(1) Every person carrying on the business of a barber shop and every person performing the duties of a barber shall be responsible for and observe the following requirements—
(a) all furnishings and fixtures shall be kept clean and free of dust at all times; and
(b) the floors of the barber shop shall be swept and mopped every day and shall be kept free from hairs; and
(c) all tools and appliances used shall be sterilized after each use on each person by immersion in boiling water for a period of 13 minutes or by any other method approved by the medical officer of health or environmental health inspector; (Amended by S.I. 37/2020)
(d) no soap, cream, or lathering appliances containing any harmful or injurious property or ingredient shall be used for shaving purposes; and
(e) on the back of each chair used for the purpose of hair dressing or shaving there shall be placed a sheet of clean paper or a fresh sterilized towel so as to provide a cover for the head rest and a fresh clean sheet of paper or a sterilized towel shall be used for each customer;
(f) fresh separate clean neck bands or clean towels shall be placed around the neck of each customer or immediately under the hair cloth and no neck band or towel may be used for more than one person;
(g) powder puffs or sponges shall not be used;
(h) alum or other materials used to stop the flow of blood shall be used in powdered form only and shall be applied with a sterile cotton swab which shall be discarded after use;
(i) no person on whose face there is a rash or who has any infectious disease of the scalp shall be shaved or have his or her hair dressed.
(2) Every person performing the duties of a barber shall—
(a) wear a light quality coat of washable material which shall be kept clean and worn only in the barber shop;
(b) thoroughly cleanse his or her hands immediately before attending to each customer;
(c) not perform the duties of a barber while he or she knows or suspects that he or she is suffering from a communicable disease.