All hairdressers, beauty and skin penetration businesses within the Town of Gawler area must notify Council by completing this form Hairdressing, Beauty or Skin Penetration Notification Form.
Hairdressing
Once registered with the Council, hairdressing businesses may be inspected by Health Officers using the Guidelines on the Public Health Standards of Practice for Hairdressing based on risk assessment. The guidelines provide appropriate information on issues such as infection risk, cleaning processes, sterilisation, operator hygiene and the maintenance of cleanliness standards for a hairdressing premises. Hairdressers participating in any form of skin penetration are required to refer to the Guidelines on the Safe and hygienic practices of skin penetration.
Guideline on the Public Health Standards of Practice for Hairdressing
Tattooists
Tattooists, body pierces, acupuncturists and beauty therapists are inspected annually by Health Officers to ensure that safe hygienic procedures and practices are being undertaken to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. If precautions are not taken, blood-borne diseases such as Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and various bacterial infections can be transmitted.
Beauty Therapy procedures where skin penetration can occur include waxing, electrolysis, micro pigmentation, nail manicures and pedicures, lancing, and colonic lavage or colonic irrigation. Some of these procedures do not penetrate the skin under normal circumstances; however they do come into contact with other body substance able to transmit infection. Bleeding can occur during some of these non-skin penetrating procedures such as waxing, increasing the risk of the transmission of blood-borne disease.
The Guidelines on the Safe and hygienic practices of skin penetration are designed to assist Council in the administration of the SA Public Health Act 2011 and Regulations. Within this guideline a Skin Penetration Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Plan is used during the annual inspections and can be used as tool for the operator to monitor and assess the practices and procedures carried out in the premises. Infection Control Guideline for the prevention of transmission of infectious diseases in the health care setting.
Guideline on the Safe and Hygienic Practice of Skin Penetration