Haw. Code R. § 16-73-38 - Sanitary practices
All persons who are engaged in barbering shall observe the following sanitary practices:
(1) The
use of any astringent in lump or styptic pencil form, sponge, lump alum, powder
puff, neck duster, shaving brush, or shaving mug shall be prohibited in any
shop. Possession of the same is prima facie evidence that same is being used
there in the. practice of barbering;
(2) No barber shall stop the flow of blood by
using alum or other material unless the same is used in liquid form or as a
powder and applied with a clean towel;
(3) Razors, shears, scissors, clippers,
tweezers, finger bowls, or combs, or any like article shall not be used on any
customer unless they have been thoroughly cleaned and sanitized since last
used. All such instruments shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized by a
method approved by the department of health, after having been used on a
patron. After sanitization, they shall be stored in a manner to prevent
contamination, or be sanitized again immediately before reuse;
(4) No barber shall remove or attempt to
remove any wart, mole, pimple, or ingrown hair or undertake any treatment
properly performable by persons trained in medical science. Cleaning of ears is
prohibited;
(5) All persons engaged
in barbering shall wash their hands thoroughly with soap and hot water
immediately before attending to any person, and shall wear at all times a clean
uniform or outer coat or apron of washable material;
(6) Towels or other fabrics that come in
contact with the skin or hair of a person shall not be used on more than one
patron without being laundered in an acceptable manner. Such towel or fabric
after use on a patron, shall be placed in a hamper or suitable receptacle, from
which it shall not be removed except for laundering or final disposal. Laundry
shall be washed clean and then subjected to a sanitizing process before being
used on a patron again. The sanitation process shall hold such laundry for at
least twenty minutes at a temperature of at least 180°F;
(7) Prior to serving any patron, the headrest
of any chair shall be covered with a clean towel or a clean sheet of paper. If
any towel or implement is to be wet, such towel or implement shall be wet in
running water and shall not be dipped in any water container;
(8) All towels and other linens used in any
shop shall be kept in a closed cabinet at all times when not in use;
(9) All creams, tonic, cosmetics, and other
applications used on patrons shall be kept in clean closed containers;
and
(10) A clean strip of cotton,
towel, or paper band shall be placed around the neck of each patron served so
that at no time will the hair, cloth, or cape come in contact with the neck or
skin of the patron.
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