Brooksby Melton College
FE Course Handbook 2014/15
A guide to your course
Course Title: Level 2 Diploma in Hair and Media Make-up
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Contents
Welcome Statement
On behalf of all the Academic and Business support staff we would like to welcome you to
Brooksby Melton College.
Our aim is to provide you with an excellent service and to make your studies with us as
rewarding and enjoyable as possible. If you feel there is anything we should change to
enhance your learning experience, we would welcome your suggestions.
We expect you to attend all relevant classes and enter into the spirit of College life so that
you develop yourself and help develop others whilst here. You can do this by making sure
you participate fully in all learning activities and join in with everything the College has to
offer.
The college is a strong believer in equality of treatment and opportunity and thus expects all
staff and students to treat each other with respect, consideration, and dignity (as you would
expect them to treat you). In this context, we would welcome any comments which help us
to maintain our equality policy.
Our 3 Core values are:
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We believe that our students and customers should enjoy, benefit and be successful
from the time they spend with us.
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We believe that all staff should contribute to improving the experience of our
students and customers.
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We believe the College should be an open and respectful place to work and study
that promotes and rewards achievement
Each of these values we look to embrace each year with ALL staff and students alike which
we hope will support you and your studies.
Finally I would like to take this opportunity to wish you every success in your programme of
study.
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Your Course team contact details
The Programme Team Manager for your area is: Carol Barker
The Course tutor for your course is: Tracy Leftley
Brooksby Melton College Switchboard: 01664 850850
STAFF NAME
Tracy Leftley
CONTACT DETAILS
Email: tleftley@brooksbymelton.ac.uk
Telephone: 01664 855452
Internal Extension: 129
Carol Barker
Email: cbarker@brooksbymelton.ac.uk
Telephone: 01664 850
Internal Extension: 174
Jo Sloan
Email: jsloan@brooksbymelton.ac.uk
Telephone: 01664 850850
Internal Extension: 129
Emma Pymm
Email: epymm@brooksbymelton.ac.uk
Telephone: 01664 850850
Internal Extension: 134
Samantha Allen
Email: sallen@brooksbymelton.ac.uk
Telephone: 01664 850850
Internal Extension: 112
Karen Ratcliffe
Email: kratcliffe@brooksbymelton.ac.uk
Hair and Beauty Technician
Telephone: 01664 850850
Internal Extension:
Respect campaign
Respect for All
The College is committed to providing opportunities for all, and respects that each person is
different with regard to ethnic origin, gender, disability, mental health, sexual orientation,
age, religion and belief and economic and social need.
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The College wishes to help students and staff understand and celebrate diversity by creating
a culture of inclusivity, where all are valued. It will do this through a campaign known as:
“Respect for All”.
As part of the Respect for All campaign, the college will:
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deliver a structured group tutorial programme that promotes respect, diversity and
inclusion,
embed respect for all within the college curriculum and showcase student projects that
promote Respect for All,
Carry out other cross-college campaigns that will support the Respect for All agenda.
Further information can be found on Moodle.
Term dates & Course timetable
At the start of your course you will be given a timetable that shows the sessions you have
each week, who teaches them and where they are. This may change through the year as
modules or units are completed and your course tutor will issue your with any changes. The
dates of the terms for your course are:
Autumn Term
2014
Monday 15th September 2014 – Friday 12th December 2014
Half Term/Reading Break: Monday 20 to Friday 24 October
Spring Term
2015
Monday 5th January 2015 - Friday 27th March 2015
Half Term/Reading Break: Monday 16 to Friday 20 February
Summer Term
2015
Monday 13th April 2015 - Friday 3rd July 2015
(May Day: Monday 4th May)
Spring Bank Holiday: Monday 25 May – Friday 29 May
Your Course Design & Delivery
To make sure you are ‘work ready’ or equipped to go on to further study we have built your
course up from a series of elements. The following section shows you how your course is
made up. Your Course Tutor will spend time in induction week going through this with you.
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Main qualification
Course Title:
Awarding Body:
Year 1
Module /
Unit No.
Module Title
Value/
credits
UV20483 Follow Health and Safety Practice in the Salon
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The aim of this unit is to increase your understanding of
health and safety and its importance in the salon in which
you work.
You will develop the ability to carry out a simple risk
analysis, recognise a hazard, responsibly deal with the
hazards you have found and follow safe and hygienic
working practices.
You will also need to be able to locate fire fighting
equipment, first aid resources and have an awareness of
fire, emergency and evacuation procedures.
UV20453 Client care and communication in beauty related industries.
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This unit is about client care and communication
in beauty‑related industries. You will develop your
communication skills to deal with consultations, complaints,
client comfort and all forms of client care. You will develop
a client‑centred approach to all your treatments.
UV20437 Apply make-up
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This unit is about providing make-up for a variety of
occasions, including day, evening and special occasions.
You will be able to work with a variety of skin types and
apply a wide range of make-up products to different skin
tones and age groups. You will need to maintain effective
health, safety and hygiene throughout your work.
UV10346 The art of photographic make-up
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This unit is about developing creative design skills for
photographic make-up. The ability to plan and create
different make-up looks is required in this unit. You will also
evaluate your results against your agreed design brief.
You will need to communicate effectively and be aware of
hygiene, health and safety in this unit.
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UV10345 The art of dressing hair
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The aim of this unit is to develop the creative skill of styling,
dressing and finishing hair. You will learn how to identify the
capability of your client’s hair which will allow you to choose
from a range of products, tools and equipment to complete
the look. You will need to demonstrate the ability to blow
dry, set, put up hair and finish your client’s hair using
heated styling equipment.
Part of this service is to provide your client with good
aftercare advice.
UV20499 Create an image based on a theme within the hair and beauty sector
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Through this unit you will develop the creative skill of using
both hairdressing and beauty techniques to create an
image based on a theme.
You will research media images, plan and develop your
ideas to create a mood board which you will then present
to others. You will then re-create the image you have
developed using technical hair and beauty skills. You will
base your image on a theme and present your image
to an invited audience. You must pay close attention to
manufacturer’s instructions for products, timing and safety
whilst working.
UV20420 Apply skin tanning techniques
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This unit is about the application of a variety of self tanning
products to specific areas of the body, including the face,
neck and shoulders, lower arms and hands, lower legs and
feet. To carry out this unit you will need to maintain effective
health, safety and hygiene procedures throughout your
work.
UV20473 Provide eyelash perming
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This unit is about preparing for and providing eyelash
perming treatments to create a curled lash effect.
To carry out this unit you will need to maintain effective
health, safety and hygiene procedures throughout your
work.
UV30340 Themed face painting
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In this unit you will learn how to design and apply themed
face painting.
UV30333 Nail art application
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This unit is about developing basic nail art techniques. You
will learn how to work hygienically and safely, and will be
able to communicate with clients to agree 2D designs.
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UV20423 Body art design
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This unit is about designing body art. You will learn how
to develop a mood board and the most effective ways of
presenting a mood board. You will also learn about the
products and equipment used to create a 2D image on a
3D surface.
UV20386 Client consultation for hair services
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Through this unit you will develop the ability to provide an
effective consultation and advisory service for your clients.
Being able to identify the capability of your clients’ hair will
allow you to make recommendations based on questioning,
observation and test results.
You will learn how to deal with influencing factors like the
client’s previous history of their hair, contra-indications, skin
and scalp disorders, their lifestyle, and commitment to the
service and cost involved, which all impact on the services
you suggest.
UV30342 Plaiting and twisting
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Through this unit you will develop the dextrous skill of
plaiting and twisting hair that will enable you to create
a variety of different looks for your clients. Using these
techniques you will produce intricate cornrows and twists or
a full head French plait completed with a fishtail.
Being able to identify the capability of your client’s hair will
allow you to choose from a range of products, tools and
equipment to complete the look. Part of this service is to
provide your client with good aftercare advice.
UV20488 Shampoo and condition the hair and scalp
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The aim of this unit is to develop your skills in shampooing,
conditioning and treating the hair and scalp using a variety
of products and massage techniques. Being able to identify
the condition of your client’s hair, skin and scalp will
determine which products and massage techniques to use.
You will develop a sound knowledge of shampooing and
conditioning products which will enable you to balance your
client’s hair and scalp and provide good aftercare advice.
UV10480 Colour hair using temporary colour
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Through this unit you will develop the knowledge and
artistic skill of using temporary hair colour to create an
effect. You will work under the direct supervision of a
stylist, and pay close attention to factors that may influence
the colour service, the manufacturer’s instructions, and
timing and safety whilst working. You will develop a sound
knowledge of temporary colouring products and the
techniques used to apply them.
You will also investigate the advantages, disadvantages
and effects of temporary, semi-permanent, permanent and
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lightening hair colouring products on the hair.
Year 2
Module /
Unit No.
Module Title
Value
Employability and additional qualifications
Short qualification title: Contact Dermatitis
Awarding Body:
Description: The VTCT Level 2 Award in Preventing Contact Dermatitis (QCF) is a course that has been
specifically designed to develop your knowledge and understanding of the characteristics and causes of
the ever increasing skin condition of contact dermatitis, and how it can be prevented if you work in the
hair and beauty industries.
The purpose of this qualification is to raise your awareness of the skin condition for yourself and
colleagues whether you are in education or employment; it also comes under the banner of ‘Every Child
Matters’
Additional qualification title: Certificate in cutting women’s hair
Awarding Body: VTCT
Description:
UV20485-Cut women’s hair. The aim of this unit is to develop your skills to create a variety of basic
looks for women using club cutting, freehand and scissor-over-comb techniques. Using these cutting
techniques you will demonstrate that you can produce one length hair cuts (for both above and below
shoulder length), uniform layers, and short and long graduation haircuts. You must also demonstrate
that you can work on both curly and straight hair. Part of this service is to provide your client with good
aftercare advice.
UV20386- Client consultation for hair services. Through this unit you will develop the ability to provide
an effective consultation and advisory service for your clients. Being able to identify the capability of
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your clients’ hair will allow you to make recommendations based on questioning, observation and test
results. You will learn how to deal with influencing factors like the client’s previous history of their hair,
contra-indications, skin and scalp disorders, their lifestyle, and commitment to the service and cost
involved, which all impact on the services you suggest.
UV20483-Follow Health and Safety Practice in the Salon. The aim of this unit is to increase your
understanding of health and safety and its importance in the salon in which you work. You will develop
the ability to carry out a simple risk analysis, recognise a hazard, responsibly deal with the hazards you
have found and follow safe and hygienic working practices. You will also need to be able to locate fire
fighting equipment, first aid resources and have an awareness of fire, emergency and evacuation
procedures.
Functional Skills Design & Delivery
Being able to communicate and carry out basic numeracy is a vital skill that we all need if we
are going to be able to work or complete further study. Your course has built into it
timetabled sessions giving you an opportunity to develop these essential skills. These
sessions will be staffed by a specialist tutor who will work with you to develop the skills you
need to be able to achieve the functional skills qualifications that are part of your
programme. For some students it may be more appropriate to be studying towards a GCSE
in English and/or maths. This will be determined following your diagnostic assessment
process.
Assignment & Assessment schedule
You will be provided with information on and a plan of how your programme will be
assessed. This will be given to you at the start of your course and show you how assessment
will take place. It will include information on hand in dates and is planned so as to spread
the assessment load out throughout your course.
You will be given feedback on each piece of assessed work as it is handed back to you. If it is
a practical activity then initial verbal feedback followed by written feedback will be given so
that you are clear of how you have done.
Your Course tutor will also keep an accurate, up-to-date record of your progress in relation
to the course and this will be used in your one to one reviews and to inform parents of how
you are progressing with the course.
You will be given opportunities to get feedback on how you are progressing prior to having
to submit work for final assessment (summative assessment).This is called formative
assessment. Formative assessment will be built into all teaching sessions and used to check
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that learning has taken place and used to give feedback on progress on activities that will
form part of final assessed work.
Submitting work for summative assessment
The college has put the following guide lines in place to ensure you are given adequate
opportunity to achieve your justified grade in all assessed work. For the purposes of the
following guidelines summative assessment is defined as those pieces of assessed work and
their associated submission dates identified in the assessment or assignment schedule
which meet the awarding body achievement towards identified criteria. It is important that
whilst you may want to aspire to achieve the highest possible grades, that is not always
realistic. The time and effort you put in to any one assessment needs to not put your ability
to pass all at risk. Your tutor will need to guide you on this.
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Your tutor will ensure that you understand the assessment requirements, the nature
of evidence you will need to produce and the importance of time management and
meeting deadlines.
All work must be submitted by the submission date which is printed on the
assignment brief.
You should agree with the tutor if merit and distinction criteria are to be attempted as
part of an assessed piece of work.
Merit and distinction criteria may be either set as part of an assessment or as a
separate piece of assessed work to that set for pass criteria.
If for any reason you are unable to meet the specified deadline you should:
Complete a Mitigating Circumstances Form which must be forwarded to the tutor at
least ONE WEEK before the original date stating the reason(s) why this is the case. If
the tutor and Lead IV determine that the reason is valid then a new deadline will be
set. An extension will normally only be granted once for any individual assessed piece
of work.
Any unauthorised late submission of work or Mitigating Circumstances Form which is
not agreed will result in failure of the unit.
If you are away from College on sick leave your tutor can, provided they have the
agreement of the Lead Verifier, complete the Mitigating Circumstances Form on the
your behalf. This can only be done where a valid justified reason for absence from the
college has been provided.
Once you begin work for summative assessment the tutor must not provide specific
assessment feedback on the evidence produced by you before it is submitted for
assessment, or confirm achievement of specific assessment criteria until the
assessment stage.
Some of your work will be sampled by another person (Internal Verifier) who will ensure
that standards are being maintained in accordance with the requirements of the awarding
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body. This may involve someone watching your tutor assess you. Sometimes the awarding
body send someone in to the College (External Verifier) and they may want to talk to you or
see you being assessed. In both cases your Course tutor will inform you of this.
Appeals against assessment decisions
If you are not happy with how a grading decision is made about an assignment or
assessment then you should initially raise this with your tutor to try to have it informally
resolved. However if this is not resolved then there is a formal process of appeal in place. A
full version of this policy can be found on Moodle.
Plagiarism & malpractice
It is important that in any work you do that is assessed that you don’t break the awarding
body guidelines. If you do then this is called ‘Malpractice or Plagiarism’. The following are
examples of how this might occur:
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Plagiarism is using another person’s work/research without acknowledging where
the information came from. It is very serious and can put your college career at risk.
Sometimes you may want to use an author’s exact words – if so it is essential that
you use a quotation. Everything between quotation marks should be exactly as it is
in the original source.
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Working together with other students to produce work that is then submitted as all
your own work. You should not be discouraged from teamwork, as this is an
essential skill, but work submitted for assessment must show where this has
happened.
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Pretending to be someone else in order to produce the work for another or
arranging for someone else to do the work for you in an
assessment/examination/test
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Making up of results and/or evidence
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Failing to abide by the instructions or regulations for an assessment or test.
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Misuse of assessment/examination material
For further detail please refer to the full policy on Assessment Malpractice which can be
found on Moodle.
Progression / Career opportunities
Progression & career opportunities after your main qualification.
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Academic routes
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After completing your level 2 qualification you can progress onto the level 3 Diploma
in Theatrical, Special Effects and Media Make-up.
Employment routes
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It is highly recommended that you progress onto level 3 in order to obtain the
highest employability skills; however if you wish to go into employment after
completing level 2 you would be able to provide basic make-up services in a salon.
You would also be able to seek employment on make-up counters in department
stores.
On completion of level 3 there would be the opportunity to study at level 4 at the
London make-up academies or seek employment with TV companies, theatre
productions or as an assistant to the make-up artists within the industry.
Unsure still
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Why not meet up with your course tutor if you are unsure of the route within your
chosen subject area. If you would like more general options/advice then why not
book to see learner’s services.
Supporting you while you study and listening to what you want
Study skills workshops
Within your timetable we have put in a session where you will be able to work on
assignments and receive help and support from your tutor in developing your study skills.
Being able to work on your own and complete tasks to a timescale is an important skill that
we need to help you develop.
Using Referencing for Assignment writing
Whenever you draw on another writer’s ideas, you should give a clear Reference to their
original work. That is, you need to say which particular book or article you are working
from. You should also give the page number and the date of publication so that your reader
can find the same details. The details of the reference can be provided in a full list of
references at the end of your assignment.
In an essay you often have to discuss other people’s ideas and when you do so you are
expected to use a ‘citation’ that is, a brief reference to where those ideas came from. You
could use phrases such as:
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As Jones argues ……..
As Smith states…….
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 According to Williams……. etc.
Following these statements a reference is required e.g. (Smith 1998), (Jones 2002), or
(Williams 2003).
A much more detailed explanation of the Harvard Referencing system can be found on
Moodle.
Additional learning support
As part of supporting your success you will have taken an Initial Assessment as part of the
recruitment process or in induction. We are able to use the results of that to provide
additional help to those that are shown to need it.
Additional learning support may take many forms at the College, the nature of which is
decided by the Learning Support Team. These include:
 A Learning Support Assistant (LSA) who works with you one to one outside of normal
classes.
 Small group workshops, which enable students to work with other students who have a
similar literacy and/or numeracy need.
 A Learning Support Assistants (LSA) who will give you in-class support during normal
teaching sessions.
 Special support during the examination process which might include additional time,
someone to read or write for you.
 Special equipment, including software to help you with learning difficulties and/or
disabilities.
Full details of the Additional Learning support policy can be found on Moodle.
Tutorials are monitoring your progress
Whilst you are at College you will have a series of Group and individual tutorials. The Group
tutorials are sessions where all of your group will be provided with information on a range
of topics to help you develop your personal and social skills.
As well as these sessions you will also have regular one to one tutorials. These will be with
your Course tutor or in the case of some large groups another key member of the teaching
team. This is your opportunity to discuss personal progress as well as setting and monitoring
of targets to help make sure you succeed.
Whilst you are with us these and other important personal information will be built up to
form your Personal Learning Plan (PLP).These are accessed through Moodle which is the
College’s Virtual Learning environment. Moodle will also be used to deliver teaching
sessions and contains much of the teaching material used in your teaching sessions.
A full explanation of these the PLP’s and how to use them will be given during your
induction programme and can be found on Moodle.
Student Voice and College/Course Reps
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Your views are important to us. You will automatically become a member of the Student
Union when you join the Collge.Throughout your course we encourage you to give your
opinions on a wide range of issues ranging from the quality of teaching to the service in the
refectory. We will give you feedback on the Moodle site in the format of ‘You said, we did’
to keep you informed. Each course has course reps that will be involved in organising
activities and also to giving feedback on course specific matters.
All students are encouraged to participate in on-line questionnaire surveys held at induction
and end of year.
Student Council meetings are held on each campus, on a termly basis, to allow students to
raise issues of campus or college-wide concern.
Separate HE/FE Forums, attended by course representatives, are held twice a year to raise
campus/college wide issues to senior management and campus staff.
Student focus groups are held with groups of learners (usually course-based) to obtain
feedback on specific issues of concern. Students are also invited to participate in working
groups of the College, as appropriate.
A Praise and Complaints scheme is available for students to report comments, suggestions,
compliments and complaints on any aspect of their learning experience on an on-going
basis.
Please support and get involved in this important aspect of College life as it not only helps
us to understand what is important to you but also helps you to develop valuable
employability skills and for us to make sure that you get the most out of the time you spend
with us.
In addition to the above College-wide processes, teaching departments obtain their own
student feedback on programme or departmental practice, which is used to support review
and development processes.
Enrichment & employability opportunities
An important part of your time here is spent developing your employability skills. To help
with this your course has additional visits, trips and guest speakers. You may also get
involved in offsite work although this will depend on your progress through the year with
normal college sessions. For your course these are:
Visits and trips
Charles Fox of Covent Garden
Hair and Beauty UK (Birmingham)
Guest speakers
Lisa Hassine (tutor and freelance make-up artist)
Louise Young (Vintage make-up)
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Charles Fox of Covent Garden
Balmain Hair Extensions
Off site work
Working with HND media study students
Work experience (delete if not applicable)
Work experience forms an important part of your course and has specific work experience
dates built into the timetable. You can find out when your work experience dates are from
your Course Tutor or the Work Experience Coordinator. They will be meeting with you to
explain what you have to do and how to find placements. If you have work experience built
into your course it is because you must complete this in order to pass your course. This is
compulsory and you will receive an assessment which will be reflected in your final mark.
For more information on work experience please refer to the Work Experience Guide which
can be found on Moodle.
Health and safety on your course
Making sure you stay safe and don’t put others at risk whilst on your course is essential. In
order to make sure of this you will receive instruction and guidance on all that you do. The
following information is here to supplement information and instruction given out in
teaching sessions.
Risk Assessments & Safe systems of work
Risk Assessments & Safe systems of work.
Risk assessments are put in place to monitor and prevent hazards and reduce the risk of injury to
you whilst in the salon. These cover:
General dispensary activities
Cutting/ colouring of hair
Styling /Setting/blow drying hair
Shampooing/conditioning hair
All risk assessments are available contact Karen Ratcliffe Hair Technician
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Gloves
Aprons
Uniform
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Closed in low heeled black shoes ht key things to be aware of and where to get more advice
Uniform and equipment
Kits and uniforms are all sourced by Karen Ratcliffe ext
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