PSI BARBERING FINAL TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Which procedure would prepare implements that may be accidentally
exposed to blood or body fluids.
Answer: disinfection
◍ 4)Set guidelines for use of equipment.
Answer: Federal and state agencies regulate the practice of barbering. State
agencies
◍ OSHA standards.
Answer: What standards address issues relating to your right to know about
any potentially hazardous ingredients contained in the products and how to
avoid these hazards?
◍ What is an alt option to a scalp steamer when preparing for a shave.
Answer: towel
◍ What must a client do when their first service is preformed.
Answer: complete a consultation card
◍ Rules.
Answer: _____establish specific standards of conduct and can be changed or
uploaded frequently
◍ Which is a sterilizer approved for salon use.
Answer: Autoclave
◍ All are functions of skin except.
Answer: Maturation
◍ Which equalizes porosity.
, Answer: fillers
◍ Which determines the temperature setting of the iron.
Answer: texture
◍ Chemical safety includes all except.
Answer: use of products in unlabeled containers
◍ Non compliance.
Answer: Ignorance of the law is not an acceptable reason or excuse
for________
◍ What is the best way to prevent punctures when shaving.
Answer: apply shaving cream to skin
◍ Which hair color procedures will lighten hair prior to depositing color.
Answer: double process
◍ Sterilization is the only type of cleaning that will kill.
Answer: bacterial spores
◍ How often should capes & linens be laundered.
Answer: after each use
◍ What precaution should be used when applying a hot towel.
Answer: testing water temp on wrist
◍ The EPA.
Answer: What agency registers all types of disinfectants sold and used in the
United States
◍ What precaution should be used when shaving beneath lower lip.
Answer: reverse freehand
◍ Which is a place to store disinfected tools & implements in the salon.
Answer: covered container
◍ Regulatory Agencies.
Answer: Laws are written by
,◍ All are fundamental colors except.
Answer: green
◍ Disinfectants.
Answer: Which for the following are chemical products that destroy most
bacteria, fungi, and viruses on surfaces
◍ Which is most common form of temp hair removal.
Answer: shaving
◍ Which is ingredient in hair shampoo that attracts oily dirt in hair & wash it
away.
Answer: surfactant
◍ Safety Data Sheet.
Answer: Both federal and state laws require that manufacturers supply a(n)
_______________ for all chemical products manufactured and sold.
◍ Bacterial spores.
Answer: disinfection is not effective against
◍ Which hair conditions resist color.
Answer: low porosity
◍ Which is true of normal hair growth.
Answer: shaving or cutting the hair has no effect on hair growth
◍ OSHA regulates all except.
Answer: evaluation of skilled & competent services
◍ In which phase of hair growth in new hair produced.
Answer: anlagen
◍ Staphylococci.
Answer: What type of bacteria are pus-forming and grow in clusters like
bunches of grapes
◍ Pneumonia.
Answer: Diplococci are spherical bacteria that grow in pairs and causes
, diseases such as _________
◍ Cocci.
Answer: What type of bacteria rarely demonstrate self-movement and
transmitted in the air, dust or within the substance in which they settle
◍ Which is most recommended for use by a new cutter to remove excess bulk.
Answer: thinning shears
◍ Which gives the skin form & strength.
Answer: collagen
◍ All contain a strong alkali known as lye or sodium hydroxide except.
Answer: neutralizers
◍ Which is the first step when handling broken skin or exposure to blood?.
Answer: stop performing the service
◍ Where do the guidelines for human blood and body fluids come from?.
Answer: universal precautions
◍ All of the following are tips for the clipper-over-comb technique EXCEPT.
Answer: stand above the working area
◍ Which is the proper way to wash hands?.
Answer: wet, lather, scrub, rinse, dry
◍ Which is the meaning of immunity?.
Answer: resistance of an organism to infection or disease
◍ All of the following are a foundation for cornrows EXCEPT.
Answer: elevation
◍ Viruses.
Answer: A disinfectant that is a fungicidal is capable of destroying
________
◍ All of the following purposes of having an MSDS (material safety data
sheet) available apply EXCEPT.
Answer: knowing what supplies are in stock
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Which procedure would prepare implements that may be accidentally
exposed to blood or body fluids.
Answer: disinfection
◍ 4)Set guidelines for use of equipment.
Answer: Federal and state agencies regulate the practice of barbering. State
agencies
◍ OSHA standards.
Answer: What standards address issues relating to your right to know about
any potentially hazardous ingredients contained in the products and how to
avoid these hazards?
◍ What is an alt option to a scalp steamer when preparing for a shave.
Answer: towel
◍ What must a client do when their first service is preformed.
Answer: complete a consultation card
◍ Rules.
Answer: _____establish specific standards of conduct and can be changed or
uploaded frequently
◍ Which is a sterilizer approved for salon use.
Answer: Autoclave
◍ All are functions of skin except.
Answer: Maturation
◍ Which equalizes porosity.
, Answer: fillers
◍ Which determines the temperature setting of the iron.
Answer: texture
◍ Chemical safety includes all except.
Answer: use of products in unlabeled containers
◍ Non compliance.
Answer: Ignorance of the law is not an acceptable reason or excuse
for________
◍ What is the best way to prevent punctures when shaving.
Answer: apply shaving cream to skin
◍ Which hair color procedures will lighten hair prior to depositing color.
Answer: double process
◍ Sterilization is the only type of cleaning that will kill.
Answer: bacterial spores
◍ How often should capes & linens be laundered.
Answer: after each use
◍ What precaution should be used when applying a hot towel.
Answer: testing water temp on wrist
◍ The EPA.
Answer: What agency registers all types of disinfectants sold and used in the
United States
◍ What precaution should be used when shaving beneath lower lip.
Answer: reverse freehand
◍ Which is a place to store disinfected tools & implements in the salon.
Answer: covered container
◍ Regulatory Agencies.
Answer: Laws are written by
,◍ All are fundamental colors except.
Answer: green
◍ Disinfectants.
Answer: Which for the following are chemical products that destroy most
bacteria, fungi, and viruses on surfaces
◍ Which is most common form of temp hair removal.
Answer: shaving
◍ Which is ingredient in hair shampoo that attracts oily dirt in hair & wash it
away.
Answer: surfactant
◍ Safety Data Sheet.
Answer: Both federal and state laws require that manufacturers supply a(n)
_______________ for all chemical products manufactured and sold.
◍ Bacterial spores.
Answer: disinfection is not effective against
◍ Which hair conditions resist color.
Answer: low porosity
◍ Which is true of normal hair growth.
Answer: shaving or cutting the hair has no effect on hair growth
◍ OSHA regulates all except.
Answer: evaluation of skilled & competent services
◍ In which phase of hair growth in new hair produced.
Answer: anlagen
◍ Staphylococci.
Answer: What type of bacteria are pus-forming and grow in clusters like
bunches of grapes
◍ Pneumonia.
Answer: Diplococci are spherical bacteria that grow in pairs and causes
, diseases such as _________
◍ Cocci.
Answer: What type of bacteria rarely demonstrate self-movement and
transmitted in the air, dust or within the substance in which they settle
◍ Which is most recommended for use by a new cutter to remove excess bulk.
Answer: thinning shears
◍ Which gives the skin form & strength.
Answer: collagen
◍ All contain a strong alkali known as lye or sodium hydroxide except.
Answer: neutralizers
◍ Which is the first step when handling broken skin or exposure to blood?.
Answer: stop performing the service
◍ Where do the guidelines for human blood and body fluids come from?.
Answer: universal precautions
◍ All of the following are tips for the clipper-over-comb technique EXCEPT.
Answer: stand above the working area
◍ Which is the proper way to wash hands?.
Answer: wet, lather, scrub, rinse, dry
◍ Which is the meaning of immunity?.
Answer: resistance of an organism to infection or disease
◍ All of the following are a foundation for cornrows EXCEPT.
Answer: elevation
◍ Viruses.
Answer: A disinfectant that is a fungicidal is capable of destroying
________
◍ All of the following purposes of having an MSDS (material safety data
sheet) available apply EXCEPT.
Answer: knowing what supplies are in stock
