Disinfection & SafetyQuestion 19 of 100
You have just finished a pedicure and your next client is already waiting. Before that client puts her feet in the same foot spa, what must you do?
a.Drain the water, spray the inside of the basin with alcohol, and wipe it dry with a clean towel.
b.Drain the water, refill with hot soapy water, and let it circulate while you walk the first client to the front desk.
c.Drain the basin, remove and clean the screen or filter and the area behind it, scrub the basin with soap, rinse, then refill with water and an EPA-registered disinfectant and circulate it for the full contact time on the label before draining and air drying.
d.Drain the basin, wipe it with a disinfectant wipe, and save the full cleaning for closing time.
Explanation
The complete procedure in option C is required after every single client, because only circulating an EPA-registered disinfectant for the label contact time kills the bacteria and fungus left behind. Alcohol is not a hospital-grade salon disinfectant and never reaches the debris behind the screen, so A fails. Soapy water only cleans, it does not disinfect (B), and end-of-day cleaning does not replace the between-client procedure (D).
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