Section 17-3718. MINIMUM EQUIPMENT

 

3718.1Each barber, braiding, and cosmetology salon or shop shall have the equipment required in this section.

 

3718.2There shall be at least one (1) sink with running hot and cold water for general salon or shop purposes, and at least one (1) sink with running hot and cold water for shampoo purposes.

 

3718.3Except for specialty braiding salons, there shall be an additional shampoo sink with hot and cold running water for each two chairs beyond the first; provided, that each shampoo sink shall not be located more than twenty feet (20') from any chair which it is intended to serve and shall be located within the same room. For specialty braiding salons, there shall be an additional shampoo sink with running hot and cold water for each four (4) chairs beyond the first.

 

3718.4Any shampoo sink serving a chair or chairs or shampoo booth or booths shall be equipped with shampoo fittings and trim.

 

3718.5Shampoo sinks, other than those in booths, shall not be spaced closer than four feet (4') center to center.

 

3718.6In existing salons or shops, the Director shall permit variations from the requirements of §3718.5 by not more than eighteen inches (18").

 

3718.7All plumbing fittings and fixtures shall be designed and installed or operated to prevent the possibility of any cross-connection or interconnection between waste and potable water.

 

3718.8All salons or shops shall contain at least one (1) service sink not less than sixteen inches (16") wide, sixteen inches (16") long, and ten inches (10") deep, with hot and cold running water, for custodial purposes only; provided, that where a part of a premises is used for custodial purposes, it shall be sufficient if the plumbing fixtures are provided within the building if the fixtures can be reached by a line of travel not exceeding one hundred feet (100') without going outside the building.

 

3718.9There shall be closed storage cabinets for supplies, clean linens, and storage space for supplies and other materials used in a practice covered by these regulations.

 

3718.10In addition to the equipment required in §§3718.2 through 3718.9, each salon or shop shall contain the following:

 

(a)Storage space for custodial equipment and supplies;

 

(b)Covered containers lined with disposable plastic bags for the daily removal of all waste materials;

 

(c)Supplies of appropriate disinfectant and fungicide;

 

(d)Clean laundered towels, hair capes, and shampoo capes;

 

(e)Neck strips and suitable dispenser;

 

(f)Hair dryers;

 

(g)Hairdressing stand or dresserette with a shelf and mirror; and

 

(h)Facial or all-purpose chair.

 

3718.11Each all-purpose cosmetology station or booth shall have the following equipment:

 

(a)All-purpose cosmetology chair;

 

(b)Covered container for disinfecting tools;

 

(c)Closed cabinet or covered container for clean tools;

 

(d)Shampoo dispenser;

 

(e)Waving fluid dispenser, if necessary;

 

(f)Container for waste materials; and

 

(g)Portable shampoo boards where necessary.

 

3718.12Each braider station shall have the following equipment:

 

(a)All-purpose cosmetology chair;

 

(b)All-purpose stool;

 

(c)Covered container for disinfecting tools;

 

(d)Closed cabinet or covered container for clean tools;

 

(e)Portable shampoo board and shampoo dispenser where necessary; and

 

(f)Closed container for waste materials.

 

3718.13Each barber chair shall have the following equipment:

 

(a)Barber chair with head rest having a changeable cover;

 

(b)One (1) or more covered containers for disinfecting and fungicidal solution;

 

(c)One (1) closed cabinet for tools and clean linen;

 

(d)One (1) closed container for soiled linen;

 

(e)One (1) closed container for used papers;

 

(f)Automatic lathering device or devices; and

 

(g)Clean headrest covers and suitable dispensers.

 

3718.14Each manicurist station shall have the following equipment:

 

(a)Manicuring stand, either stationary or movable, with a lamp;

 

(b)Closed cabinet or covered container for the storage of clean and disinfected manicuring instruments;

 

(c)Covered container of a size that will accommodate the instruments to be disinfected;

 

(d)Closed container for waste materials; and

 

(e)At least two (2) complete sets of manicuring instruments.

 

3718.15In addition to the equipment required in §§3718.7 through 3718.9., each manicuring salon shall have the following:

 

(a)Storage space for custodial equipment and supplies;

 

(b)Covered containers for all waste materials;

 

(c)Adequate supplies of appropriate disinfectant and fungicide;

 

(d)Clean laundered towels and additional facial or clasp exaspirator masks upon request for customers;

 

(e)Stationary or mobile manicuring stand with lamp and two chairs;

 

(f)Closed cabinet or covered container for storing clean and disinfected manicuring instruments;

 

(g)Adequately-sized covered container for disinfected instruments;

 

(h)One (1) general purpose sink with running hot and cold water for every twelve (12) manicure stations; and

 

(i)At least one (1) complete set of manicuring instruments per operator.

 

3718.16In addition to the equipment required in §§3718.2 through 3718.9, each esthetics salon shall have the following:

 

(a)Storage space for custodial equipment and supplies;

 

(b)Each treatment room shall have a covered trash container;

 

(c)Supplies of appropriate disinfectant, fungicide, and astringent;

 

(d)Clean laundered towels and customer drapes for each customer;

 

(e)A facial or all-purpose chair or table;

 

(f)A closed cabinet or covered container for the storage of clean and disinfected instruments;

 

(g)A covered container of a size that will accommodate the instruments to be disinfected; and

 

(h)A dispenser pump, spray-type container, squeeze bottle, or spatula from which all fluids, creams, and lotions shall be dispensed.

 

3718.17In addition to the equipment requirements in §3718.16 of this chapter, a Beauty school, approved by the District of Columbia Educational Licensure Commission or the Board, that offers beauty services normally performed by an esthetician shall comply with the following sanitation requirements;

 

(a)Creams, lotions, powders, and other cosmetics shall be removed from the patron using disposable absorbent cotton, cleansing tissue, cotton swab, freshly laundered towels, pledget, or other similar material;

 

(b)Lip and eyebrow pencils shall be sharpened then wiped with alcohol after each use;

 

(c)Lip color, eye color, shadows, or other cosmetics shall be removed from the original container with a clean spatula and applied to the patron with a clean disposable or sanitized applicator or removed from container with a disposable applicator;

 

(d)Disposable lip, makeup, eyelash, or other cosmetic application shall be discarded immediately after use;

 

(e)Hair removal waxes may not be used for more than one client. Any excess wax left after client service shall be discarded immediately;

 

(f)Disposable blood lancets shall be discarded immediately after use and placed into a sharps container;

 

(g)Bleach solution or seventy percent (70%) alcohol shall be kept on the esthetician tray for contact disinfecting of non-disposable implements that may come into contact with blood and non-disposable implements shall be sterilized with dry heat, autoclave, or chemically;

 

(h)Nondisposable drapings shall be laundered after each client;

 

(i)All fluids, creams and lotions shall be dispensed with a dispenser pump, spray- type container, squeeze bottle, or spatula;

 

(j)Estheticians should use disposable gloves for extractions of inflammatory lesions.

 

3718.18In addition to the equipment requirements in §§3718.14 and 3718.15 of this chapter, a beauty school approved by the District of Columbia Educational Licensure Commission or the Board that offers beauty services normally performed by a manicurist shall comply with the following sanitation requirements:

 

(a)Finger bowls and foot bath basins shall be cleansed in soap and water and properly disinfected between patrons;

 

(b)Oils used in the manicuring process shall be poured into a disinfected container or pumped into a disinfected hand. Any remaining excess oil shall be immediately discarded;

 

(c)Methyl Methacrylate (MMA);

 

(1)A person may not use or possess methyl methacrylate liquid monomer (MMA) in a salon of any type in the District of Columbia.

 

(2)To determine whether a person is in violation of subsection (c)(1) of this section, an inspector may chemically test products or take samples of products at random or when the inspector suspects that a product is illegal.

 

(3)A person who violates this section may be subject to fines and/or other discipline pursuant to this chapter.

 

(d)The manicure table top shall be maintained in a sanitary condition at all times;

 

(e)A clean towel or disposable paper cover shall be placed over the manicure cushion and footrest and changed between clients;

 

(f)Each emery board shall be discarded after use unless it can be cleansed and disinfected;

 

(g)All nondisposable implements shall be cleansed and then disinfected before reuse;

 

(h)Instruments used on an individual client shall be placed in a jar sanitizer containing cotton saturated with seventy percent (70%) alcohol or bleach during the manicure process to keep the instruments in a sanitary condition during the entire manicure procedure;

 

(i)The complete set of manicuring instruments shall be properly cleansed and disinfected after use on each patron and stored in a dry sanitizer;

 

(j)The following procedures shall be followed when paraffin wax is used:

 

(1)A paraffin wax treatment shall be performed before, and not after, a manicure or pedicure;

 

(2)The patron shall be free of broken skin or any skin disorder before the treatment;

 

(3)The patron's hands or feet shall be disinfected before being dipped into a paraffin wax; and

 

(4)The paraffin wax shall be kept sanitary and free of any debris.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 7699 (September 12, 2003).