Health & Safety

Aim :To complete Health

and safety knowledge
Level 2
Emma Batten
Health & Safety
• Who is responsible for Health, Safety and Security
in the salon?
Maintain health and safety in the
salon
• Codes of Practice These codes have been
recommended by professional industry bodies as
being good working practice.
• Workplace Policies These are policies written by
the employer and must be followed by the
employee (you) as a requirement of your contract
of employment.
Health & Safety
• Salon Hazards
• HAZARD is something that has the potential to
cause harm.
• A RISK is the likelihood of harm actually occurring
due to the hazard.
Health & Safety
• Salon Hazards
• For example: A hairdryer lead left trailing from the
workstation is a HAZARD. There is a RISK that
someone could trip over this lead and be harmed.
To reduce the RISK of this happening we must
ensure all leads are safely wound up when not in
use.
 Health & Safety
• Activity 2 How would you deal with the following hazards?

Hazard Action
Faulty or broken equipment or
tools
Water or liquid spillage

Chemical waste

Obstructions to access and

egress
Slippery surface
Personal presentation

• Why is your personal presentation important for

health and safety reasons?
The Three most common ways Autoclave
of sterilisation

Disinfectants
Ultra-violet cabinet
 Methods of cleaning/sterilisation

Wash bristles in soapy water and then immerse in

Neck brush barbicide solution for specified time (20 minutes)
and allow to dry.

Wash out bottle with barbicide solution. Rinse

Water spray
well before use.

Wash regularly in soapy water and immerse in

Sectioning clips barbicide solution for specified time (20
minutes).
 Methods of cleaning/sterilisation

Scissors/ thinning Ultra-violet cabinet, autoclave, alcohol/sterile

scissors wipes or sprays.

Ultra-violet cabinet, autoclave, alcohol/sterile

Razor
wipes or sprays (except blades).

Remove loose hair cuttings and then spray blades

Clippers and
with sterilising clipper spray or immerse in
attachments
barbicide.
Assignments

• Must include –
• Front page
• Contents page
• Pages numbered
• Heading clear
• Bibliography -Reference page.
• My name, your name, student number, course title,
course level, assignment name & number.