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Title
Develop a health and safety plan for a commercial salon
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
10
This unit standard is intended for people working in senior
positions in a commercial salon.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: determine
the key considerations for health and safety within a specific
commercial salon; and develop a health and safety plan for the
specific commercial salon.
Classification
Beauty Services > Salon Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
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Definitions
Commercial salon refers to a salon that is providing services to paying customers,
and is not a salon established purely for training purposes.
Hazards refer to those occurrences, processes, substances, or situations in the
workplace that are an actual or potential cause or source of harm.
Salon refers to a hairdressing salon, barber shop, or beauty salon where the salon is
registered under the Health (Registration of Premises) Regulations 1966, or is
subject to the Code of Practice for Beauty Therapy Clinics, Spas and Training
Establishments.
Salon requirements refer to industry and legislative requirements relevant to the type
of salon, for example those contained in:
Sections 6 and 7 of the Health (Hairdressers) Regulations 1980;
Health and Safety in Hairdressing: An Evaluation of Health and Safety Management
Practices in the Hairdressing Industry (Wellington: Department of Labour, 2007)
available at http://www.dol.govt.nz/PDFs/hairdressing.pdf;
Code of Practice for Beauty Therapy Clinics, Spas and Training Establishments
(Auckland: New Zealand Association of Registered Beauty Therapists, 2009)
available at http://www.beautynz.org.nz/images/file/Code%20of%20Practice.pdf;
Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009, Risk management –
Principles and guidelines;
AS/NZS 4804:2001 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems - General
guidelines on principles, systems and supporting techniques;
local and territorial authority by-laws;
Building Act 2004, Privacy Act 1993, Consumer Guarantees Act 1993; Fair Trading
Act 1986, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Hazardous Substances and
New Organisms Act 1996, Human Rights Act 1993, and Smoke-free Environments
Act 1990; enterprise fire and emergency policies and procedures; and Health
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(Registration of Premises) Regulations 1966, and Fire Safety and Evacuation of
Buildings Regulations 2006.
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Useful references for this unit standard include the Occupational Health and Safety
Guidelines for the Hairdressing Industry (NZARH: Wellington, 2008). This
publication, and others that may be of use, can be obtained from the New Zealand
Hairdressing Industry Training Organisation Inc., PO Box 11764, Wellington 6142, or
via http://www.hito.org.nz.
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Salon requirements must be adhered to for all aspects of this unit standard.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Determine the key considerations for health and safety within a specific commercial salon.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The legislative requirements relating to health and safety are identified and
explained in terms of the specific commercial salon.
1.2
Contributory factors for musculoskeletal disorders specific to the salon are
identified and analysed in terms of required health and safety procedures.
Range
1.3
Hazardous substances specific to the salon are identified and analysed in terms
of required health and safety procedures.
Range
1.4
may include but is not limited to – frequent hand washing,
chemical use.
Electrical safety considerations specific to the salon are identified and analysed
in terms of required health and safety procedures.
Range
1.6
may include but is not limited to – chemicals, rubber and latex
gloves.
Contributory factors for skin disorders specific to the salon are identified and
analysed in terms of required health and safety procedures.
Range
1.5
may include but is not limited to – individual factors, psychosocial
factors, work organisation, work layout, awkward posture, task
invariability, load movements, forceful movements, environmental
issues.
may include but is not limited to – lack of maintenance, unsafe
work practices.
Hygiene and infection control considerations specific to the salon are identified
and analysed in terms of required health and safety procedures.
Range
includes but is not limited to – tools, personal hygiene.
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Housekeeping considerations specific to the salon are identified and analysed
in terms of required health and safety procedures.
Range
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includes but is not limited to – preventing trips, slips and falls.
Contributory factors for stress and fatigue specific to the salon are identified and
analysed in terms of required health and safety procedures.
Range
may include but is not limited to – long hours, insufficient breaks.
Outcome 2
Develop a health and safety plan for the specific commercial salon.
Range
all aspects of the health and safety plan must comply with legislation,
regulations, and local and territorial body by-laws relevant for the type of
commercial salon;
all key considerations identified for the specific commercial salon in outcome 1
must be addressed.
Evidence requirements
2.1
An overarching policy statement describing the health and safety vision for the
salon is included in the plan.
2.2
Health and safety responsibilities of everyone in the salon are included in the
plan.
Range
includes but is not limited to – fire wardens, first aid officer.
2.3
Procedures to cover the health and safety of premises, plant and substances,
work processes, and people are included in the plan.
2.4
A hazard management system is included in the plan.
Range
the hazard management system includes but is not limited to
procedures for – hazard identification, assessment of hazards,
hazard control, monitoring of hazards.
2.5
A system to report, record and investigate incidents and injuries is included in
the plan.
2.6
Emergency planning and first aid procedures are included in the plan.
2.7
Details of a health and safety induction programme for all new salon staff is
included in the plan.
2.8
Procedures for on-going information, support and training to ensure continuous
improvement in regards to health and safety within the salon are included in the
plan.
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Procedures for on-going monitoring of health and safety, and for reviewing all
procedures at least annually, are included in the plan.
Planned review date
31 December 2017
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
19 September 2013
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0020
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the NZ Hairdressing Industry Training Organisation Inc
enquiries@hito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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