Utah salon inspections
Utah salon inspection checklist
The Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL) inspects Utah salons against the state's sanitation rules. Below are the 20 rules an inspector checks, from the state's own rules and inspection pages, each beside the rule's own words. Tick them off as you get ready, filter by the services you offer, and print the list.
- Inspected by
- DOPL
- Before opening
- Not stated
- Rules on this list
- 20
- Official form
- None found
- Foot spa log
- Not stated
- MMA nail liquid
- Banned
Read from the official sources on October 19, 2026.The full rules Utah salon license
How it works
How Utah inspects salons
Inspections are done by the Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL).
The local health officer may enter a salon to perform inspections and investigations once the officer shows proper identification, and the operator must give access to all salon space, including leased space.
“Upon presenting proper identification, the operator shall permit the local health officer to enter upon the premises of a cosmetology facility to perform inspections, investigations, and other actions as necessary to ensure compliance with this rule.”
We found no inspection form published by DOPL, so this checklist is built from the state's rules themselves.
The checklist
What Utah inspectors check
Every rule below is from the state's own rules, beside its own words. An inspector can check anything in the rules, so read them in full once before you open.
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Other required postings
Some states also want their rules, a consumer notice or the last inspection report on the wall.
1.If you offer nail, waxing, eyelash extension, or esthetics services, post the informational notice where anyone entering can readily see it.Nail services
The disinfectant
What the disinfectant must be, how it is mixed and how often it is changed.
2.Prepare and use chemical disinfectants, including sprays and wipes, according to the manufacturer's directions, including contact time.
3.Unless the disinfectant label says otherwise, make chemical disinfectant solutions at least weekly.
Cleaning tools between clients
How combs, shears, nippers and other reusable tools are cleaned and disinfected after each client.
4.Before use on each new client, clean and disinfect non-electric multi-use tools that touch skin or hair.
5.After each client, clean and disinfect electric tools such as clippers, nail e-files, and curling irons.
Storing clean and used tools
Clean tools kept covered and apart from used ones, so nothing dirty touches the next client.
6.When not in use, keep clean and disinfected tools and materials in a designated area, separate from soiled tools and materials.
Single-use items
What must be thrown away after one client because it cannot be disinfected.
7.Throw away single-use items such as nail files, buffer blocks, cotton, and sponges after using them on one client.
8.Dip disposable spatulas and wooden wax sticks into the wax only once, then throw them away without using the other end.Skin and waxing
Towels, capes and linens
Clean towels stored closed, used ones in a covered container until laundered.
9.Do not reuse a linen that covered or protected a client until it is laundered; put it in a vented container or hamper labeled "soiled" right after use.
10.Keep clean linens away from soiled linens at all times.
Water, sinks and restroom
Hot and cold running water, sinks and a restroom with a place to wash hands.
11.Each operator must have unobstructed access to at least one handwashing sink in the salon with hot and cold running water.
12.Have a restroom for operators and clients with a toilet and a handwashing sink that has hot and cold running water.
Pedicure equipment
How foot spas and pedicure basins are cleaned after each client and at the end of the day, and the log some states require.
13.After cleaning a whirlpool foot spa, disinfect it with a chemical disinfectant for 10 minutes or the time on the label.Pedicures
14.At the end of each business day, clean and disinfect each whirlpool foot spa that was used.Pedicures
Banned products and tools
Products, tools and practices the state's rules forbid outright.
15.Do not use methyl methacrylate (MMA) liquid monomer in any cosmetology service.
16.Do not use razor-type callus shavers, including credo blades or microplanes, unless you are licensed as a Master Esthetician.Skin and waxing
17.Do not use UV sterilizers or light boxes as an infection control device.
The premises
Floors, walls, light, air, waste bins and keeping living space and food out of the work area.
18.Keep floors, walls, ceilings, shelves, furniture, and fixtures in good condition, clean, and free of hair, nails, skin, wax, liquids, and debris.
19.Provide adequate covered waste receptacles, conveniently located in the salon, for debris and solid waste.
20.Provide light of at least 25 foot-candles 30 inches off the floor, and at least 60 foot-candles where services are performed.
Questions
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Plan the rest
Get the rest of the salon ready
- Every step to opening a salon, as a checklist for your state
- The salon license, fees and who must be licensed
- Which services and products the state taxes, and the sales tax permit
- What it costs to open a salon, line by line
- A client intake and consultation form
- A cancellation and no-show policy
Salon inspection checklists for other states
Ready when you are
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