West Virginia 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.Frame and post licenses and other individual authorizations at each work station where the person is working.

     The rule's own words

     “Licenses or other individual authorizations must be framed and posted at each work station at which the individual is currently working.”

2. Other required postings

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

   • 2.Frame and post a copy of the board's salon rule in a conspicuous place in the salon.

     The rule's own words

     “A copy of this rule must be framed and posted in a conspicuous place in every salon and school.”

3. The disinfectant

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

   • 3.Use only an approved disinfectant: a quaternary ammonium solution that kills bacteria, viruses and fungi and is registered with the EPA.

     The rule's own words

     “an approved disinfectant means a quaternary ammonium solution that is bactericidal, virucidal and fungicidal and is registered with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)”

   • 4.Keep enough disinfected tools, single-use supplies and disinfectant on hand so each client gets clean tools every day.

     The rule's own words

     “The supply must be sufficient, based on the service volume of the practitioner, salon, or school, to ensure each client is serviced with properly cleaned and disinfected tools and implements each day.”

4. Cleaning tools between clients

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

   • 5.Disinfect tools by fully submerging them, handles included, in a covered container for the full contact time in the manufacturer's directions.

     The rule's own words

     “All surfaces of a tool or implement, including handles, must be disinfected by fully submerging the item in disinfectant in a covered container for the full contact time listed in the manufacturer's directions.”

   • 6.Clean and disinfect electric clippers, nail drills and other electric tools after each use, including the body, handle and cord.

     The rule's own words

     “Electric clippers, nail drills, glass or metal electrodes, high frequency wands, aesthetic machines, steamers, diffusers, and other electric or electronic tools must be cleaned and disinfected after each use, including the body, handle, and attached cord.”

5. Storing clean and used tools

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

   • 7.Use only tools that have been cleaned, disinfected and properly stored on a client.

     The rule's own words

     “Only cleaned, disinfected, and properly stored tools and implements must be used on a client.”

6. Single-use items

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

   • 8.Throw away single-use items such as foam toe separators, foam buffer blocks, and pumice bars or stones in a closed container after each use.

     The rule's own words

     “Items that are single-use and must be discarded in a closed container after each use include but are not limited to: Foam toe separators, foam buffer blocks, pedicure tub liners, pumice bars or stones”

   • 9.Treat nail files as single-use unless they are made of metal, glass or crystal.Nail services

     The rule's own words

     “All nail files are single-use items unless made of metal, glass, or crystal.”

   • 10.Dip disposable wax spatulas and wooden sticks into the wax only once, then discard them without using the other end.Skin and waxing

     The rule's own words

     “Disposable spatulas and wooden sticks must be dipped into the wax only once and then discarded without using the other end.”

7. Towels, capes and linens

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

   • 11.Serve each client with clean, freshly laundered linen kept in a clean, closed container used only for linen.

     The rule's own words

     “Each client must be served with clean, freshly laundered linen which is kept in a clean, closed container used for that purpose alone.”

   • 12.Put used linens right away in a closed container used only for that purpose.

     The rule's own words

     “All linens immediately after being used shall be placed in a closed container used for that purpose alone.”

8. Water, sinks and restroom

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

   • 13.Have hot and cold running water piped to the faucets of the lavatory (hand-washing sink).

     The rule's own words

     “All salons and schools must be equipped with hot and cold running water piped to hot and cold water faucets of a lavatory.”

   • 14.Wash hands with soap and water right before serving each client, and after using the restroom, smoking and eating.

     The rule's own words

     “Each practitioner, instructor, and student shall thoroughly cleanse his or her hands with soap and water immediately before serving any client. Hands must be washed after using the restroom, smoking, and eating.”

   • 15.Keep the shop shampoo bowl or sink clean.

     The rule's own words

     “FAILING TO KEEP A SHOP SHAMPOO BOWL OR SINK CLEAN.”

9. 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.

   • 16.Clean and disinfect pedicure tubs, including basins and piped and pipeless tubs, before use.Pedicures

     The rule's own words

     “Pedicure tubs, including basins and piped and pipeless tubs, must be cleaned and disinfected prior to use.”

10. Banned products and tools

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

    • 17.Do not keep methyl methacrylate (MMA) liquid monomer, formalin, or other fumigants in the salon.

      The rule's own words

      “Prohibited substances in salons and schools are methyl methacrylate (MMA) liquid monomers,formalin tablets, formalin liquids, and other fumigants and must not be present in a salon or school.”

    • 18.Do not keep razor-type callus shavers, credo blades, rasps or graters in the salon.

      The rule's own words

      “Prohibited skin cutting equipment includes razor-type callus shavers, credo blades, rasps, or graters and other implements that are used to remove corns or calluses by cutting below the skin surface and must not be present in a salon or school.”

11. The premises

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

    • 19.Provide cross air ventilation before opening and whenever the salon is operating.

      The rule's own words

      “All salons and schools must have cross air ventilation before opening and whenever operating as a salon or school.”

12. First aid and safety

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

    • 20.Have a licensed electrician inspect the wiring and confirm it is adequate for how the salon is used.

      The rule's own words

      “All salons or schools must have an inspection completed by a licensed electrician stating the electrical wiring within the salon or school is adequate to the proposed usage of the facility.”