Health, Safety and Sanitisation in Hair Salons

[marketing-geek]

Standards should be higher than they are but the problem is enforcing it. If you think how many beauty/hair salons there are in any High Street and then multiply it through, you soon realise that it is impossible for an inspector to visit all salons on a regular basis.

This is where the moral salons set themselves apart - as they will keep up a good standard of salon hygiene - regardless of a AHO visit or not.

 

[Jeni Giles]

Standards should be higher than they are but the problem is enforcing it. If you think how many beauty/hair salons there are in any High Street and then multiply it through, you soon realise that it is impossible for an inspector to visit all salons on a regular basis.

This is where the moral salons set themselves apart - as they will keep up a good standard of salon hygiene - regardless of a AHO visit or not.

This is the problem world wide- in our state, the investigators focus on the schools so that they develop good habits to take into the salons. Some of the graduates take their habits with them, while others figure they will do what they want until they get caught....it only takes one "dirty" salon to give all the others a bad name.

I wish it were different. To obtain a license in our state, you are tested on safety and sanitation, once you have passed your exam it is likely you won't see an inspector for several years. The inspectors are spending their time following up on complaints of unsanitary conditions and trusting that the salons they aren't visiting are up to standard.

We all know what is required, it's too bad that there aren't as many responsible salons/owners/managers to keep things safe and sanitary. An advantage the clean salons have- good reputations and repeat clientele. Salons are like resturants, even if the service is great, clients won't come back unless it's clean.