Ohio Cosmetology Safety, Sanitation, and Infection Control

Rule 4713-8-07: Standards Relating to Competent Practice as A Manicurist. (A) A manicurist shall provide cosmetology services within a salon where the license is current, active, and appropriate to the scope of practice of manicuring for a manicurist as set forth in section 4713.01. (B) A manicurist shall maintain knowledge of the duties, responsibilities, and accountabilities of practice and shall practice in accordance with the following: (1) The laws regulating the practice of manicuring. (2) The rules of the board. (3) Any other applicable federal, state, and local laws and rules; and (4) Position statements, standards for practice, or guidelines for practice from nationally recognized manicurist is engaged, that includes, but is not limited to, the following: (1) Consistent performance of all aspects of manicuring services according to acceptable and prevailing standards. (2) Appropriate recognition, referral or consultation, and intervention, when a complication arises during or after the performance of a specific service or procedure. (3) The manicurist demonstrates appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide the manicuring service as licensed, and (4) The manicurist service does not involve a function or procedure, which is prohibited by any other law or rule and does not exceed the definition of the practice of manicuring in section 4713.01. (D) Manicurists shall not provide any service that claims to have a medical or healing benefit. The scope of practice is limited to beautification, relaxation, and non-invasive services only. The term "therapy" shall only be used for services described in paragraph (PP) of rule 4713-1-01. professional cosmetology or manicuring entities; provided these statements, standards, or guidelines are consistent with existing laws or rules. (C) A manicurist shall demonstrate competence and accountability in all areas of practice in which the Last updated March 22, 2022, at 10:38 AM. Rule 4713-8-08: Standards Relating to Competent Practice as a Barber. (D) Barbers shall not provide any service that claims to have a medical or healing benefit. The scope of practice is limited to cosmetic, relaxation, and non-invasive services only. The term "therapy" shall only be used for services described in paragraph (PP)of rule 4713-1-01. (E) Barber shall not provide a service on any area of the body other than the head, face, and neck. (F) Barbers may exfoliate stratum corneum cells only. With proper training, barbers may use any chemical,

mechanical, or electrical service to exfoliate cells of the stratum corneum on the head, face, or neck. (G) Barbers may use a sterile, single-use, disposable lancet to enhance the opening in a comedo or to create a small opening in the dead surface corneum to facilitate extraction of a milia. Barbers shall not pierce the stratum corneum or use a lancet for any other purpose. Barbers shall not perform a comedo enhancement or milia extraction with a lancet unless they have had specific, documented training for the procedure. Used lancets shall be immediately disposed of in a sharp’s disposal container. (H) Licensees using a device, equipment, chemical, or a product shall comply with the manufacturers' directions when using the device, equipment, chemical, or product. (I)

Barbers working under the direct supervision of a licensed physician shall provide only services within their scope of practice as set forth in Chapter 4709. Chemical peels performed by a barber shall be mixed and used at an ingredient concentration of thirty per cent solution or less at final formulation with a pH value not less than three, unless all the following conditions are met: (1) The chemical peel preparation is a commercially available product approved for use by barbers. (2) The licensee can provide documentation from the manufacturer that the specific product does not penetrate below the stratum corneum when used as directed. (3) The licensee can provide documentation of training and/or certification in the use of the product. (4) The licensee follows all manufacturer's directions in the use of the chemical peel preparation; and (5) The preparation is stored according to the manufacturer's specifications and is discarded after its expiration date. that produces or amplifies electromagnetic radiation at wavelengths equal to or greater than one hundred eighty nanometers. Barbers shall not provide services that ablate, damage, or alter any living cells. This includes, but is not limited to, cryosculpting/coolsculpting, removal of skin tags, moles, or angiomas, microneedling, and plasma/fibroblast skin tightening.

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(K) Barbers shall not provide services using any device

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Effective: July 5, 2020. Section 4709.02: Prohibited Practices. Barbers (H) Being a barber, knowingly continue the practice of barbering, or being a student, knowingly continue as a student in any barber school, while such person has an infectious, contagious, or communicable disease.

Effective: January 21, 2018. Rule 4713-8-12: Cosmetic therapy.

A person who practices cosmetic therapy, as defined in section 4713.01 of the Revised Code, in a licensed salon shall follow all infection control standards. COSMETOLOGY WORKERS RIGHTS UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, OSHA

All workers have the right under the law to have a safe workplace and OSHA is the agency that oversees and regulates workplace safety. Worker’s rights include the ability to make complaints if they identify hazards in the workplace. OSHA provides the following information and resource to workers.

Worker’s Rights (OSHA, 2017) Employees have the right to a safe workplace. Employers have the responsibility to provide working conditions that do not put workers at risk of serious harm. You have the right to receive training and information on job hazards and methods to prevent harm. Workers can call OSHA to ask questions, receive information or file a complaint requesting an OSHA inspection if they believe there is a serious hazard. It’s illegal for employers to retaliate against you for raising safety concerns or calling OSHA. To ask questions or get more information, go to www.osha.gov or call 1- 800-321-OSHA (6742). It’s confidential. We are here to help.

Book Code: COH0325A

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