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| 1. Why is important to study infection control? |
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| Infection control is important because it affect clients and personal health and safety. It is top priority & responsibility to prevent illness, disease propagation and legal burden at all time at all cost. Also, poor infection control will jeopardize the owner’s state license. |
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| 2. Regarding regulating the practice of cosmetology, what is the difference between federal agencies and state agencies? |
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Federal agencies set guidelines for manufacturing, sale, chemical ingredients and use of equipment. These guidelines also provide for monitoring of safety in the workplace and place limits on the types of services you can perform in the salon.
State agencies regulate licensing, enforcement, and your conduct when you are working in the salon. (P.71) |
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| 3. What does OSHA stand for? |
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| Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) (P.71) |
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| 4. OSHA was created as part of the U. S. Department of Labor (DOL) to ...? |
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| OSHA was created as part of the U. S. Department of Labor (DOL) to regulate and enforce safety and health standards to protect employees in the workplace. (P.71) |
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| 5. What is the purpose of the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)? |
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| “to ensure that the hazards of all chemicals produced or imported are evaluated and details regarding their hazards are transmitted to employers and employees." (P.71) |
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6. Explain why you think OSHA's standards are important to you personally as a
cosmetologist. |
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| Because many products are using in salons, OSHA standards address issues relating to handling, mixing, storing, and disposing of products, general safety in the workplace, and your right to know about any potentially hazardous ingredients contained in the products you use and how to avoid these hazards. (P.71) |
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| 7. Federal and state laws require manufacturers to supply a Safety Data Sheet (SDS), previously known as Material Safety Data Sheet, only for those products that are potentially hazardous. True or False |
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Ans: False
Federal and state laws require salons to obtain SDSs from the chemical product manufacturers and/or distributors for EACH professional product that is used. (P.73) |
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| 8. List the 16 categories of information contained in a Safety Data Sheet. |
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| • Identification • Hazard(s) identification • Composition/information on ingredients • First-aid measures • Fire-fighting measures • Accidental release measures • Handling and Storage • Exposure controls/personal protection • Physical and chemical properties • Stability and reactivity • Toxicological (P.72) |
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9. Federal and state laws require salons to obtain an SDSs from the chemical product
manufacturers and/or distributors for each professional product that is used in
the salon. |
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| 10. All salon employees must _____ the information included on each SDS and _____ they have done so by _____ a _____ sheet for the product. |
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| All salon employees must obtain the information included on each SDS and prove they have done so by signing a sign-off sheet for the product. (P.73) |
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| 11. What does the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) register? |
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| All types of disinfectants sold and used in the United States. (P.73) |
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| 12. Define the term disinfectant. |
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| Chemical products that destroy most bacteria (excluding spores), fungi, and viruses on surfaces. (P.73) |
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| 13. Some ___________ can be harmful to salon tools and equipment. |
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| Some products/chemicals/disinfectants can be harmful to salon tools and equipment. |
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| 14. As a rule of thumb, it is always better to use a tuberculocidal disinfectant when cleaning up a spill in the salon. |
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| 15. By law, a disinfecting product must be used in the manner prescribed on its manufacturer's label and be registered with the EPA. |
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| 16. If you do not follow the instructions for mixing, contact time, and the type of surface the disinfecting product can be used on, you are not complying with federal law. |
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