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Posted By DM2005
Hello and a Happy New Year to all!
I've been asked by a friend who is currently in the process of expanding her hairdressing business if I would do her a favour (at no cost, i might add!!!) and draw up some basic health and safety systems, to ensure that she as an employer complies with the law. Although i've been involved in Health & Safety for over 3 years this is the first time I've ever done any work outside my scope (the Food Industry).
Apart from including all the usual risk assessments, Cossh assessments, Health & Safety policy, fire assessments evacuation procedures & PAT testing etc is there anything else imparticular I should be including or are there any decent H&S books out there that include a checklist that small businesses can use?
One other question:
She currently uses her upstairs of her hairdressing salon for various beauty treatments and has only one means of escape down a spiral staircase. She is now thinking of moving the staff room upstairs as well - does this mean she will need an alternative means of escape in case of fire??? Her architect seems to think not as long as a window big enough to jump out of is included as part of the plans.
Kind Regards,
DM
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Posted By Jonathan Sandler CMIOSH
if you get in contact with eith the hairdressers federation or your local eho they will be able to help, the eho have a information pack @ no cost.
regards
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Posted By Frank Hallett
Hi there
From your post, you appear to be covering most of the basic, most important bits. I'm assuming that your friends business is located in England or Wales? If not, other, slightly different rules may apply.
Are you familiar with the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations and how you may be caught by Regs 7 & 21? Whether you're paid or not is irrelevant!
It also appears that your friends architect has a suspiciously non-existant awarenes of the Building Regs, the accompanying Approved documents and both the existing and incoming Fire Safety legislation - the comment [as displayed] about the window is dangerously wrong!
Frank Hallett
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Posted By DM2005
Thanks for the help Frank,
I completely agree with you in regards to the provision of an alternative means of escape. I initially suggested that during the refurb, she should budget for the inclusion of a suitable fire escape - i.e. some stairs - and I presumed that the architect would take care of the finer points such as suitable materials and dimensions.
I just thank god I'm not a Planning Supervisor!!!
Regards,
DM
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Posted By Chris Pope
For coshh my customer uses "A guide to H&S of Salon hair products" from the Hairdressing & beauty suppliers association tel 020 7836 4008. I have also got them all using Dermashield from benchmark industries to help with preventing dermatitis + wearing sporty specs when using bleaches.
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Posted By Ian Waldram My local Council H&S provides guidance for smaller organisations covering most of the typical areas they inspect. Hairdressing is one such area and their checklist of what needs to be covered seems pretty good. The relevant website is http://www.aberdeenshire...islation/hairdresser.asp
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Posted By Lorraine Shuker
Think about ergonomic issues. All that bending (back injuries) and repetative snipping movements (WRULD).
Also slips trips and falls. My hairdresser has chairs with funky foot rests that are actually quite easy to get your feet entangled in. Handbags slung under chairs too.
Latex gloves causing allergic reactions.
Stress from dealing with abusive or violent customers.
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Posted By James McAleese
Have you given consideration to the secuiity of the staff whilst carrying out 1:1 beauty treatments?
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Posted By George Wedgwood
Also get your local Fire Safety Officer to call round and give a free appraisal of what needs doing to ensure the right degree of fire and evacuation safety. Recently one of our Managers asked what he should do during local building alterations and I advised the same - the Officer turned up 2 hours later and was very helpful!
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