Ipswich Council Are Urging The Government To Approve Tough New Hygiene Laws Covering Hairdressers And Tattooists

Hair and beauty salons taking precautions against infection diseases.

Scenes of hairdressers and their clients in a hair salon to accompany a news story that Ipswich Borough Council is urging the government to approve new stricter hygiene laws to cover hairdressers. Standards are already set under existing byelaws, but the aim is to make the sterilisation of equipment compulsory to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Frances Yule, Chair of the Environmental Services Committee explains that fewer salons have sterilisation equipment installed so there is a need to make this compulsory and apply the rules to all salons. Asked about ear piercing, she says there are already separate byelaws covering piercing, tattooing and electrolysis. Back at the salon, Barry Gillings, East Anglia Chairman of the National Hairdressing Federation agrees and mentions a “licence to practise” scheme with hairdressers being licensed through the NHS to meet set standards. The reporter was Surrey Beddows for this video made to be shown in a news story on Anglia Television early evening news / magazine programme About Anglia.

Keywords

AIDS; Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; HIV; Infectious diseases; Hairdressing; Ear piercing; Tattooing