Disinfection & SafetyQuestion 13 of 100
A regular client asks you to keep her favorite emery board in a drawer with her name on it for her next visit. What should you do?
a.Write her name on it and store it in the client drawer
b.Soak it in disinfectant for ten minutes and then store it
c.Brush the dust off and seal it in a plastic bag with her name
d.Explain that a used porous file cannot be disinfected, and either give it to her to take home or discard it
Explanation
A file is porous, so disinfectant cannot reach the germs trapped in the abrasive surface, and it is single-use in the salon. Naming, bagging or soaking it keeps a contaminated item in service and would be cited by an inspector. The acceptable outcomes are to hand the used file to the client to take home or to throw it away.
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