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SALON MANAGER EXAM VERSION A AND B
QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY A
GRADE 2024
Designated License Salon Manager - ANSWER✔✔- salon owner must appoint a designated
licensed salon manager (DLSM) and register the DLSM with the board
- must acknowledge the responsibility of the position on forms and is responsible for salon and
practitioner compliance
- must not be responsible for more than one salon
- if no longer serving as the DLSM must notify the board in writing via e-mail or mail of the
resignation as DLSM.
- not required to be present at all times but remains responsible
- must not concurrently serve as a designated school manager
Duties - ANSWER✔✔It is the responsibility of all licensees, including the salon owner and the
designated licensed salon manager (DLSM) to ensure that all infection control requirements are
followed. Items, tools, and equipment on the salon premises that may be used for regulated
services are subject to the requirements of this part even if not intended for use in services
regulated by the board or intended for personal use.
Hand Washing - ANSWER✔✔- All licensees must thoroughly wash their hands with soap and
water and dry them with a single-service paper or cloth towel or air dryer before providing any
service to a client. - alcohol-based hand rub with a minimum of 60 percent alcohol may be used
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in lieu of hand washing only when the hands are free of lotions, ointments, product, or visible
soil.
- Gloves and hand wipes are not an acceptable substitute for hand washing.
Cleaning - ANSWER✔✔- Before disinfecting any surface or item, any visible debris and
disposable parts must be removed and the surface or item must be washed with soap and
water or a cleaning agent, rinsed thoroughly, and dried before being disinfected.
- Surfaces may be wiped with a cleaning agent before being disinfected.
- cleaning agent not in the original container must have a legible label with the name and use
instructions. If the original container with instructions is available, use instructions are not
required to be repeated on the new container label.
Disinfecting - ANSWER✔✔- Only hospital-level, EPA-registered disinfectants that are labeled as
bactericidal, virucidal, and fungicidal may be used
- Alcohol is not an acceptable disinfecting agent.
- Bleach products must have an EPA registration for hospital-level disinfection.
- must be used according to the manufacturer's directions, including contact time, safety
precautions, dilution requirements if any, and proper disposal.
- sprays or wipes must not be used except where noted
- solutions must be legibly labeled with the disinfectant name and any dilution requirements.
- solutions must be disposed of immediately if visible debris is present.
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- If concentrated disinfectants must be diluted with water, measuring devices must be readily
available and used to ensure an effective solution is made.
- solutions must be made daily and disposed of at the end of the day.
- All surfaces of a tool or implement, including handles, must be disinfected by fully submerging
the item in disinfectant in a covered container
- Following disinfection, items must be rinsed to prevent exposure of clients and licensees to
unsafe pesticides and chemicals. Items must be dried before being stored.
- Each salon must have disinfectant containers with covers.
- Licensees must protect themselves by wearing gloves or using tongs to avoid direct skin
contact with the disinfectant
Sterlizing - ANSWER✔✔- Any tool or implement that is designed to puncture or invade the skin
must be cleaned and then sterilized before the tool or implement can be reused
- A sterilized tool or implement must be stored in the sterilization pouch or container in which it
was sterilized
- Each sterilized package or container must have the batch number and date of sterilization
- Autoclaves, steam or dry heat sterilizers, chemical vapor sterilizers, and any other sterilizing
device must be registered and listed with the United States Food and Drug Administration and
used only as instructed by the manufacturer.
- Autoclaves and other sterilizers must be spore tested through an independent lab every 30
days to ensure functionality.
- Spore-testing results and maintenance records must be kept on site at the salon for 36
months.
SALON MANAGER EXAM VERSION A AND B
QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY A
GRADE 2024
Designated License Salon Manager - ANSWER✔✔- salon owner must appoint a designated
licensed salon manager (DLSM) and register the DLSM with the board
- must acknowledge the responsibility of the position on forms and is responsible for salon and
practitioner compliance
- must not be responsible for more than one salon
- if no longer serving as the DLSM must notify the board in writing via e-mail or mail of the
resignation as DLSM.
- not required to be present at all times but remains responsible
- must not concurrently serve as a designated school manager
Duties - ANSWER✔✔It is the responsibility of all licensees, including the salon owner and the
designated licensed salon manager (DLSM) to ensure that all infection control requirements are
followed. Items, tools, and equipment on the salon premises that may be used for regulated
services are subject to the requirements of this part even if not intended for use in services
regulated by the board or intended for personal use.
Hand Washing - ANSWER✔✔- All licensees must thoroughly wash their hands with soap and
water and dry them with a single-service paper or cloth towel or air dryer before providing any
service to a client. - alcohol-based hand rub with a minimum of 60 percent alcohol may be used
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in lieu of hand washing only when the hands are free of lotions, ointments, product, or visible
soil.
- Gloves and hand wipes are not an acceptable substitute for hand washing.
Cleaning - ANSWER✔✔- Before disinfecting any surface or item, any visible debris and
disposable parts must be removed and the surface or item must be washed with soap and
water or a cleaning agent, rinsed thoroughly, and dried before being disinfected.
- Surfaces may be wiped with a cleaning agent before being disinfected.
- cleaning agent not in the original container must have a legible label with the name and use
instructions. If the original container with instructions is available, use instructions are not
required to be repeated on the new container label.
Disinfecting - ANSWER✔✔- Only hospital-level, EPA-registered disinfectants that are labeled as
bactericidal, virucidal, and fungicidal may be used
- Alcohol is not an acceptable disinfecting agent.
- Bleach products must have an EPA registration for hospital-level disinfection.
- must be used according to the manufacturer's directions, including contact time, safety
precautions, dilution requirements if any, and proper disposal.
- sprays or wipes must not be used except where noted
- solutions must be legibly labeled with the disinfectant name and any dilution requirements.
- solutions must be disposed of immediately if visible debris is present.
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- If concentrated disinfectants must be diluted with water, measuring devices must be readily
available and used to ensure an effective solution is made.
- solutions must be made daily and disposed of at the end of the day.
- All surfaces of a tool or implement, including handles, must be disinfected by fully submerging
the item in disinfectant in a covered container
- Following disinfection, items must be rinsed to prevent exposure of clients and licensees to
unsafe pesticides and chemicals. Items must be dried before being stored.
- Each salon must have disinfectant containers with covers.
- Licensees must protect themselves by wearing gloves or using tongs to avoid direct skin
contact with the disinfectant
Sterlizing - ANSWER✔✔- Any tool or implement that is designed to puncture or invade the skin
must be cleaned and then sterilized before the tool or implement can be reused
- A sterilized tool or implement must be stored in the sterilization pouch or container in which it
was sterilized
- Each sterilized package or container must have the batch number and date of sterilization
- Autoclaves, steam or dry heat sterilizers, chemical vapor sterilizers, and any other sterilizing
device must be registered and listed with the United States Food and Drug Administration and
used only as instructed by the manufacturer.
- Autoclaves and other sterilizers must be spore tested through an independent lab every 30
days to ensure functionality.
- Spore-testing results and maintenance records must be kept on site at the salon for 36
months.
