A Sick Barber at Work
When can a barber with a cold work, and when must they stay home? The traffic-light rule, the owner's duties and preparing the premises for infection season.
Hygiene procedures, training, cleaning/disinfection of tools, and workplace standards. Ready-made templates and checklists to download.
When can a barber with a cold work, and when must they stay home? The traffic-light rule, the owner's duties and preparing the premises for infection season.

A regular takes the chair. He removes his cap, and you spot a weeping, reddened patch on his scalp with a yellowish crust.

You're standing in a salon supply shop, looking at the shelf of liquids. Ten bottles, each one "professional", each one "effective", prices from 15 to 90 zł.

Friday, peak hours. A client gets up from the chair, the next one is already waiting.

A client gets up after a shave, the barber reaches for a towel from the shelf - the same one they wiped the previous client with a moment ago.

Monday, 11:00 a.m. A Sanepid (the Polish sanitary inspectorate) inspector walks into the barbershop and stops at the station where you are just finishing a…
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