502 ADDITIONAL STANDARDS AND SUPPLIES – NAIL SALONS AND OPERATIONS

502.1 Licensees shall ensure all nail technicians, and all workstations are provided with safety equipment in accordance with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) respiratory protection program requirements, as follows:

1. (a) Ventilated manicure tables approved by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, for each individual who uses the work station;
2. (b) Properly fitted N-95, N-99, or N-100 respirator, approved by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, for each individual who uses the workstation. All workers must use these respirators when buffing or filing nails or when using acrylic powder. Nail salon owners must comply with OSHA respiratory protection program requirements;
3. (c) Protective gloves made of latex, vinyl, nitrile, or another similar non-permeable hypoallergenic material for workers with sensitivity to nitrile gloves. Licensee shall maintain a sufficient supply of gloves so that each nail technician can use a new pair of gloves for each customer. All workers must wear gloves when handling potentially hazardous chemicals or waste and during cleanup, or when performing any nail service that has a risk of breaking the customer's skin; and
4. (d) Protective eye equipment. All workers must wear eye protection when preparing, transferring, or pouring potentially hazardous chemicals.

502.2 Each facility shall be equipped with one (1) general purpose sink with running hot and cold water for every twelve (12) stations.

502.3 Each manicurist station shall be equipped with the following items:

1. (a) Manicuring stand, either stationary or movable, with a lamp;
2. (b) Closed cabinet or covered container for the storage of clean and disinfected manicuring instruments;
3. (c) Covered container of a size that will accommodate the instruments to be disinfected;
4. (d) Closed container for waste materials;
5. (e) At least two (2) complete sets of manicuring instruments;

(f) Additional facial or clasp exasperator masks upon request for customers; and

(g) One (1) additional general-purpose sink and one (1) additional hand sink with running hot and cold water for additional manicure stations beyond twelve (12) manicure stations.

502.4 All manicure and pedicure equipment that holds water shall be cleaned, disinfected, and sterilized after each client, as follows:

(a) Clean with a low-foaming soap or detergent with water to remove all visible debris; and

(b) Disinfect with an EPA-registered disinfectant and used according to the manufacturer's instructions for at least ten (10) minutes. If the pipe-free foot spa has a foot plate, remove the foot plate and clean, rinse, and wipe dry the area beneath the foot plate.

502.5 At the end of each day of use, all filter screens in whirlpool pedicure spa systems and basins for all types of foot spas shall be disinfected, as follows:

(a) All visible debris in the screen and the inlet shall be removed and cleaned with a low-foaming soap or detergent and water;

(b) For pipe-free systems, the jet components or foot plate shall be removed and cleaned, including the removal of any debris, then proceed with the following procedures:

(1) Completely immerse the screen, jet, or foot plate in an EPA-registered disinfectant and used according to the manufacturer's instructions and replaced after disinfection process is completed; and

(2) Flush the pipe-free system with warm water and low-foaming soap for five (5) minutes, rinse, and drain.

502.6 After completing the procedures specified in § 502.4 and 502.5, pedicure spa systems and basins shall be filled with clean water and the correct amount of an EPA-registered disinfectant, in which the solution shall be:

(a) Circulated through the pedicure spa system for ten (10) minutes and then turn the pedicure spa system off;

(b) The solution shall remain in the pedicure spa system or basin for at least six (6) to ten (10) hours before using the equipment again; and

(c) The pedicure spa system or basin is then drained and flushed with clean water.

502.7 In addition to the required end-of-day cleaning procedures specified in § 502.4 and 502.5, all pedicure spa systems and basins shall be disinfected on a weekly basis as follows:

(a) Pedicure spa systems and basins may be filled with a solution of water containing one (1) teaspoon of 5.25% bleach for each gallon of water; or

(b) Pedicure spa systems and basins may be filled with an alternative disinfectant that is an EPA registered Fungicide and Virucide; and

(c) The solution shall be circulated through the pedicure spa system for five (5) to ten (10) minutes and then the solution shall remain in the basin for at least six (6) hours. Before use, the pedicure spa system shall then be drained and flushed.

502.8 The licensee shall maintain a record or log book containing the dates and times of all pedicure cleaning and disinfection which is kept in the pedicure area and made available for review upon request by a consumer or the Department during an inspection.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 013026 (December 10, 2021).