A new salon owner is choosing between an AUTOCLAVE, a UV cabinet, and a hospital-grade liquid IMMERSION disinfectant for sanitizing multi-use metal implements. Which statement is correct for California salon practice?
Explanation
California's standard for between-client decontamination of non-porous multi-use implements is CLEAN (debris removed) plus DISINFECT (EPA-registered hospital-grade product effective against bacteria, viruses, and fungi, used at label dilution and full label contact time). UV cabinets do not reliably disinfect; they kill some surface organisms in line-of-sight but cannot penetrate hinges, joints, or shadows, so they are acceptable only as clean storage after proper chemical disinfection. Autoclaves (steam under pressure) achieve sterilization, exceeding the BBC's disinfection requirement, but are not required. The CCR Title 16 §979 sanitation rules underpin BBC inspection practice. A quick alcohol wipe is not equivalent.
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