TYPES OF SALON

WASTE
TLE – WEEK 3
 Definition of terms
◦ Waste disposal – the act or process of
removing and destroying or storing damaged,
used or other unwanted domestic, agricultural
or industrial products and substances.
◦ Disposal – includes burning, burial at landfill
sites or at sea, and recycling.
◦ Contaminated waste – materials which are
infected or with some measure of decay.
◦ Disinfectant – an agent, as heat, radiation, or
a chemical, that destroys, neutralizes, or
prevents the growth of disease-carrying
microorganisms.
Definition of terms
◦ Infection – a condition caused by a germ or a
pathogen.
◦ Pathogen – a microbe or microorganism such as a
virus, bacterium, prion, or fungus that causes disease.
◦ Polythene – a kind of plastic commonly used as
grocery bags, shampoo bottles, children’s toys.
◦ PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) – protective
clothing designed to protect the wearer’s body from
injury or chemicals or job-related occupational safety
and health purposes.
◦ Hazard – the potential for harm, or adverse effect on
an employee‘s health.
◦ Risk – the likelihood that a hazard will cause injury
or ill health to anyone at or near a workplace.
TWO TYPES OF SALON WASTE
 ◦ It includes items such as wax strips,
pads, cotton wool buds, and other tools
used for treatments, like electrolysis
and microdermabrasion.
Clinical ◦ Clinical waste splits into subcategories,
Waste including hazardous waste (like
sharps), offensive waste (items
potentially contaminated in bodily
fluids) and pharmaceutical waste.
 ◦ It is what it says on the tin. If it
doesn’t fit into any other type of
Waste Management (like clinically
waste, shedding, bulky waste,
General washroom waste or recycling), then
it’s “general” and good for the
waste standard bin.
◦ For salons, this could include
anything from clients’ hair to
random rubbish like uncontaminated
tissues or broken coat hangers