COVID-19

I am committed to the safety of everyone who comes into my salon. The government have provided salons with guidelines to mitigate risk and keep therapists and clients as safe as possible. I have updated my risk assessment based on the most up to date version of these guidelines, however these are likely to change over the course of the pandemic so this is a working document that will be updated as necessary. So for your ease, these are the key points to note:

You will need to complete a Covid-19 Screening Questionnaire before each appointment. I will send this by email where possible as part of a consent form for your treatment. They usually end up in Junk folders so please look out for them – they will be from ‘FACES INFO’. They take two minutes to complete and you can do it all on your mobile phone.
Please don’t attend your appointment if you or anyone in your household feels unwell, if you are awaiting results for a Covid-19 test or you have been asked to self isolate either due to returning from overseas, Track & Trace or any other reason. It would be helpful if you can give me as much notice as possible if you cannot attend.
I will be wearing extra required PPE and clients will need to wear a face mask which can be removed if needed for the treatment (e.g. facials). I can supply you with these if needed.
Please don’t arrive late or bring any guests to your appointment to keep down the number of people in the salon at any one time. If you arrive early, you may need to wait outside/in your car.
There won’t be any toilet facilities available.
There will be no refreshments available, although you are welcome to bring your own and take cups away with you.
There will be no soft furnishings on the couch, however you are welcome to bring your own blankets/extra jumpers if you usually get cold lying down for long periods. Please bear in mind there will be extra air flow from open windows/doors/air purifiers, however I will continue to heat the room as the products I use rely on certain temperature/humidity conditions.
Payment can be made by PayPal, bank transfer or the correct money – no change can be given unfortunately as it all has to be sterilised.

SALON RISK ASSESSMENT

Covid-19 Risk Assessment 2020

Occupational Sector	Hair & Beauty Salon	Job Title	Owner
Main Tasks and duties	Within the salon services are: Hair extension fitting, lash and brow treatments, facial and dermaplaning, spray tans and relevant consultations.
Date:	31-07-2020	Written By :	Claire Richards

During this process of compiling the Coronavirus risk assessment it is presumed that all risks are likely to occur:

PERSON TO PERSON CONTAMINATION
Specific Hazard Identified	Risk Level	Who is at RISK & How	Current Control Measure	Future Actions?	Managed by Name	Due BY Date	DONE
Infected Clients attending salon Risk of a client coming into an appointment who is already infected	High	Therapist Client/s	Clients who had any symptoms were asked not to attend salon.	Assess clients prior to appointment. Check status of health & health of those living in same household ANY SYMPTOMS of client or anyone in household and client is to be rescheduled Air flow to the salon increased and air purifier installed	CR	31/7/20

Employee’s infected outside of premises and attending work Risks – of cross contamination

High

Therapist Client/s

Prior to Covid-19 no measures in place as no risk

Therapist temperature will be taken.

31/7/20

Service Face to Face contact Risk of cross contamination when particular services are performed which are face to face and less than 2 meters distance	High	Therapist Client/s	Prior to Covid no measures in place	Any face to face services therapist MUST wear relevant PPE Clients provided with face mask where needed Handwashing station on arrival and antibacterial gel provided with disposable paper towel and open bin for waste.	ALL	31/7/20
Greeting person to person Risk – of people greeting one another with a risk of contamination	High	Therapist Client/s	Prior to Covid no measures as no risk in place	No shaking of hands No hugging PPE to be worn at all times whilst in salon Clients to be supplied with fresh new PPE where needed. Handwashing station on arrival and antibacterial gel provided with disposable paper towel and bin for waste.	ALL	31/7/20
Movement person to person Risk of contamination when people are in building moving around from area to area	Med	Therapist Client/s	Prior to Covid no measures as no risk	PPE to be worn at all times whilst in salon Handwashing station on arrival and antibacterial gel provided with disposable paper towel and bin for waste. Monitor government HSE directive Monitor and revise frequently to mitigate risk

SURFACE TO PERSON
Specific Hazard Identified	Risk Level	Who is at RISK & How	Current Control Measure	Future Actions?	Managed By Name	Due BY Date
Entrance / door Risk of surface contamination and cross contamination from surface to person	High	Therapist Client/s	Prior to Covid all doors and handles were cleaned and sanitised as part of daily cleaning routines	Door handles, panels must be cleaned down before/after every client. No walk ins are permitted at any time – appointments only.	CR	31/7/20

Waiting area Risk of surface contamination and cross contamination from surface to person on waiting chairs	Med	Therapist Employee/s	Prior to Covid areas were cleaned down on the hour as part of standard daily clean down routines	One client in at a time in salon – no guests. STRICTLY by appointment only Magazines, leaflets and any reading material, mints should be removed from reception area. Waiting areas must be cleaned down every hour	CR	31/7/20
Reception desk area Risk of client arriving with no PPE, mask or gloves. So, risk to front of house team who are front facing	Med	Therapist	Prior to Covid reception area was cleaned down as part of daily cleaning 3 times daily and or when needed.	Handwashing station on arrival and antibacterial gel provided with disposable paper towel and bin for waste. Payment to be taken electronically or by correct money which can go in steriliser.	CR	31/7/20
Work Stations Risk of cross contamination from Surface to person.	Med	Therapist Client/s	Prior to Covid Stations were cleaned down between each client A full sanitisation performed at close of day	Styling stations will not be moved (as this is impossible due to permanent electrical connections) with only one therapist and one client at a time it is not necessary to put 2m distance between stations. Stations must be cleaned down between every client use. Chairs and chair arms must also be cleaned down between every client use. Therapist to wear full PPE required.	CR	31/7/20

WORKING EQUIPMENT & TOOLS
Specific Hazard Identified	Risk Level	Who is at RISK & How	Current Control Measure	Future Actions?	Managed By Name	Due BY Date

Towels & Blankets Risk of cross contamination with use of normal towels	High	Therapist Client/s	Prior to Covid towels were single use and washed at 60degrees throughout a working day.	New towels should be used for each client. Where standard salon towels are used there should be strict control of used towels Salon towels should be washed at 80 degrees All soft furnishings removed from couch, only disposable couch roll which is disposed off after each client and bed sanitised.	CR	31/7/20
Tools Risk of cross contamination when using brushes, combs, clips	Med	Client/s Employee/s	Prior to Covid all tools were sanitised between each client and disinfected in Saloncide/Barbicide/UV steriliser. Electrical – must be UNPLUGGED and carefully cleaned using sanitiser on a paper towel. NEVER SPRAY SANITISER DIRECTLY ONTO ANY ELECTRICAL ITEM	No changes.	CR	31/7/20
Trollies	Med	Client/s Employee/s	Cleaned down in between use Fully cleaned out weekly	Trollies should be used to store working items. These should then be cleaned down in between every client. Trollies where personal kit is placed during any client service must be cleaned in between clients.

Risk assessment completed by:- ______CR__________________ Date:- _______14/8/2020___

Due for revision: 28/8/2020

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