DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

DIRECTOR'S OFFICE

BARBERS – GENERAL RULES

Filed with the secretary of state on November 4, 2019

These rules take effect immediately upon filing with the secretary of state unless adopted

under section 33, 44, or 45a(6) of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA

306, MCL 24.233, 24.244, or 24.245a. Rules adopted under these sections become

effective 7 days after filing with the secretary of state.

(By authority conferred on the director of the department of licensing and regulatory

affairs by sections 205, 1110, and 1112 of the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL

339.205, 339.1110, and 339.1112; and on the board of barbers by section 308 of the

occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.308; and by Executive Reorganization Order

Nos. 1991-9, 1996-2, 2003-1, 2008-4, and 2011-4, MCL 338.3501, 445.2001, 445.2011,

445.2025, and 445.2030)

R 339.6031, R 339.6033, R 339.6037, R 339.6041, and R 339.6047 of the Michigan

Administrative Code are amended as follows:

PART 3. SANITATION

R 339.6031 Premises.

Rule 31. (1) All premises used by a licensee must be maintained in a clean, safe, and

sanitary condition. The premises must be free from all of the following:

(a) Dust.

(b) Mold.

(d) Insects.

(e) Rodents.

(f) Vermin.

(g) Other sources of contamination or potential causes of health or safety hazards or

nuisances.

(2) Floors, walls, ceilings, fixtures, furnishings, and work surfaces must be kept clean.

Open windows and doors must be screened to prevent the entry of insects. Waste

containers must be kept closed with a lid or hinged-door and emptied when full and at

least once every 24 hours. Waste containers must be cleaned and disinfected at least once

every 24 hours unless lined with a plastic bag that is disposed of each time the waste

container is emptied.

(3) Equipment and supplies for barbering use must be stored separately from storage for

any other purpose. Soiled or used towels or rubbish must not be allowed to accumulate on

the premises or in adjacent areas. Used towel and rubbish storage must not be adjacent to

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storage for clean supplies. Covered containers or cabinets must be provided for clean

supplies that are not wrapped for sanitation.

(4) Toilet facilities must be furnished on the premises unless public toilet facilities are

reasonably available.

(5) Licensed premises must have stationary washbasins located within the licensed

premises. Effective 180 days after the promulgation of this rule, washbasins used to

satisfy the sanitation requirements of these rules must not be in a restroom or out of view

of the work area where services are performed. Each basin must be connected to a

pressurized water system with hot and cold running water and with adequate provision

for drainage and disposal of waste into a public disposal system or septic tank.

(6) Licensed premises must be in compliance with all regulations of the political

subdivision in which they are located and with state and federal building codes, health

regulations, and fire safety regulations.

R 339.6033 Tools and equipment.

Rule 33. (1) Before being used on a patron, tools and equipment used for barbering

must be wiped clean and sanitized using 1 of the following methods:

(a) Exposure to ultraviolet light at a distance of not more than 8 inches for not less

than 2 minutes from a germicidal lamp that has a strength of not less than 15 watts. Tools

sanitized in this manner must be kept mechanically clean.

(b) Thoroughly washing the tools and equipment in a detergent solution and placing

the rinsed equipment in a container holding a chemical sanitizing agent. Chemical

sanitizing agents acceptable for such uses are those registered for use in interstate

commerce by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. After sanitizing, the

tools and equipment must be stored in a covered container.

(2) When not in use, tools and equipment that are intended to come in contact with a

patron and are capable of storage in a covered container must be stored in a covered

container.

(3) Tools and equipment must be maintained in a sanitary and safe condition and in

good working order.

(4) The reuse of unsanitized finger bowls, common powder puffs, common sponges,

and paper and cotton items is prohibited. Such items must be sanitized before reuse or

must be discarded.

(5) Small items of equipment, including combs, brushes, rollers, clips, pins, head

coverings, caps, permanent waving rods, protectors, and supplies, must be maintained in

a sanitary condition, must be stored in covered containers, and, to minimize the

possibility of accidental, unsanitized reuse, must not be carried about between work

areas on the person of a licensee.

R 339.6037 Patron protection.

Rule 37. (1) A clean, fresh paper or cloth towel must be used for each patron.

(2) A headrest of a barber chair must be covered with clean, fresh paper or cloth before

use by each patron.

(3) A hair cloth or cape must be used on each patron. A clean, fresh towel or sanitary

paper or cloth neck strip must be placed around the neck to prevent the hair cloth or cape

from touching the skin.

(4) After being used on a patron, a towel or cloth neck strip must be placed in a covered

container with a hinged door or lid.

(5) Creams and other semisolid substances must be covered when not in use and must

be removed from their containers with spatulas. Fluids or powders used on a patron must

be applied from a bottle or shaker-type dispenser.

(6) A licensee shall wash his or her hands before serving each patron and shall make all

reasonable attempts to prevent the spread of communicable diseases or skin lesions.

PART 4. BARBER COLLEGES

R 339.6041 Construction standards and required equipment.

Rule 41. (1) A barber college shall provide for all of the following:

(a) A classroom with adequate space and sufficient number of desk chairs for each

student in attendance.

(b) A practical training room.

(d) Adequate toilet facilities to meet the needs of the number of enrolled students.

(2) The practical training room must be equipped with all of the following:

(a) Sufficient practical training stations so that students are not required to share a

station during practical training periods.

(b) Tile, first-grade linoleum, or other board-approved floor covering.

provided in the curriculum.

(d) Ample supplies of steamers, sources of lather, and clean towels provided by the

college for the proper performance of services by each student.

(3) The practical training room may be equipped with any of the following optional

equipment for practical training:

(a) A cash register.

(b) A sales counter.

(d) A hair analysis machine.

(e) Skin care equipment.

(4) A practical training station must be equipped with all of the following:

(a) A barber chair that is in mechanical working order, easily cleaned, and not less

than 6 feet from the next chair, when measured from the center of one chair base to the

center of the next chair base.

(b) One storage cabinet for tools, clean towels, and hair cloths.

(d) One approved soiled towel container with a hinged lid or door.

(e) One complete set of the customary barber tools.

(5) A barber college shall indicate to the public that it is a barber college by a sign, with

letters that are not less than 6 inches in height, that includes the words "barber school" or

"barber college." A sign must be displayed indicating that the work performed in the

barber college is primarily performed by students.

R 339.6047 Barber college; curriculum.

Rule 47. A barber college shall follow a curriculum of instruction in barbering shown

under table 47. The curriculum may vary within 10% of the hours for each subject

specified in this rule as long as the total theory hours is not less than 225 and the total

practical hours is not less than 1,575.

TABLE 47

Barber Training Curriculum

Topic

(a) Orientation:

Theory Hours

Practical Hours

(i) History of barbering profession.

(ii) Implements of barbering profession.

(b) Safety and sanitation:

(i) General (basic first aid, work stations).

(ii) Bacteriology and diseases of hair, scalp, skin,

nails, and glands.

(iii) Implements (sanitation, maintenance, care).

(iv) Laws and rules governing safety and sanitation.

(i) Composition, structure, function of skin, hair,

head, face, and neck.

(ii) Analysis of bone structure, skin, and hair.

(iii) Determination of services desired by client.

(iv) Examination of client (identifying disorders

and diseases), referral for medical treatment.

(v) Recommending services and follow-up

maintenance.

These activities

shall be

performed as

part of activities

specified in sub-

divisions (d),

(e), and (f) of

this rule.

(d) Haircut and shave:

1,000

(i) Hair cutting.

(ii) Hair styling.

(iii) Razor honing and stropping.

(iv) Shaving and beard trimming.

(e) Chemical services:

(i) Shampooing and conditioning hair.

(ii) Hair waving and relaxing.

(iii) Hair coloring and lightening.

(f) Secondary services:

125

275

(i) Skin care (facials, massage, and therapy).

(ii) Hair and scalp treatments (preparations,

massage, and therapy).

(iii) Selling and servicing hairpieces.

(g) Laws, rules, and regulations: