Arizona salon inspection checklist

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1. Licenses on display

   The first thing an inspector looks for: the salon's license and every working license, current and where clients can see them.

   • 1.Post your establishment license in view of the public.

     The rule's own words

     “Prominently post the license of the Establishment licensee in view of the public”

   • 2.Ensure each practitioner's personal license is posted at their workstation.

     The rule's own words

     “Ensure that the personal license or registration of each licensee or registrant performing services in the Establishment is posted at the licensee's or registrant's workstation”

2. Other required postings

   Some states also want their rules, a consumer notice or the last inspection report on the wall.

   • 3.Post a copy of R4-10-112, the infection control and safety standards, prominently in the salon.

     The rule's own words

     “A copy of R4-10-112 shall be prominently posted in each establishment and school”

3. The disinfectant

   What the disinfectant must be, how it is mixed and how often it is changed.

   • 4.Use an EPA-registered disinfectant that is effective against HIV and hepatitis B.

     The rule's own words

     “An EPA-registered bactericidal, virucidal, or fungicidal, disinfectant effective against HIV and human hepatitis B virus”

   • 5.Keep disinfectant solution set up at all times the salon is open.

     The rule's own words

     “Is set up with disinfectant solution at all times the establishment or school is open,”

4. Cleaning tools between clients

   How combs, shears, nippers and other reusable tools are cleaned and disinfected after each client.

   • 6.Totally immerse non-electrical tools in the wet disinfectant, following the manufacturer's directions.

     The rule's own words

     “Totally immersing in the wet disinfectant required under subsection (A)(5) following manufacturer's recommended directions.”

5. Storing clean and used tools

   Clean tools kept covered and apart from used ones, so nothing dirty touches the next client.

   • 7.Put used or soiled tools in a covered container labeled "dirty.".

     The rule's own words

     “Place a tool or instrument that has been used on a client or soiled in any manner in a covered receptacle that is labeled "dirty"”

   • 8.Store disinfected tools in a dry, covered container labeled "ready to use," kept apart from contaminants.

     The rule's own words

     “Place a disinfected instrument in a disinfected, dry, covered container that is labeled "ready to use" and isolate the disinfected instrument from contaminants.”

6. Single-use items

   What must be thrown away after one client because it cannot be disinfected.

   • 9.Immediately after use, throw away any item that touches the client and cannot be disinfected, such as cotton pads, sponges, porous emery boards, and neck strips.

     The rule's own words

     “Dispose of all tools, instruments, or supplies that come into direct contact with a client and cannot be disinfected (for example, cotton pads, sponges, porous emery boards, and neck strips) by placing them in a waste receptacle immediately after use;”

   • 10.Throw away gloves immediately after use.

     The rule's own words

     “Discard gloves immediately after use.”

7. Towels, capes and linens

   Clean towels stored closed, used ones in a covered container until laundered.

   • 11.Provide clean linens for each client and launder them after each use.

     The rule's own words

     “Clean linens are provided for each client and laundered after each use;”

   • 12.Keep soiled towels and capes in a ventilated, covered container.

     The rule's own words

     “Ventilated, covered, containers for soiled linens including towels and capes;”

8. Water, sinks and restroom

   Hot and cold running water, sinks and a restroom with a place to wash hands.

   • 13.Have sufficient hot and cold running water, including in a mobile unit.

     The rule's own words

     “The establishment, including a mobile unit, has sufficient hot and cold running water;”

   • 14.Keep the restroom clean and sanitary at all times, with a wash basin, running water, liquid soap, and disposable towels.

     The rule's own words

     “The restroom has a wash basin, running water, liquid soap, and disposable towels; is kept clean and sanitary at all times;”

9. Banned products and tools

   Products, tools and practices the state's rules forbid outright.

   • 15.Keep no liquid methyl methacrylate (MMA) monomer or methylene chloride on the premises.

     The rule's own words

     “No products containing hazardous substances banned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in products on clients, including liquid methyl methacrylate monomer and methylene chloride, are on the establishment premises”

   • 16.Keep no animals in the salon except fish in aquariums and service animals.

     The rule's own words

     “No animals except fish in aquariums and service animals are allowed in the establishment;”

10. The premises

    Floors, walls, light, air, waste bins and keeping living space and food out of the work area.

    • 17.Keep non-leaking, solid-side waste receptacles with liners, emptied, cleaned, and disinfected daily.

      The rule's own words

      “Non-leaking, solid-side waste receptacles with liners, which are emptied, cleaned, and disinfected daily;”

11. First aid and safety

    A first aid kit, what to do after a cut or blood exposure, and other safety rules.

    • 18.Keep a first-aid kit with at least bandages, gauze, antiseptic, and antibiotic cream, easily accessible.

      The rule's own words

      “A first-aid kit that contains, at a minimum, bandages, gauze, antiseptic, and antibiotic cream is present in the establishment and easily accessible;”