ESTHETICIAN STATE BOARD WRITTEN
STUDY GUIDE (TEXAS) ~Sanitation,
Disinfection, and Safety Exam Questions
and Answers 100% Solved
Federal agencies - ✔✔Set guidelines for the manufacturing, sale, and use
of equipment and chemical ingredients along with safety in the work place.
OSHA - ✔✔Occupational Safety and Health Administration -
Occupational Safety and Health Act was passed by Congress to encourage
job safety (hazards of materials, mixing, disposing, storing ) created as a
part of the U.S. Department of Labor to regualte and enforce saftely and
health standards to protect employees in the workplace ~ page 75 Milady~
EPA - ✔✔Environmental Protection Agency - registers all type of
disinfectants sold and used in the US.
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Disinfectants - ✔✔Chemical products that destroy all bacteria, fungi and
viruses (but not spores) on the surfaces.
Tuberculocidal and hospital strength - ✔✔Two strengths of disinfectants
used in salons and spas.
Hospital disinfectants - ✔✔Effective for cleaning blood and bodily fluids.
Can be used on nonporous surfaces (non absorbing)
Tuberculocidal disinfectants - ✔✔Proven to kill the bacteria that cause
tuberculosis . Much more powerful but can be harmful to salon, spa and
estetic tools (require special methods of disposal)
MSDS - ✔✔Material Safety Data Sheet-
Both Federal and state laws require that manufacturers supply a MSDS for
all products sold. It contains information compiled by the manufacturer
about the product safety including the names of hazardous ingredients,
safe handling, and use of procedures, precautions tp reduce the risk of
accidental harm or over exposure and flammability warnings. MSDS also
provides useful disposal guidelines and medical and first aide information.
OSHA and state regulatory agenices require that MSDS be kept available
in the salon or spa ore medical office at all times.