OREGON ESTHETICIAN 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What does "Dispensing Area" mean? - ✔✔"Dispensing area" means an area with
non-porous surfaces and a sink with hot and cold
running water where service preparations are conducted, including, but not limited to,
mixing
of chemicals, cleaning of tools and equipment, disposing of residues and rinsing parts of
the
body exposed to chemicals.
✔✔What qualifies as an educational institution? - ✔✔"Educational Institution" means an
Oregon high school under ORS 335, Oregon career
school licensed under ORS 345 or an Oregon community college under ORS 341.
✔✔Define "EPA": - ✔✔"EPA" means Environmental Protection Agency, a branch of the
federal government,
which approves and registers chemical compounds and agents.
✔✔What does Equiptment mean? - ✔✔"Equipment" means those items needed to
operate a facility, including, but not limited to,
waiting chairs, barber or styling chairs, shampoo chairs, cabinets, sinks, shampoo
bowls,
,stationary dryers, pedicure bowls or whirlpool foot spas, paraffin wax containers, and
nail
technology tables.
✔✔What does "Fire Retardant Container" mean? - ✔✔"Fire retardant container" means
an airtight metal container for disposing of chemical
waste or storing linens with chemical residue.
✔✔Define High Level Disinfectant: - ✔✔High-level disinfectant" means a chemical
agent, which has demonstrated tuberculocidal
activity and is registered with the EPA.
✔✔Define Low Level Disinfectant: - ✔✔"Low-level disinfectant" means a chemical agent
which has demonstrated bactericidal,
germicidal, fungicidal, and limited virucidal activity and is registered with the EPA.
✔✔Define Materials and Supplies: - ✔✔"Materials and supplies" means those items
which complement the use of tools,
including but not limited to hair tints, bleaches, permanent wave solutions, hair oils,
shampoos, rinses, disinfectants, and chemicals.
✔✔What does "Natural Person" mean? - ✔✔"Natural Person" means a living, individual,
human being.
✔✔What does "Official Transcript" mean? - ✔✔(a) An original document authorized by
the appropriate office in the Oregon Department of
Education and certified by an educational institution indicating applicant identity
information,
each field of practice enrolled under, specific hour requirements for each field of
practice if
applicable, final practical examination scores for each field of practice, enrollment
information
and a signature from an authorized representative on file with the agency. Original
documents must be submitted directly to the agency from the educational institution by
United States Postal Service mail or other recognized mail service providers in a sealed
envelope; OR Non-original documents are only
accepted when approved by the Agency.
✔✔Define "Premises" - ✔✔"Premises" means the entire area of a facility, licensed by
the agency as a facility
defined under ORS 690.005.
✔✔What does "Sharp edged or pointed, non-electrical tools and implements" mean? -
✔✔"Sharp edged or pointed, non-electrical tools and implements" means those items
which
, may on occasion pierce or cut the skin and draw blood, including razors, cuticle nippers,
cuticle pushers, nail clippers, tweezers, comedone extractors, shears, and metal nail
files.
✔✔What does soiled mean? - ✔✔"Soiled" means an article that has been used and has
not been cleaned or disinfected
for use on the next client.
✔✔Define tools and implements: - ✔✔"Tools and implements" means all portable
articles and instruments, which the
authorization holder uses when performing services on clients, including, but not limited
to
combs, shears, clippers and yoyettes.
✔✔Define work area: - ✔✔"Work area" means an area where services are performed
and preparations are
conducted, including, but not limited to shampoo area, work stations and dispensing
area.
✔✔What must authorization holders do when it comes to the state regulations and
federal ventilation requirements? - ✔✔(1) Authorization holders must observe the
Department of Human Services, Oregon Health
Authority, and other city, county and state regulations.
(2) Authorization holders must adhere to all city, county, state and federal ventilation
requirements.
✔✔Any public place in a facility shall be governed under which act? They should all
provide adequate what? - ✔✔Any public place in a facility shall be governed under the
Oregon Indoor Clean Air Act as it
appears in ORS 433.835 through 433.875. All facilities shall provide adequate
ventilation
according to OAR 817-005-0005(2).
✔✔An adequate and immediate supply of both hot and cold running water and wash
basins
must be available: - ✔✔(a) On the facility premises and;
(b) In any work area where hazardous materials are in use, which may have a harmful
effect
on or be absorbed through the skin if the contamination is not removed.
✔✔Do sinks in restrooms qualify as a water source for a facility? When only do they
qualify? - ✔✔No, and they only qualify in a natural hair care establishment.
✔✔Washing accommodations must be kept in what condition? - ✔✔Clean and Sanitary.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What does "Dispensing Area" mean? - ✔✔"Dispensing area" means an area with
non-porous surfaces and a sink with hot and cold
running water where service preparations are conducted, including, but not limited to,
mixing
of chemicals, cleaning of tools and equipment, disposing of residues and rinsing parts of
the
body exposed to chemicals.
✔✔What qualifies as an educational institution? - ✔✔"Educational Institution" means an
Oregon high school under ORS 335, Oregon career
school licensed under ORS 345 or an Oregon community college under ORS 341.
✔✔Define "EPA": - ✔✔"EPA" means Environmental Protection Agency, a branch of the
federal government,
which approves and registers chemical compounds and agents.
✔✔What does Equiptment mean? - ✔✔"Equipment" means those items needed to
operate a facility, including, but not limited to,
waiting chairs, barber or styling chairs, shampoo chairs, cabinets, sinks, shampoo
bowls,
,stationary dryers, pedicure bowls or whirlpool foot spas, paraffin wax containers, and
nail
technology tables.
✔✔What does "Fire Retardant Container" mean? - ✔✔"Fire retardant container" means
an airtight metal container for disposing of chemical
waste or storing linens with chemical residue.
✔✔Define High Level Disinfectant: - ✔✔High-level disinfectant" means a chemical
agent, which has demonstrated tuberculocidal
activity and is registered with the EPA.
✔✔Define Low Level Disinfectant: - ✔✔"Low-level disinfectant" means a chemical agent
which has demonstrated bactericidal,
germicidal, fungicidal, and limited virucidal activity and is registered with the EPA.
✔✔Define Materials and Supplies: - ✔✔"Materials and supplies" means those items
which complement the use of tools,
including but not limited to hair tints, bleaches, permanent wave solutions, hair oils,
shampoos, rinses, disinfectants, and chemicals.
✔✔What does "Natural Person" mean? - ✔✔"Natural Person" means a living, individual,
human being.
✔✔What does "Official Transcript" mean? - ✔✔(a) An original document authorized by
the appropriate office in the Oregon Department of
Education and certified by an educational institution indicating applicant identity
information,
each field of practice enrolled under, specific hour requirements for each field of
practice if
applicable, final practical examination scores for each field of practice, enrollment
information
and a signature from an authorized representative on file with the agency. Original
documents must be submitted directly to the agency from the educational institution by
United States Postal Service mail or other recognized mail service providers in a sealed
envelope; OR Non-original documents are only
accepted when approved by the Agency.
✔✔Define "Premises" - ✔✔"Premises" means the entire area of a facility, licensed by
the agency as a facility
defined under ORS 690.005.
✔✔What does "Sharp edged or pointed, non-electrical tools and implements" mean? -
✔✔"Sharp edged or pointed, non-electrical tools and implements" means those items
which
, may on occasion pierce or cut the skin and draw blood, including razors, cuticle nippers,
cuticle pushers, nail clippers, tweezers, comedone extractors, shears, and metal nail
files.
✔✔What does soiled mean? - ✔✔"Soiled" means an article that has been used and has
not been cleaned or disinfected
for use on the next client.
✔✔Define tools and implements: - ✔✔"Tools and implements" means all portable
articles and instruments, which the
authorization holder uses when performing services on clients, including, but not limited
to
combs, shears, clippers and yoyettes.
✔✔Define work area: - ✔✔"Work area" means an area where services are performed
and preparations are
conducted, including, but not limited to shampoo area, work stations and dispensing
area.
✔✔What must authorization holders do when it comes to the state regulations and
federal ventilation requirements? - ✔✔(1) Authorization holders must observe the
Department of Human Services, Oregon Health
Authority, and other city, county and state regulations.
(2) Authorization holders must adhere to all city, county, state and federal ventilation
requirements.
✔✔Any public place in a facility shall be governed under which act? They should all
provide adequate what? - ✔✔Any public place in a facility shall be governed under the
Oregon Indoor Clean Air Act as it
appears in ORS 433.835 through 433.875. All facilities shall provide adequate
ventilation
according to OAR 817-005-0005(2).
✔✔An adequate and immediate supply of both hot and cold running water and wash
basins
must be available: - ✔✔(a) On the facility premises and;
(b) In any work area where hazardous materials are in use, which may have a harmful
effect
on or be absorbed through the skin if the contamination is not removed.
✔✔Do sinks in restrooms qualify as a water source for a facility? When only do they
qualify? - ✔✔No, and they only qualify in a natural hair care establishment.
✔✔Washing accommodations must be kept in what condition? - ✔✔Clean and Sanitary.
