No client suffering from a known communicable disease may be served in a barber shop or school.
All sanitary linen must be kept in an enclosed, dust proof cabinet. Any towel that has been used once shall be considered soiled and disposed of into a receptacle. A sanitary towel, neck strip or other protection shall be used to prevent the hair/shampoo cloth from coming into contact with the skin of each client.
All barber shops and schools shall have acceptable toilet facilities as required by the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Barber Examiners. Toilet facilities shall have hand washing facilities and provide soap, dispenser type, and individual towels of cloth, paper or other hand drying devices.
No pets or animals shall be permitted in the shop or school premise. This prohibition does not apply to trained, certified service animals or to fish in a covered aquarium.
Licensees and students of barbering are prohibited from smoking while actively engaged in serving the public. No owner/lessee shall knowingly permit employees/lessors, students or clients to use, consume, serve or in any manner possess or distribute intoxicating beverages or controlled substances, unless prescribed by a physician, upon its premises during the hours the shop or school is open to the public.
It shall be the personal responsibility of every licensee who is licensed under the laws of Nebraska relating to the practice of barbering, to observe these laws, the rules and regulations of the Board of Barber Examiners, Department of Environmental Quality concerning water supply and waste water disposal and Health and Human Services with the local board of health having jurisdiction.
51 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 13, § 002