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Health, Safety & Security at Beauty salon.

Name : Sarah Anne A/P Michael Student ID : 1844772

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Poor cleanliness -  Beauty salons must be super clean, and it is very important to run the business. After each use all the equipment need to be either disposable,  sanitised , or sterilised . Hazardous chemicals -   The beauty salon uses products that contain all sports of chemicals, so extreme caution should always be taken when using them.  Unqualified staffs -  Uncertified stylists, therapists, and technicians are not what the customers are expecting and cannot give the level of service they are paying for. More serious consequences could be anything from burns to nerve damage or skin infections and plenty more besides. Fire -   It can be hard to prevent the outbreak of fire even though take out the necessary  precautions. Theft -  Someone may steal beauty products, money from the till, salon equipment, or clients handbags.  Legal risk -  If one customers believes that the business has caused them harm or loss, they may decide to make a claim for compensation.

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Health and Safety Work Act 1974. (ACT 514) The purpose of this law is to secure safety, health, and welfare of persons at work hazards and risks arising out of the activities of person at work, to protect person at a workplace, against risks arising out of the activities of persons at work and to promote an occupational environment for persons at work which is adapted to their physiological and psychological needs. The objectives is to demonstrate the commitment of the employer or company to ensure safety and health in workplace.

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Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations. (COSHH) 2002. COSHH is the law that requires employers to control substances that are hazardous to health and includes nanomaterial. We can prevent or reduce workers exposure to hazardous substances by finding out the health hazards are and deciding how to prevent harm to health. COSHH applies to virtually all substances hazardous to health. Exceptions include asbestos and substances that hazardous only because they are radioactive, asphyxiates, at high pressure/temperature or have explosive/flammable properties.

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Cosmetic Products (Safety) Regulations 2008. The main objective of Cosmetic Products safety legislation is to safeguard public health. The Cosmetic Products (Safety) Regulations 2008, as amended, implement the latest version of the cosmetic directive, and revoke and re-enact the Cosmetic Products (Safety) Regulations 2004. The aim of this law is to prevent dangerous products from reaching the market or the consumer, as well as informing the user how to use the products safely, as intended. Cosmetic firms should also be responsible for withdrawing or notifying users of products that recognised as being unsafe.

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Emergency plan. An emergency plan is written plan that sets out requirements and instructions for workers and others in the case of an emergency. An emergency plan must include some procedures. That are an effective response to an emergency, evacuation procedures, notifying emergency service organizations at the earliest opportunity, medical treatment and assistance and effective communication between the person authorised to coordinate the emergency response and all people at the workplace.

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Fire evacuation plan. Alert all other individuals within the workplace by activating the nearest fire alarm, shouting clearly or by using other procedures set in place by the company. Use the nearest exit to evacuate the workplace. Use a fire extinguisher to put the fire out.

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First educate them by training and mentoring. Make training a regular part at the beauty salon. Organize build in product training or a quick skill demonstration in weekly meeting. Invite a trainer for a special session. Provide training allowance for the employees to take training on their own time. By doing this the employees can learn some technical skills and level up their skills as a stylist or therapist. Second educate them by organizing emergency evacuation training. By doing this we can teach them about emergency plans, electrical safety, fire prevention plans, COSHH and many more. This will help them in future if they face any emergencies. Lastly, educate them by creating aims and objectives. This will help the employees to learn technical skills, soft skills, and business skills.

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Enforce and evaluate the safety plan by marked the fire doors and staff being made aware of fire regulations and evacuation procedures of the salon. Fire extinguishers and fire blankets are to be kept unobstructed and in constant working condition. Obstructions must be clearly marked in order to prevent slips, trips, and falls. Service maintains and yearly checks on fire extinguishers. Regular reviews of chemicals and substances in beauty salon. Store all hazardous chemicals in the appropriate manner. No smoking rules. First aid and first aid training for the staff. Sanitize, sterilize and disinfect equipment daily. Lastly, the salon must have adequate insurance in place.

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We must be prepared with common inevitable injuries experienced at beauty salons like hair loss and scalp injuries, wax burns, chemical burns, cuts and abrasions, bacterial infections, slip and fall injuries, allergic reactions and burn and scalding. First be prepared with inevitable injuries by raining the staff. Discuss health and safety standards with the employees on a regular basis. Whether they are the star stylist or a new entrant, draw up a plan for presentation standards of a salon and make them understand to the fullest. By doing this, able to be prepared with inevitable injuries.  Secondly, by doing fire safety measures, we can be prepared with inevitable injuries. Having candles in salon as a décor is a potential fire hazard. Instead using candles, we can use fairy lights or electric candles which are safer. Overloading outlets with numerous curling irons, hair-dryers, and straighteners also increase the risk of a fire. Lastly, maintain sanitary conditions. To avoid germ being passed on form one client to the other, check every piece of equipment. Before and after every use, it must be disinfected. Failure to do can increase the risk of viral and bacterial infections such as herpes simplex virus, tuberculosis and HIV. By maintaining sanitary conditions we can be prepared with inevitable injuries.

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In a nutshell, the benefits that the employees will gain from the developed safety plan is healthy and safety environments leads to happy employees. Besides that, the employees will have the confident to work in the beauty salon. Because by developing the safety plan the employees will feel save and be confident to work without any stress. Other than that, employees will be productive on their work. Overall by learning clean, safe, and secure environment at workplace it will help us in the future if we have plans to have a business. We can prepare all the necessary things for the business.

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