Public Health (Barbers’ Shops) Regulations (ACT)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.

Regulations 1952. No. 13.

Regulations under the Public Health Ordinance

1928-1951.*

I E A R L E P A G E , the Minister of State for Health, in pursuance of , the powers conferred upon me by the Public Health Ordinance

1928-1951, hereby make the following Regulations.

Dated this twenty-eighth day of July, 1952.

E A R L E P A G E

Minister of State for Health.

P U B L I C H E A L T H ( B A R B E R S ' S H O P S ) R E G U L A T I O N S .

PART I .—PRELIMINARY.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Public Health (Barbers ' citation.

Shops) Regulations.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the first day of commencement.

September, 1952.

3. These Regulations are divided into Par ts , as follows :— Parts.

Pa r t	I .—Preliminary.
P a r t	II .—Registration.
P a r t	I I I .—Premises .
P a r t	IV.—Sani tary Provisions.

•v	P a r t	V.—Disinfection of	Appliances.
Pa r t	V.I.—Diseases.
P a r t	Vl\.—Miscellaneous.

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i 4. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears— Definitions.

" barber " includes a hairdresser and a person who shaves, cuts, trims, dresses, waves, curls, stains or dyes, or in any other way treats, the hair of a person for pay or reward;

"barber ' s s h o p " includes a hairdr&ssing establishment but does

not include a hospital;

" disinfecting solut ion" means a solution of disinfectant ,

equivalent to a bactericidal strength of a 5 per cent, solution
of carbolic acid;

" occupier ", in relation to a barber's shop, includes a person having the charge, management or control of the barber's shop.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 7th August, 1952.

P A R T I I .—REGISTRATION.

Barber's shop	5. A person shall not, after the expiry of one month after the
unless	commencement of these Regulations, use premises as a barber's shop
registered.	unless those premises are registered under these Regulations.
Registration of
barber's shops.	6.— (1.) An application to register premises as a barber's shop bj the occupier of the premises shall be in accordance with Form A in the Schedule to these Regulations and shall be lodged with the Director- General.
(2.) The Director-General may, in his discretion, register or refuse to register premises as a barber's shop.
(3.) Upon the granting of an application to register premises as a barber's shop, the Director-General shall furnish to the applicant a certificate of registration in accordance with Form B in the Schedule to these Regulations.
(4.) The occupier of a barber's shop shall display in some prominent part of the barber's shop the certificate of registration issued to him under this regulation.
(5.) Subject to these Regulations, the registration of premises as a barber's shop is in force until the thirty-first day of December next following the date on which the premises were registered or until the date on which the occupier of the premises ceases to be the occupier of the premises, whichever is the earlier.
(6.) There is payable in respect of the registration of premises as a barber's shop a fee of Ten shillings.
(7.) The Minister may at any time cancel the registration of premises as a barber's shop.

P A R T I I I . — P R E M I S E S .

Barbers'shops 7. A person shall not use or conduct a barber's shop, or permit or

to be conducted c a u s e a barber's shop to be used or conducted, except in conformity with r x

in accordance . ' ^

with	these Regulations.
Regulations.
Facilities to be	8. The occupier of a barber's shop—
provided in
barber's shops.	(a) shall provide in the shop one or more suitable and efficient wash basins fitted with effective waste pipes suitably trapped and vented;
(b) shall cause an adequate supply of clean hot and cold water

to be provided in the shop while it is open for business;

(c) shall cause a sufficient supply of towels, nail-brushes, and soap to be available at all times in the shop for the exclusive personal use of persons employed or working in the shop;

(d) shall cause all walls, floors, floor coverings, shelves, fittings, furniture and appliances which are in any way used in or connected with the business to be maintained in good order and in a thoroughly clean condition; and

(e) shall cause to be provided in the shop at least two water- tight metal receptacles with close-fitting lids and shall cause all soiled towels and other soiled cloths to be placed into one of those receptacles immediately after their use and all hair clippings and other trade waste to be placed in the other receptacle as soon as practicable after attendance on a customer.

PART IV.—SANITARY PROVISIONS.

9. A barber shall	Barbers to
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i hands.

(a) before attending to a customer, thoroughly cleanse his hands

with soap and clean water; and

(b) while attending to a customer, wear a clean coat or overall

r of white or light-coloured washable material.

10. The occupier of a barber's shop shall cause the head rest of BeadleHts t 0

each chair in use in the short to be covered with a clean sheet of paper and shall ensure that that sheet of paper is used once and for one customer only.

11. The occupier of a barber's shop shall ensure that the face Fresh face towels, neck protectors, neck cloths and .similar appliances which are provided, used shall be fresh and clean for each customer.

12. A barber shall not use water other than clean water in shaving clean water

a customer.	& * & X
shaving cream or shaving powder for the purpose of producing lather £.c'us™lyto	13. A barber shall not use any kind of soap other than liquid soap, Liquid soap,

for shaving a customer.

14. A 'barber shall not use a rotary hairbrush or apply a sponge, Rotary hair-

powder puff or substance in block form to a customer's skin. to'ijc used?' n°

15. Where a barber arrests bleeding from a customer, he shall do Means of

so only by styptic in powder form or liquid form on sterile cotton wool, bieem'n!

ty 16. A barber shall not use a bench bottle other than a bench bottle Bench bottles,

.fitted with a screw cap and sprinkler.

PART V.—DISINFECTION OF ATPLIANCES.

"i 17.—(1.) A barber shall cause all implements, tools and utensils Appliances to

specified in this regulation which are in general use by him in a barber's
shop to be disinfected in a manner prescribed by this regulation.

(2.) The occupier of a 'barber's shop shall provide the water, steam, disinfecting solutions and appliances necessary to enable the disinfec- tion provided for by this regulation to be carried out by each barber working in the shop.

(3.) Razors, blades, scissors, combs and other tools or appliances shall be disinfected by immersion for three minutes in boiling water, steam or a solution of 0.2 per cent, menthol or thymol in thirty per cent, spirit (ethylic alcohol containing two per cent, of wood naphtha) or other disinfecting solution.

(4.) Clippers shall be thoroughly brushed with a clean brush so as to remove all hair and shall then be wiped with a cloth soaked with methylated spirits.

(5.) Hairbrushes shall be disinfected by immersion for three minutes in a solution of 0.2 per cent, menthol or thymol in thir ty per cent, spirit (ethylic alcohol containing two per cent, of wood naphtha) or other disinfecting solution.

(6.) Appliances referred to in the preceding provisions of this regulation shall be disinfected in the prescribed manner before use each day and immediately after use on each customer.

(7.) When a new shaving brush is first taken into use, it shall be disinfected by immersion of the hair or bristle portion in a ten per cent, solution of formalin for thir ty minutes and afterwards rinsing in clea water. Before use on each day and immediately after use on a customer

the brush shall be disinfected by immersion for three minutes in a solu	ft
tion of 0.2 per cent, menthol or thymol in thir ty per cent, spirit (ethylic alcohol containing two per cent, wood naphtha) or other disinfecting solution or by immersion of the hair or bristle portion in boiling water for three minutes.

PART VI .—DISEASES.

Precautions to

be taken where	18. If a barber has been notified by a customer, or, if, without
a customer is	notification, he is himself aware, that a customer is suffering from a («) the instruments used while attending to that customer shall, immediately after their use, be immersed in a disinfecting solution for five minutes; and
suffering from
contagious	contagious disease or a contagious rash or eruption—
disease.

(b) towels, cloths and other fabrics u.sed on the customer, and the coat or overall worn 'by the barber, shall, immediately after their use, be immersed in a disinfecting solution or in boiling water for ten minutes.

Barbers	19. A barber suffering from a contagious disease or a contagious skin
suffering from
contagious	rash or eruption shall not attend to a customer.
disease.
Barbers to hold	20.— (J .) A barber shall not attend a customer unless the barber
certificates that
they are not	holds a certificate and a period of three years has not elapsed since the
suffering from	certificate was issued to the barber.
tuberculosis.
(2.) An employer shall not employ, or continue the employment of, a person as a barber unless that person holds a certificate and a period •
of three years has not elapsed since the certificate was issued to that person.
(3.) An inspector or an employer may require a barber to produce for inspection the certificate issued to that barber.
(4.) A barber shall not refuse or fail to comply with a requirement made under the last preceding sub-regulation.
(5.) In this regulation, "cer t i f ica te" means a certificate issued by a medical practitioner registered under a law of a State or Territory of the Commonwealth certifying that the person named in the certificate has undergone a radiological examination of his lungs and has been found not to be suffering from tuberculosis.

PART VII .—MISCELLANEOUS.

21. A person shall not contravene or fail to comply with any provi- offences.

sion of these Regulations which is applicable to him.

Pena l ty : Fif ty pounds and, where the offence is a continuing offence, a penalty not exceeding Five pounds for every day during which the offence continues.

22. The occupier of a barber's shop— Employees to

(a) shall give instructions to each barber employed in the shop instructions

to ensure compliance with these Regulations; and	as to compliance
(b)	shall provide the disinfecting solutions, soap, boiling water, Emulations.

steam and other articles required for the purposes of

compliance with these Regulations.

23. An inspector may, at all reasonable times, enter and inspect a inspection.

barber's shop.

THE SCHEDULE.

FOBM A. Regulation 6 (1.).

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.

Public Health {Barbers' Shops) Regulations.

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A BARBER'S SHOP.

The Director-General of Health,

Canberra.

I, the occupier of the barber's shop mentioned hereunder, hereby apply for the registration of the barber's shop for the year ending the thirty-first day of December, 19

I enclose herewith the prescribed fee of Ten shillings.

PARTICULARS OF APPLICANT.

Name in full
Address

Situation of Barber's Shop

Signature of Applicant

Date

FORM B.

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.	Regulation 0 (3.).
Public Health	{Barbers' Shops)	Regulations.

CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF BARBER'S SHOP.

This is to certify that the barber's shop situated at

is registered under the Public Health (Barbers' Shops) Regulations. The occupier of the shop is . Unless sooner cancelled, the registration remains in force until the thirty-first day of

December, 19 , or until the above-named

ceases to be the occupier of the shop.

Dated this day of , 19 .

Director-General of Health.

By Authori ty: L. F . JOHNSTON, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.

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