Health Guidelines for Personal Care and Body Art Industries - Victoria

Description

You will need to comply with these guidelines if you work in the hair, beauty and skin penetration industries.

The guidelines provide information on:

  • registration requirements for premises and relevant legislation
  • general infection prevention and control principles that are used to prevent transmission of infection
  • procedure-specific information
  • occupational health and safety requirements

The guidelines do not replace industry-specific guidelines or codes of practice. You should also talk to the industry association relevant to your business.

These are a guide to best practice and a reference tool for people associated with the industry, including Environmental Health Officers.

Service type

Advisory Material

Advisory material provides advice and guidance in undertaking a business.

Act(s) name

Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 Victoria

Regulation(s) name

Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2019 Victoria

Administering agency

Department of Health

Communicable Disease Section

Contact details

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