Hairdressers and Beauty Salons
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Find advice and guidance on regulations for hairdressers and beauty salons.
The council has byelaws applicable to all hairdressers and barbers in Eastbourne. These are currently only available in hard copy on request - please contact us.
The Safe Start Up website is a step by step interactive guide to help you identify what you need to do for health and safety.
Safe Start Up is based on your type of business and how many people you employ - you can choose your particular business type for detailed advice in the Risk Assessment section of their site.
Chemicals and Dermatitis
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) figures show that up to 70% of hairdressers suffer from skin damage. For simple ways to protect your hands at work and our Bad Hand Day campaign, go to Hairdressing and Dermatitis.
A booklet about COSHH regulations for salon products (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations) is available from the Hairdressing and Beauty Suppliers Association (HBSA), telephone 020 7836 4008.
All cosmetic products used in salons must comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulations 1978, which are enforced by East Sussex County Council Trading Standards, telephone 01323 418200 or email trading.standards@eastsussex.gov.uk
Controlling Health Risks from Using UV Tanning Equipment
If you operate UV tanning equipment, a guidance document from the HSE outlines the requirements you must meet, and provides information for your customers on the health risks of using the equipment.
The British Medical Association (BMA) has issued detailed advice about the health risks of using sunbeds and advise people not to use them at all, or if they do use them, to limit their use to no more than two courses - or 10 sessions - a year.
Cancer Research UK and The Sunbed Association (TSA), which represents about a quarter of the UK's 8,000 tanning salons, are calling for children under 16 to be banned from using sunbeds due to the high risk of skin cancer in later years.
Safety of Beauty Treatments
The Hairdressing and Beauty Industry Authority (HABIA) publishes health and safety, business advice and training publications, including:
Safe Use of Laser and Light Treatments for Beauty Therapists
Health and Safety Leaflet
Hygiene Booklet
Code of Practice for Nails
Code of Practice for Waxing
To carry out any form of skin piercing - body piercing, ear piercing, electrolysis, tattooing and acupuncture - both the premises and the person carrying out the piercing need to be registered with the Council. Go to our skin piercing registration pages for more details.
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