Summary TEXAS ESTHETICIAN STATE BOARD
WRITTEN STUDY GUIDE Sanitation, Disinfection, and
Safety
Federal agencies
Set guidelines for the manufacturing, sale, and use of equipment and chemical
ingredients along with safety in the work place.
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration -
Occupational Safety and Health Act was passed by Congress to encourage job safety
(hazards of materials, mixing, disposing, storing ) created as a part of the U.S.
Department of Labor to regualte and enforce saftely and health standards to protect
employees in the workplace ~ page 75 Milady~
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency - registers all type of disinfectants sold and used in
the US.
Disinfectants
Chemical products that destroy all bacteria, fungi and viruses (but not spores) on the
surfaces.
Tuberculocidal and hospital strength
Two strengths of disinfectants used in salons and spas.
Hospital disinfectants
Effective for cleaning blood and bodily fluids. Can be used on nonporous surfaces (non
absorbing)
Tuberculocidal disinfectants
Proven to kill the bacteria that cause tuberculosis . Much more powerful but can be
harmful to salon, spa and estetic tools (require special methods of disposal)
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet-
Both Federal and state laws require that manufacturers supply a MSDS for all products
sold. It contains information compiled by the manufacturer about the product safety
including the names of hazardous ingredients, safe handling, and use of procedures,
precautions tp reduce the risk of accidental harm or over exposure and flammability
warnings. MSDS also provides useful disposal guidelines and medical and first aide
information. OSHA and state regulatory agenices require that MSDS be kept available
in the salon or spa ore medical office at all times.
Nonporous
Items that are made or constructed of a material that has no pores or openings and
cannot absorb liquids.
State agencies
Regulate licensing, enforcement, and conduct when working in a salon, spa or medical
facility.
State regulatory agencies exist to protect salon and spa professionals and protect
consumers' health and safety and welfare while they receive salon and spa services.
, They include licensing agencies, state boards of cosmetology, commissions, and health
departments. Agencies
Laws
Written by both federal & state legislatures, determine the scope of practice and
establish guidelines for regulatory agencies to make rules.
Rules & Regulations
More specific than laws. These are written by the regulatory agency or the state board,
and they determine how the law must be applied.
Infection
When body tissues are invaded by pathogenic bacteria
infection control
The methods used to eliminate or reduce the transmission of infectious organisms.
Infectious Disease
Caused by pathogenic (harmful) organisms that enter the body. It may or may not
spread from one person to another person.
Clean
Mechanical form (scrubbing) using soap and water or detergent to remove all visible dirt
and invisible dirt that may interfere with disinfection. cleaning is required before
disinfecting
Sanitizing
Reducing pathogens on a surface to safe levels. (Reduces disease causing germs on
clean surfaces)
Disinfection
Using a chemical that kills most microorganisms on hard, non-porous surfaces.
Bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites
Four categories of potentially infectious microorganisms that are important in the
practice of cosmetology?
Bacteria
Are one-celled micro-organisms that have both plant and animal characteristics. It can
exist almost anywhere: on skin, in water, in the air, in decayed matter on environmental
services, in body secretions, on clothing, or on and under free edge of nails. They are
so small they can only be seen with the microscope.
Pathogenic
Harmful microorganisms that can cause disease or infection in humans when they
invade the body.
Classifications of Pathogenic Bacteria are ---->
Cocci, Staphylococci, Streptococci, Diplococci (these are all round shaped bacteria that
appear singly or in groups) Cocci rarely show active motility which means self
movement- They are transmitted in the dust or within a substance in which they settle.
Bacilli - short rod shaped and
Spirilla - spiral or corkscrewed shaped
both capable of movement and use slender hair like extensions *flagella for moving
about.
Cocci
Are transmitted in the air, in dust, or within the substance in which they settle.
WRITTEN STUDY GUIDE Sanitation, Disinfection, and
Safety
Federal agencies
Set guidelines for the manufacturing, sale, and use of equipment and chemical
ingredients along with safety in the work place.
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration -
Occupational Safety and Health Act was passed by Congress to encourage job safety
(hazards of materials, mixing, disposing, storing ) created as a part of the U.S.
Department of Labor to regualte and enforce saftely and health standards to protect
employees in the workplace ~ page 75 Milady~
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency - registers all type of disinfectants sold and used in
the US.
Disinfectants
Chemical products that destroy all bacteria, fungi and viruses (but not spores) on the
surfaces.
Tuberculocidal and hospital strength
Two strengths of disinfectants used in salons and spas.
Hospital disinfectants
Effective for cleaning blood and bodily fluids. Can be used on nonporous surfaces (non
absorbing)
Tuberculocidal disinfectants
Proven to kill the bacteria that cause tuberculosis . Much more powerful but can be
harmful to salon, spa and estetic tools (require special methods of disposal)
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet-
Both Federal and state laws require that manufacturers supply a MSDS for all products
sold. It contains information compiled by the manufacturer about the product safety
including the names of hazardous ingredients, safe handling, and use of procedures,
precautions tp reduce the risk of accidental harm or over exposure and flammability
warnings. MSDS also provides useful disposal guidelines and medical and first aide
information. OSHA and state regulatory agenices require that MSDS be kept available
in the salon or spa ore medical office at all times.
Nonporous
Items that are made or constructed of a material that has no pores or openings and
cannot absorb liquids.
State agencies
Regulate licensing, enforcement, and conduct when working in a salon, spa or medical
facility.
State regulatory agencies exist to protect salon and spa professionals and protect
consumers' health and safety and welfare while they receive salon and spa services.
, They include licensing agencies, state boards of cosmetology, commissions, and health
departments. Agencies
Laws
Written by both federal & state legislatures, determine the scope of practice and
establish guidelines for regulatory agencies to make rules.
Rules & Regulations
More specific than laws. These are written by the regulatory agency or the state board,
and they determine how the law must be applied.
Infection
When body tissues are invaded by pathogenic bacteria
infection control
The methods used to eliminate or reduce the transmission of infectious organisms.
Infectious Disease
Caused by pathogenic (harmful) organisms that enter the body. It may or may not
spread from one person to another person.
Clean
Mechanical form (scrubbing) using soap and water or detergent to remove all visible dirt
and invisible dirt that may interfere with disinfection. cleaning is required before
disinfecting
Sanitizing
Reducing pathogens on a surface to safe levels. (Reduces disease causing germs on
clean surfaces)
Disinfection
Using a chemical that kills most microorganisms on hard, non-porous surfaces.
Bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites
Four categories of potentially infectious microorganisms that are important in the
practice of cosmetology?
Bacteria
Are one-celled micro-organisms that have both plant and animal characteristics. It can
exist almost anywhere: on skin, in water, in the air, in decayed matter on environmental
services, in body secretions, on clothing, or on and under free edge of nails. They are
so small they can only be seen with the microscope.
Pathogenic
Harmful microorganisms that can cause disease or infection in humans when they
invade the body.
Classifications of Pathogenic Bacteria are ---->
Cocci, Staphylococci, Streptococci, Diplococci (these are all round shaped bacteria that
appear singly or in groups) Cocci rarely show active motility which means self
movement- They are transmitted in the dust or within a substance in which they settle.
Bacilli - short rod shaped and
Spirilla - spiral or corkscrewed shaped
both capable of movement and use slender hair like extensions *flagella for moving
about.
Cocci
Are transmitted in the air, in dust, or within the substance in which they settle.
