G20 Make sure your own actions reduce risks to Health and Safety Identify hazards and evaluate the risks to your workplace Reduce the risks to Health and Safety in your workplace

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G20 Make sure your own actions reduce risks to
Health and Safety Identify hazards and evaluate
the risks to your workplace Reduce the risks to
Health and Safety in your workplace
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What do you need to know?

• Ensure that your own actions at work do not
  create any risks to Health and Safety.
• Do not ignore any significant risks within the
  working environment.
• Make sure that you report any potential hazards
  with salon equipment or in connection with staff,
  clients and other people.

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What do you need to learn?

• You need to know and understand
• Your expected duties, legal responsibilities and
  key contacts for health and safety in the salon.
• The type of hazards that exist in your salon and
  how you could deal with them.
• Safe working practices and the salons Health and
  Safety policy and procedures.

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Hazards and Risks

• What is a Hazard?
• A hazard is something with potential
• to cause harm
• What is a Risk?
• A risk is the likelihood of the
• hazards potential being realised
• How do you control risk?
• Identify the risk and either eliminate them or
  reduce the risk to an acceptable level

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The Health and Safety at Work Act etc 1974

• Employers have a legal duty under this Act to
  ensure the Health, Safety and welfare at work of
  all people for whom they are responsible.
• Employees must take reasonable care of themselves
  or others who may be affected by their working
  practices and must support their employer in
  fulfilling their obligations in the compliance of
  current Health and Safety requirements

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Do you know.?

• Where the emergency exits are in your salon?
• How to contact the different emergency services?
• Know which chemicals used in the salon are
  dangerous and know how to handle them?
• Know how to use electrical equipment safety?
• Have some knowledge of emergency first aid?

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Cross Infections Cross Infestations

• What is cross infection?
• Cross infection can occur if cuts or abrasions
  are left uncovered and exposed to any infections
  that may be present in the air or by touching an
  infectious area / person
• Cross infestations occurs when tools are not
  sterilised correctly and certain hair and scalp
  disorders can be passed from client to client

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Sterilisation

• There are three main ways of sterilising tools
  and equipment
• Heat
• UV Rays
• Chemicals

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Heat SterilisationMoist / Dry

• Moist Heat Autoclaves
• These are the most effective method of
  sterilising metal tools, combs and plastics
• Autoclaves sterilise by the creation of steam
  heat to the temperature of 121 C and takes about
  20 minutes to complete

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Sterilisation

• Boiling in water
• Towels and gowns should be washed on a hot wash
  cycle, to the temperature of 95C

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Sterilisation

• UV Rays (Cabinet)
• Tools are placed in the cabinet (after being
  cleaned thoroughly) and should be turned during
  the process so that all surfaces are exposed to
  the ultraviolet rays.
• The process should last for 20-30 minutes

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Sterilisation

• Chemicals (Disinfectants)
• Such as Barbacide
• These are only effective if they are used
  correctly.
• They can quickly become stale or overloaded.

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Personal appearance

• Salon hygiene is very important, but personal
  hygiene is just as obvious too and necessary for
  your client.
• Daily Bath / Shower
• Clean Teeth daily
• Wash hands nails regularly
• Use deodorants and antiperspirants
• If you smoke, you need to wash your hands and
  have a mint every time
• Wash your clothes regularly and dont wear dirty
  clothes

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Personal Appearance

• The way we dress and conduct ourselves can have
  health safety considerations
• Clothing , Jewellery, Footwear
• Good posture is very important and bad posture
  can cause long term damage to the body and could
  result in having to regularly visiting a
  chiropractor or osteopath

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Posture

• Standing Correctly
• In order to stand correctly you need to
• Keep your feet hip-width apart
• Keep your feet square so that the bodys weight
  is balanced
• Hips shoulders should be level and head help up
  (taking the strain fro the neck)

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Posture

• Sitting Correctly
• In order to sit correctly you need to
• The bones should for a right-angle at the hip and
  knee
• The hips and thighs supported by the chair
• Avoid crossing your legs as this will throw the
  balance of the spine.

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RSI Repetitive Strain Injury

• RSI is a soft tissue injury caused by repeating
  certain movements over a period of time.
• The symptoms include loss of feeling and pain
  during and after the repeated task, to reduce the
  risk of RSI take regular breaks, use correct
  tools and ensure your body posture is correct at
  all times

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Feet!

• Hairdressers spend the majority of their time
  standing, so its so important to pay special
  attention to your feet by wearing comfortable,
  low-healed, closed-toed shoes.

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Safety Considerations

• In every service you give you need to consider
  safety.
• For example use of PPE
• Posture
• Gowning and protection
• Hair tests
• Following manufacturers instructions
• General housekeeping
• General behaviour

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Accidents and Emergencies

• What is the salon evacuation procedure?
• Raising the alarm and calling the emergency
  services.
• Who is the responsible person or appointed
  person?
• Dealing with accidents and first aid.

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Classes of Fire

• There are 4 classifications of Fire
• Class A solid material e.g. paper, wood, hair
• Class B liquids e.g. petrol, paraffin.
• Class C Gasses e.g. propane , butane
• Class D metals (not normally encountered in
  salons)

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Types of extinguisher

• Water Red for use on class A can cause a lot of
  damage
• Foam cream/Buff label for use on class B fires
• Carbon Dioxide Black label for use on class B
  and electrical fires.
• Dry Powder Blue label can be used on all classes
  but particularly B,C and electrical (but they
  cause a lot of mess)

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Fire Safety Training

• It is essential for staff to know the following
  fire procedures
• Fire prevention
• Raising the alarm
• Evacuation during a fire
• Assembly points following evacuation

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Health and Safety Legislation

• Which was the main all encompassing umbrella of
  legislation?
• We will now look at the other laws and
  regulations under this act.

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The Workplace (Health, Safety Welfare)
Regulations 1992

• This requires that all employees help to
  maintain a safe, healthy working environment and
  that salon policy is followed at all times
• They apply very strictly to hairdressing salons

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The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992

• This ensures that all handling and lifting of
  boxes should be assessed to determine the level
  of risk (high, medium or low).
• Also everyone should be aware on how to lift
  boxes and how to control the risks involved

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The Provision and Use of Work Equipment
Regulations 1998

• Everyone should be fully trained, instructed and
  follow manufactures instructions before using any
  new piece of equipment

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The Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at Work
Regulations 1992

• All employees should wear appropriate personal
  equipment gloves and aprons when handling or
  using chemicals.
• You must report ant damaged or loss of personal
  protective equipment to your supervisor

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Cosmetic Product (safety) Regulations 1996

• These regulations are all part of consumer
  protection.
• European law s lay down stringent regulations
  about the chemical composition of products, their
  labelling of these products labelling of these
  ingredients and how the product is described and
  marketed.
• The clear labelling helps people who are
  sensitive or allergic to find out what a product
  contains before they buy.

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The Control of Substances of Hazardous to Health
Regulations 1999 (COSHH)

• All employees should be aware how to store,
  handle, use and dispose of products in accordance
  to salon policy, manufactures instructions and
  local by-laws

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The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989

• These regulations state that every electrical
  equipment must be tested every 12 months by a
  qualification electrician
• It is everyones responsibility to report any
  faulty electrical equipment, label and store away
  safety

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The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases or Dangerous
Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 1995

• If you have a accident in the salon it must be
  reported and recorded in the accident book.
• Some skin disorders such as dermatitis, acne or
  eczema need to be documented for future reference

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The Data Protection Act 1984

• This Act restricts the amount and type of
  information you can store about a client on a
  computer or manual recording systems

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Fire Precaution Act 1971 Fire Precaution
Regulations 1999

• This is normally enforced by the local fire
  authority, usually the fire brigade.
• Under this Act your employer must have the
  correct fire fighting equipment and be trained on
  how to use it correctly

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Environment Protection Act 1990

• This Act states that hairdressing salon
  chemicals (waste) should be must be disposed of
  safety

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Health Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981

• This Acts states that every workplace should
  have a full first aid kit and that it contain
  enough to cover every team member

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Action/ Assessment plan

• I will issue you an action plan of learning to
  complete this unit.
• Once this has been completed assessment may
  start and agreed with your work based assessor.