Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

HAIRDRESSING ESTABLISHMENT REGULATIONS 1972 - REG 17A

17A .         Method of disinfecting instruments etc.

        (1)         For the purpose of these regulations an instrument, other than clippers, shall be disinfected if it is — 

            (a)         subjected to a thorough washing in cold water with soap or detergent; and

            (b)         immersed in a disinfecting solution for 10 minutes and in the case of razors, 30 minutes.

        (2)         Clippers shall be disinfected by applying a disinfecting solution to the clipper head with a disinfected brush.

        (3)         Where an instrument has been disinfected it shall be stored or packaged until use in such a manner as to protect it from contamination.

        (4)         Any blood stained towel or article of washable material shall be immersed in a solution of household bleach in water to the ratio of 1 in 20 for a minimum time of 30 minutes and then washed in the normal manner.

        [Regulation 17A inserted in Gazette 29 May 1987 p. 2219; amended in Gazette 14 Jul 1989 p. 2153‑4.]