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COVID-19 UPDATE- BARBERSHOP RECOMMENDATIONS

GUIDANCE FOR BARBERS AND BARBERSHOPS...PLEASE READ!!!

ATTENTION.....PLEASE READ

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Notice:

The Arizona Board of Barbers remains focused on its mission to protect the public health and welfare.  The Barber Board recommends that its licensees understand and comply with Governor Ducey’s current, and any future directives to control the spread of the COVID-19 virus in Arizona and nationally.

Guidance for reopening

GUIDANCE FOR BARBERSHOPS TO REOPEN

Following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance, under all circumstances, the following precautions should be followed by people utilizing barber services. To the extent possible, these providers should take measures to ensure that customers may follow these guidelines:

• Stay home if sick.

• Protect yourself while visiting salons, spas, and barbershops

 • Stay at least 6 feet away from other patrons.

• If you are at higher risk for severe illness, you should avoid visiting barbers and cosmetologists. People at higher risk for severe illness include adults 65 or older and people of any age who have serious underlying medical conditions.

• Do not touch your eyes, nose, or mouth.

• If possible, use touchless payment (pay without touching money, a card, or a keypad). If you must handle money, a card, or use a keypad, use hand sanitizer immediately after.

• After leaving your appointment, use hand sanitizer. When you get home, wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BUSINESSES - The Department of Health Services recommends the following additional steps be taken by barbers and cosmetologists:

• Employees and Customers are to wear masks.

  • Maintain physical distancing, to the extent possible.

• Provide and require employees to wear masks when possible.

• For treatments that require touching someone’s face, provide and require employees to wear gloves when possible.

• Provide access to soap and water for handwashing or an alcohol-based hand sanitizer at stations around the store, salon or spa for use by employees and clients. Require employees to wash hands immediately before and after providing client service.

• For treatments/appointments that don’t require touching the client’s face, clients should be encouraged to wear masks for their protection.

• Operate with reduced occupancy and capacity based on the size of the business location with special attention to limiting areas where customers and employees can congregate.

• Wipe any pens, counters, or hard surfaces between use or customer.

• Implement comprehensive sanitation protocols.                                                           

 • Implement symptom screening for employees prior to the start of their shift.

• Consider offering cloth face coverings to employees and visitors to wear.     

• Consider operating by appointment-only to manage occupancy levels.

• Arrange waiting areas, service areas, and break rooms to provide for appropriate physical distancing and sanitize areas regularly between use

. • Consider posting signs advising customers and employees of expectations and guidance.

• Consider not charging late/cancellation fees if someone cannot make their appointment due to illness.

• Train all employees in the above safety actions.

  

Additionally, there are economic opportunities available for small businesses: 

  • Federal Relief:  The U.S. Department of the Treasury posted important updates on accessing federal relief, which will be critically important to Arizona families and small businesses. Starting April 3, 2020, small businesses and sole proprietorships can apply for low interest loans for payroll, rent, utilities, and other expenses. A portion of these loans are forgivable (program details and the application here)
  • Arizona Specific Worker and Small Business Resources:  the Arizona Commerce Authority has compiled resources for small businesses and workers facing employment loss on this page (www.azcommerce.com/covid-19)     
  • Arizona Commerce Authority Webinar Series: The first webinar "Ensuring Business Continuity" was held today. Resources are available today, and more webinars are forthcoming on this page.

CDC/ADHS Requirements, https://www.azdhs.gov/preparedness/epidemiology-disease-control/infectious-disease-epidemiology/index.php?utm_medium=email&utm...

 

To all shop owners, managers and employees…..It is important that we all remember that as we serve the public that includes all persons from children to senior citizens we must insist on ……SAFETY FIRST.

It is important to run a business and our profession with constant safety giving to each and every one we cater to.

Our tools are used on the head face and neck and we always run the risk of unintentionally harming someone. It is very easy to burn someone with a hot air dryer or injure someone with a high pressure air hose or even cut someone with shears or especially a razor.

None of us….need to be placed in a situation of harming anyone which could not only lead to an injury for them, but also very heavy legal fines imposed on you.

LET’S ALL WORK SMARTER…NOT HARDER. Remember….SAFETY FIRST…ALWAYS!

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Four Things We Look For When Inspecting a Barber Shop
1) Neck Dusters

We have been getting many complaints from the public and calls at the office about dirty neck dusters.  Also it is one of the most violated rules that we find during our inspections.  The Board recently felt it was time to make shop owners and barbers be more responsible about their use of neck dusters.  The fine for a dirty neck duster was raised from $50 to $100.  The shop owner will also be fined $100 for each barber that is in violation.  So shop owners do your job – keep an eye on your barbers and shop!!!!

2) Wet Sanitizers or Barbicide Jars

These jars should be kept clean at all times.  We find hair, gel, flies, cockroaches, bees and much more in these jars.  We get the same excuses all the time – we just changed it yesterday.  If it’s dirty, CHANGE IT.  We know if there is a little hair, that’s natural and is part of our business.  But when it is so full we can’t even see the combs – its bad !!!!  When you are cutting hair and return the comb to the jar, rinse it before you put it back in the jar.  You should change it at least once a week or as needed.  If it gets dirty in two days, then change it.  Keep it clean!

3) Tool Drawers

Tool drawers are for tools!  Only things you use to cut hair should be in there.  No screwdrivers, keys, cards, gum, phones, etc – only barber tools.  You can have all the junk drawers you want.  But your barber tool drawer must contain only barber tools.  Oh, and by the way, each station must have a tool drawer.

4) Spray Disinfectant

If you don’t use dry tabs in the tool drawer, you must have a can of disinfectant spray.  Make sure the can has a disinfectant in it.  Some cans say they are a lubricant but doesn’t contain a disinfectant, you must read the label.  Spray your clipper blades before each customer.  Let them see that you are using the spray.

 

  Violations and Civil Penalties

 

VIOLATIONS by Barber Students – Barber Student Card No.                                 Student Name 

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A.R.S. § 32-353(5); A.R.S. § 32-355(A)(1)

Practice barbering without a current barber license

$500 civil penalty to shop owner and student cannot take the barber exam without signing the Consent Agreement and paying a fine OR attending the hearing and complying with any Order issued by the Executive Board.

The schools retain the right to impose disciplinary action.

 

VIOLATIONS by individual Barbers – Barber License No.                                        Licensee Name        

 

A.R.S. § 32-353(5); A.R.S. § 32-355(A)(2)

Practice or teach in or operate a school/shop without a license

$250

 

A.R.S. § 32-353(5); A.R.S. § 32-355(A)(1); A.A.C. R4-5-107(C)(1)

Practice barbering without a current barber license

$160

 

A.R.S. § 32-353(5); A.R.S. § 32-351(A)(1); A.A.C. R4-5-107(C)(1)

Practice barbering without posting a current barber license

$100

 

A.R.S. § 32-353(5); A.R.S. § 32-355(A)(6); A.A.C.R-4-5-303(A)(1)

 

A manager may not permit an employee or another person under his supervision or control to practice barbering without a license being issued (each unlicensed person)

$100

 

A.R.S. § 32-353(5); A.R.S. § 32-301(2) ); A.A.C.R-4-5-303(A)(1)

 

A manager may not permit an employee or another person under his supervision or control to work beyond the scope of a license  (each person)

$250

 

A.R.S. § 32-353(5); A.A.C. R4-5-104(A)(4)1; A.A.C. R54-5-107(C)(3)

Inadequate wet sanitizer

$50

 

A.R.S. § 32-353(5); A.A.C. R4-5-101; A.A.C. R54-5-107(C)(3)

Not using spray disinfectant in tool drawer

$50

 

A.R.S. § 32-353(5); A.A.C. R54-5-107(C)(2)

Unsanitary work station

$50

 

A.R.S. § 32-353(5); A.A.C. R4-5-104(A)(2); A.A.C. R54-5-107(C)(3)

Unsanitary tool drawer

$50

 

A.R.S. § 32-353(5); A.A.C. R4-5-104(A)(2) & (12); A.A.C. R54-5-107 C)(3)

Dirty neck duster

$100

 

A.R.S. § 32-353(5); A.A.C. R4-5-104(A)(11); A.A.C. R54-5-107 (C)(3)

Not using neck strips

$50

 

VIOLATIONS  by Barber Shops – Establishment License No.                                  Licensee Name     

 

A.R.S. § 32-353(5); A.R.S. § 32-355(A)(2)

Practice or teach in or operate a school/shop without a license

$250

 

A.R.S. § 32-353(5); A.R.S. § 32-351(A); A.A.C. R54-5-107 (C)(1)

License not posted

$100

 

A.R.S. § 32-353(5); A.R.S. § 32-355(A)(6) ); A.A.C.R-4-5-303(A)(1)

 

Permit an employee or another person under his supervision or control to practice barbering without a license being issued (each unlicensed person)

$500

 

A.R.S. § 32-353(5); A.R.S. § 32-355(A)(6) ); A.A.C.R-4-5-303(A)(1)

 

 

Permit an employee or another person under his supervision or control to practice barbering without a license being issued (each barber with a lapsed license)

$100

 

A.R.S. § 32-353(5); A.R.S. § 32-301(2)

Permit an employee or another person under his supervision or control to work beyond the scope of a license  (each person)

$100

 

A.R.S. § 32-353(5); A.A.C. R54-5-104(B)(2)

Dirty Restrooms or Dirty Floors

$100 ea

 

A.R.S. § 32-353(5); A.A.C. R4-5-104(B)(2);A.A.C. R4-5-302(2)

Dirty and/or unequipped Sinks or Dirty Mirrors

$50 ea

 

A.R.S. § 32-353(5); A.A.C. R54-5-107; A.A.C. R4-5-302(1)

No hot and cold running water

$200

 

A.R.S. § 32-353(5); A.A.C. R4-5-104(B)(2); A.A.C. R4-5-107(C)

Overall condition of shop or Dirty Neck Duster

$100

There are other violations listed in the laws and rules governing barbering in Arizona.  If these violations are not listed above, you may be called for an Informal Interview before the Board.

ORDER

A civil penalty of  $                            is hereby assessed Licensee.  Please be advised that a penalty will be assessed for each violation (i.e. three unlicensed barbers result in an assessment of $1,500 -- $500 for each unlicensed individual.)  This civil penalty is due within sixty (60) days.

Compliance with all state laws and rules governing barbering is required.  In the event licensee is noncompliant any of the laws or rules governing the practice of barbering in this state or does not remit the civil penalty, the Board will hold a Formal Hearing for possible revocation of the licensee’s license.

Signed by licensee or authorized representative:_________________________________________________    Dated_______________________

For the ARIZONA STATE BOARD OF BARBERS ___________________________________________________    Dated_______________________  

 

 

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SB 1399 Please Read
Ticking Clock

Greetings!

Senate Bill 1399 proposes to introduce a Barber Apprentice program totally created, supervised,

and controlled by the  State Department of Economic Security Apprenticeship Programs.

This bill has passed and  the Govenor signed it into action and it became effective in August.

The Department of Economic Security Apprenticeship Program is now selecting the mentors who apply and qualify 

for these one on one positions. Apprentices will also apply with the Department of Economic Security.

The Barber Board is only involved in an advisory capacity for the DES.

If you are interested in the details call the Department of Economic Security Apprenticeship Program for information 602-542-6226

 

 

 

 NOTICE

Agency Platform 

A new State law requires all public facing websites to have a link to the Arizona Ombudsman Office at: http://www.azoca.gov/.  The law requires the following text be included with the link:
The Ombudsman-Citizens Aide helps citizens to resolve ongoing issues with State Agencies

You can read the text of the legislation here beginning on Page 2, line 14: http://apps.azsos.gov/apps/publicservices/LegislativeFilings/PDFs/2017/53rd_Legislature_1st_Regular_Session/CH_30.pdf

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BARBER INSTRUCTOR APPLICANTS.....PLEASE READ

Greetings

The last year here at the Barber Board has been an eye opener, not only for us but all of you out there with the new online system of licensing and our new environment here at 1740 W Adams. We have only so much time to deal with many of these changes and still handle our normal responsibilities of testing, grading, inspecting, handling rules and law changes and answering calls from many who are understandably confused and need help with information. We also understand that change is a regular part of life and so with that change we wanted all you INSTRUCTOR hopefuls to get on board with a barber board reality check.

Concerning the “Barber Instructor Exam”………

We have made some changes to raise the bar and standard of the instructional part of this exam. For example, the written exams are now arranged in blocks of subject matter so the applicant can stay focused on one area of subject matter at a time, and of course it’s easier if you studied and know the subject matter.

For all applicants, the instructor exam process needs to be an educational focused demonstration of barbering techniques and terms. During these demos we need to see the relationship of demonstrating all the steps with barbering technical terms for the students because along their education journey they will be taking quizzes and examinations and those exact steps and terms will need to be ingrained in their development.

 

The true emphasis on this exam is to stay focused on the what, how, and why of all the steps because this really needs to be the center of attention, especially during an instructor assessment exam.

 

As a Barber you have developed your own style of the way you do your work in a shop but….An instructor must be able to go back to the basics in teaching barbering. You must break it down to a point of basic explained steps for this exam that even a six-year old could understand. It’s not easy, but it is the way it must be because at the end of their training they all will take an exam base on these steps learned, and hopefully have been taught.

It is the right way…. The only way…What we look for…… And what we must see at this exam if you expect to pass

 

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ATTENTION

You may qualify for a fee waiver for first time license applicants if your Tax Records of income meet the necessary standard of State Waiver Requirments... Call the Board at 602 542-4498

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