LP HOT NEWS: Biological risks related to manicuring - Knowledge of nail industry

Biological risks related to manicuring - Knowledge of nail industry - LP 419

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As a manicurist, which contaminants can be harmful to their health?

Nail technicians are highly exposed to many infectious agents, such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and the virus that causes immunodeficiency in people called HIV.

However, this only happens when you exposed to infected blood from colleagues or clients.

This can also occur when using untreated equipment that has been contaminated or when you have been exposed to a client with a fungal nail disease that you do not good hygiene and safety principles.

What is the method to prevent this?

You should be careful to avoid touching any other person's blood or body fluids. Try to avoid customers who have cuts, wounds or open sores, sores. Especially clear skin infections.

Use gloves regularly and use gloves that meet the prescribed criteria.

Always wash your hands with soap and water before and after working with customers to avoid spreading germs.

In particular, bandage open cuts or broken skin to prevent contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials from a client or coworker.

Attention to hepatitis B vaccination. This has important implications for disease prevention.

If an individual is bleeding, do not touch the blood and including materials used directly for hemostasis.

Thoughtful work clean and disinfect tools after each client according to the policies of your state’s cosmetology board.

The most important ones are:

Wash tools with soap and water. Soak for 10 to 30 minutes in tools in an EPA-registered disinfectant.

Store all disinfected tools in a clean, covered area. Use only ultraviolet (UV) sterilization containers to store clean and disinfected reusable metal tools.