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Infection Control (Chp. 5) Exam Questions
And Answers |Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass.
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) - Answer✔addresses issues relating to
the handling, mixing, storing, and disposing products; general safety in the workplace; and your
right to know about hazardous ingredients contained in the products and how to avoid these
hazards.
SDS (Safety Data Sheet) - Answer✔16-category, standard-format document required by OSHA
for all chemical products.
Laws - Answer✔(statutes) are written by both federal and state legislatures to determine the
scope of practice (what each license allows the holder to do) and establish guidelines for
regulatory agencies to make rules.
Rules - Answer✔and regulations are more specific than laws. Rules apply laws by establishing
specific standards of conduct and can be changed or updated frequently. It is the beauty
professional's responsibility to be aware of any changes to the rules and regulations and to
comply with them. Ignorance of the law is not an acceptable reason or excuse for
noncompliance
What are the primary purposes of regulatory agencies? - Answer✔Federal agencies regulate
the beauty and wellness professions by setting guidelines for the manufacture, sale, and use of
equipment and chemical ingredients and for safety in the workplace. State agencies regulate
licensing and enforcement; protect the health, safety, and welfare of the consumer; and guide
your conduct when you are working in a salon, spa, or barbershop.
Infection - Answer✔the invasion of body tissues by disease-causing pathogens.
What could happen if you hurt a client or make the mill? - Answer✔you could lose your license
or ruin your salon, spa, or barbershop's reputation.
Transmission - Answer✔the process by which pathogens move between individuals and objects
- this is the first step in how we get sick.
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Direct Transmission - Answer✔what we most commonly think of in terms of getting sick, as it
involves the transmission of pathogens through touching, kissing, coughing, sneezing, and
talking. Examples: Parasitic infections and warts.
Indirect Transmission - Answer✔occurs through contact with an intermediate contaminated
object, such as a razor, extractor, nipper, or an environmental surface upon which the pathogen
resides. Examples: salmonella, ringworm, and MRSA.
Airborne Transmission and Respiratory Droplet - Answer✔similar in that transmission occurs
when a pathogen living in our respiratory tract is expelled through coughing, sneezing, or even
talking. Airborne transmission particles are smaller and hang in the air longer; respiratory
droplets can be more effectively controlled by simply wearing a mask. Example: influenza.
At a minimum, disinfectants used in salons, spas, and barbershops must be: -
Answer✔bactericidal, fungicidal, virucidal
bactericidal - Answer✔capable of destroying bacteria
fungicidal - Answer✔capable of destroying molds and fungi
virucidal - Answer✔Capable of destroying viruses
infectious disease - Answer✔caused by pathogenic (harmful) organisms that enter the body.
Cleaning and disinfecting procedures are designed to prevent the spread of infection and
disease.
What are the four modes of pathogen transmission? - Answer✔direct, indirect, airborne, and
respiratory droplet.
When it comes to preventing the spread of infectious disease, beauty professionals must
understand and be prepared to deal with five types of potentially harmful organisms: -
Answer✔bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, biofilms
contamination - Answer✔The presence, or the reasonably anticipated presence, of blood or
other potentially infectious materials on an item's surface, or visible debris or residues such as
dust, hair, and skin.
decontamination - Answer✔The removal of blood or other potentially infectious materials on
an item's surface and the removal of visible debris or residues such as dust, hair, and skin.
diagnosis - Answer✔Determination of the nature of a disease from its symptoms and/or
diagnostic tests. Federal regulations prohibit salon professionals from performing a diagnosis.
germs - Answer✔Nonscientific synonym for disease-producing organisms.
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Infection Control (Chp. 5) Exam Questions
And Answers |Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass.
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) - Answer✔addresses issues relating to
the handling, mixing, storing, and disposing products; general safety in the workplace; and your
right to know about hazardous ingredients contained in the products and how to avoid these
hazards.
SDS (Safety Data Sheet) - Answer✔16-category, standard-format document required by OSHA
for all chemical products.
Laws - Answer✔(statutes) are written by both federal and state legislatures to determine the
scope of practice (what each license allows the holder to do) and establish guidelines for
regulatory agencies to make rules.
Rules - Answer✔and regulations are more specific than laws. Rules apply laws by establishing
specific standards of conduct and can be changed or updated frequently. It is the beauty
professional's responsibility to be aware of any changes to the rules and regulations and to
comply with them. Ignorance of the law is not an acceptable reason or excuse for
noncompliance
What are the primary purposes of regulatory agencies? - Answer✔Federal agencies regulate
the beauty and wellness professions by setting guidelines for the manufacture, sale, and use of
equipment and chemical ingredients and for safety in the workplace. State agencies regulate
licensing and enforcement; protect the health, safety, and welfare of the consumer; and guide
your conduct when you are working in a salon, spa, or barbershop.
Infection - Answer✔the invasion of body tissues by disease-causing pathogens.
What could happen if you hurt a client or make the mill? - Answer✔you could lose your license
or ruin your salon, spa, or barbershop's reputation.
Transmission - Answer✔the process by which pathogens move between individuals and objects
- this is the first step in how we get sick.
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Direct Transmission - Answer✔what we most commonly think of in terms of getting sick, as it
involves the transmission of pathogens through touching, kissing, coughing, sneezing, and
talking. Examples: Parasitic infections and warts.
Indirect Transmission - Answer✔occurs through contact with an intermediate contaminated
object, such as a razor, extractor, nipper, or an environmental surface upon which the pathogen
resides. Examples: salmonella, ringworm, and MRSA.
Airborne Transmission and Respiratory Droplet - Answer✔similar in that transmission occurs
when a pathogen living in our respiratory tract is expelled through coughing, sneezing, or even
talking. Airborne transmission particles are smaller and hang in the air longer; respiratory
droplets can be more effectively controlled by simply wearing a mask. Example: influenza.
At a minimum, disinfectants used in salons, spas, and barbershops must be: -
Answer✔bactericidal, fungicidal, virucidal
bactericidal - Answer✔capable of destroying bacteria
fungicidal - Answer✔capable of destroying molds and fungi
virucidal - Answer✔Capable of destroying viruses
infectious disease - Answer✔caused by pathogenic (harmful) organisms that enter the body.
Cleaning and disinfecting procedures are designed to prevent the spread of infection and
disease.
What are the four modes of pathogen transmission? - Answer✔direct, indirect, airborne, and
respiratory droplet.
When it comes to preventing the spread of infectious disease, beauty professionals must
understand and be prepared to deal with five types of potentially harmful organisms: -
Answer✔bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, biofilms
contamination - Answer✔The presence, or the reasonably anticipated presence, of blood or
other potentially infectious materials on an item's surface, or visible debris or residues such as
dust, hair, and skin.
decontamination - Answer✔The removal of blood or other potentially infectious materials on
an item's surface and the removal of visible debris or residues such as dust, hair, and skin.
diagnosis - Answer✔Determination of the nature of a disease from its symptoms and/or
diagnostic tests. Federal regulations prohibit salon professionals from performing a diagnosis.
germs - Answer✔Nonscientific synonym for disease-producing organisms.
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