The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Symptoms may include: | condition of the skin, including: dry flaking split and cracked itchy blisters and welts on the skin swelling of fingers, hands, wrists runny nose, sneezing and asthma. |
Causes may include: | irritants, including: frequent and ongoing exposure to water shampoos and styling products soaps and detergents heat hydrogen peroxide chemical curling and straightening products allergy to particular products, including: hair dyes chemical curling and straightening products bleach products latex in natural rubber, such as that found in cheap, powdered, disposable latex gloves. |
Common forms of occupational contact dermatitis may include: | irritant contact dermatitis allergic contact dermatitis contact urticaria. |
Preventative self care routines may include: | using skin moisturisers: regularly during the working day at the end of the working day before bed wearing gloves that are: specifically designed for hairdressers’ use powder free, high quality latex developing the habit of wearing gloves throwing away disposable gloves after each use wearing re-usable rubber gloves when cleaning in the salon keeping the contaminated surface of re-usable rubber gloves on the outside not wearing rings while working with moisture and chemicals. |
Hairdressing chemical services may include: | curling, volumising and straightening products including: solutions neutralisers hair colouring products hair lightening products. |
Salon procedures may include: | cash handling emergency, fire and accident procedures evacuation involving staff or customers handling dangerous goods hazard identification, for example, e.g. workplace inspections issue resolution procedures manual handling personal safety procedures procedures for the use of personal protective clothing and equipment reporting incidents and accidents in the workplace salon security stress management waste disposal. |
Unsafe working practices may deal with but are not restrictedto: | sharp cutting tools and instruments electricity and water damaged packing material or containers toxic substances inflammable materials and fire hazards lifting practices spillages, waste and debris ladders trolleys broken or damaged equipment glue guns stress. |
Checking plant and equipmentmay include: | guarding of machinery sharp cutting tools and instruments broken or damaged equipment damaged packing material or containers. |
Salon policy and procedures related to OHS may include: | federal, state or territory and local OHS legislation basic safety procedures emergency procedures safe manual handling and lifting dangerous goods customers and staff equipment and tools premises stock. |
Safe manual handling practices may include: | lifting or shifting practices use of equipment such as ladders and trolleys job procedures. |
Designated personnel may include: | safety representative supervisor team leader manager. |
Consultative processes may include: | minutes from staff meetings, OHS meetings identification of health and safety representatives suggestions from staff for improving tasks and procedures. |
Emergency procedures may relate to: | sickness accidents fire storms and cyclones salon evacuation armed holdup. |