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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Protect self from infection risks.
   • Select and use personal protective equipment and procedures to minimise infection risk when necessary.
   • Follow hand washing procedures prior, during and after individual salon services.
   • Cover non-intact skin with waterproof dressing.
   • Handle and dispose of sharps correctly to prevent stick injuries according to regulations, standards and guidelines for clinical waste management.
2. Apply organisational safety procedures.
   • Follow safety directions of supervisors, managers, workplace safety warning signs and other nominated risk control measures.
   • Promptly report unsafe work practices, including any bullying and harassment, and breaches of health, safety and security measures
   • Apply manual handling procedures to all manual handling tasks.
   • Identify and remove hazards from immediate workplace area and report work-related hazards and incidents to supervisor.
   • Participate in workplace health and safety consultative processes and risk assessments for and contribute to risk control decisions.
3. Use electricity safely.
   • Take preventive measures to minimise static electricity in the salon.
   • Use electrical equipment safely during treatments.
   • Identify and report electrical faults or potential unsafe work practices.
   • Store electrical equipment safely.
4. Minimise infection risks in the salon environment.
   • Take preventative action to minimise potential cross-infection risk between clients and between clients and colleagues.
   • Use standard and additional precautions for treatments as required.
   • Apply skin penetration guidelines to treatments as required.
5. Follow infection control procedures.
   • Select and use appropriate procedures, products and equipment for cleaning and disinfecting work surfaces and equipment prior to, during and after treatments.
   • Dispose of single-use items and left over products immediately after use.
   • Prevent blood to blood contact by following standard precautions of personal protection procedures.
   • Clean blood or body fluid spills following the organisation procedure.
   • Change towels and linen between clients, and use disposable treatment table coverings as required.
   • Prevent contamination of products by following safe practices and using dispensers and single use spatulas.
6. Follow procedures for emergency situations.
   • Follow fire and emergency procedures including workplace evacuation.
   • Identify designated personnel responsible for first aid and evacuation procedures.
   • Identify and follow safety alarms.
7. Clean salon.
   • Routinely clean surfaces in workplace and maintain common areas in a safe and uncluttered manner minimising inconvenience to customers and staff.
   • Mix and store cleaning chemicals according to manufacturer guidelines, safety data sheets and salon requirements.
   • Store salon equipment to ensure cleanliness and readiness for next use.
   • Safely dispose general waste and hazardous substances in designated bins to minimise negative environmental impacts.
8. Protect self from infection risks.
   • Select and use personal protective equipment and procedures to minimise infection risk when necessary.
   • Follow hand washing procedures prior, during and after individual salon services.
   • Cover non-intact skin with waterproof dressing.
   • Handle and dispose of sharps correctly to prevent stick injuries according to regulations, standards and guidelines for clinical waste management.
9. Apply organisational safety procedures.
   • Follow safety directions of supervisors, managers, workplace safety warning signs and other nominated risk control measures.
   • Promptly report unsafe work practices, including any bullying and harassment, and breaches of health, safety and security measures
   • Apply manual handling procedures to all manual handling tasks.
   • Identify and remove hazards from immediate workplace area and report work-related hazards and incidents to supervisor.
   • Participate in workplace health and safety consultative processes and risk assessments for and contribute to risk control decisions.
10. Use electricity safely.
    • Take preventive measures to minimise static electricity in the salon.
    • Use electrical equipment safely during treatments.
    • Identify and report electrical faults or potential unsafe work practices.
    • Store electrical equipment safely.
11. Minimise infection risks in the salon environment.
    • Take preventative action to minimise potential cross-infection risk between clients and between clients and colleagues.
    • Use standard and additional precautions for treatments as required.
    • Apply skin penetration guidelines to treatments as required.
12. Follow infection control procedures.
    • Select and use appropriate procedures, products and equipment for cleaning and disinfecting work surfaces and equipment prior to, during and after treatments.
    • Dispose of single-use items and left over products immediately after use.
    • Prevent blood to blood contact by following standard precautions of personal protection procedures.
    • Clean blood or body fluid spills following the organisation procedure.
    • Change towels and linen between clients, and use disposable treatment table coverings as required.
    • Prevent contamination of products by following safe practices and using dispensers and single use spatulas.
13. Follow procedures for emergency situations.
    • Follow fire and emergency procedures including workplace evacuation.
    • Identify designated personnel responsible for first aid and evacuation procedures.
    • Identify and follow safety alarms.
14. Clean salon.
    • Routinely clean surfaces in workplace and maintain common areas in a safe and uncluttered manner minimising inconvenience to customers and staff.
    • Mix and store cleaning chemicals according to manufacturer guidelines, safety data sheets and salon requirements.
    • Store salon equipment to ensure cleanliness and readiness for next use.
    • Safely dispose general waste and hazardous substances in designated bins to minimise negative environmental impacts.

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:

integrate the use of predetermined health, safety and security policies, procedures and safe work practices into day-to-day work functions across six, three hour work, training or assessment periods which must be combined with assessment of SHB coded units, that includes:

correctly applying personal protection and infection control procedures to minimise infection risk before, during and after six salon treatments or services

following organisational procedures for safe:

cleaning of blood or body fluid spills

disposal of:

sharps

single use instruments

selecting, preparing, using and storing cleaning and disinfection equipment and products for:

equipment

general salon areas

work surfaces

sequencing cleaning and disinfection procedures for effective decontamination of reusable equipment

identifying incidents of short circuits, overloaded circuits and equipment wear and deterioration

taking safe remedial action and reporting to supervisor following organisational procedures

identifying workplace hazards and following organisational procedures for reporting:

chemical spills

broken or faulty tools and equipment

fire

needle stick injury

slip, trips and falls

spills and leakage of materials

clean general salon area

participate in two hazard identification and associated risk assessment activities

respond in line with organisational emergency procedures during one emergency evacuation.

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Knowledge Evidence

Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:

basic aspects of the relevant state or territory Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) or Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislation:

responsibilities of persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) or employer

worker responsibilities to participate in work health and safety practices

worker responsibility to ensure safety of self, other workers and other people in the workplace

ramifications of failure to observe OHS or WHS law and organisational policies and procedures

industry and organisational procedures relevant to own job role:

workplace hazards and associated health, safety and security risks

health, safety and security policies and procedures for:

consultation

managing emergencies

hazard identification, reporting and risk assessment

dangerous incident and injury reporting

working safely with tools, equipment and hazardous substances

format and use of template:

reports for hazards, injuries, emergencies and dangerous incidents

risk assessments

hierarchy of risk control:

eliminating hazards

isolating hazards

using administrative controls

using engineering controls

personal protective equipment

safe work practices for own job role with particular emphasis on:

safe use of tools and equipment

safe use and storage of hazardous substances and cleaning products

safe manual handling techniques for bending, lifting and shifting heavy items

potential injury and illness impacts of unsafe beauty work practices including bullying and harassment

relevant state or territory and local legislation and guidelines relevant to own job role:

health and hygiene when providing beauty treatments

skin penetration

infection control procedures relevant to salon treatments and to own job role:

equipment and work surface design, cleaning and disinfecting

handling and disposal of sharps

laundry procedures

personal hygiene practices

personal protective equipment

organisational infection control procedures:

cleaning sequence and rosters

preparation and use of cleaning chemicals

treatment procedures

process for managing exposure to infectious clients

infectious agents and their relationship to salon treatments and service:

viruses

bacteria

fungi

parasites

transmission routes of infectious diseases and their relationship to personal services and treatments:

direct contact

non-intact skin

work surfaces

equipment

cross infection:

client to operator

operator to client

operator to operator

blood to blood infections:

HIV/AIDS

hepatitis

contingency procedures for occupational exposure to blood and body fluid

infectious contraindications and required action steps:

erysipelas

herpes

impetigo

paronychia

pediculosis

scabies

tinea pedis

tinea unguium

verruca vulgaris

appropriate selection and use of personal protective equipment relevant to own job role

immunisation protection for workers in the personal services industry

methods of cleaning procedures used in a salon environment

benefits of physical, thermal and chemical disinfection

different types, dilutions and storage of chemical disinfection products

safe use of electrical equipment and according to manufactures instructions relevant to own job role:

safety considerations:

contingency plans and emergency procedures

effects of electrocution

factors affecting severity of electrical shock

how short circuits occur:

faulty equipment or insulation

current that bypasses the load

how overloaded circuits occur:

faulty equipment

excessive current through circuit

types of electrical safety devices:

earth leakage circuit breakers

overload cut out devices:

circuit breakers

fuses

surge protectors

causes of static electricity and minimisation in a salon environment.

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