New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 28 - BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY AND HAIRSTYLING
Subchapter 3 - SAFETY AND SANITATION
Section 13:28-3.1 - Premises

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:28-3.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) All licensed shops, including lavatories therein, shall be properly lighted and ventilated.

(b) All shops licensed after May 18, 2009, and all shops applying after May 18, 2009, for remodeling with a new configuration, shall be ventilated consistent with the requirements set forth in N.J.A.C. 5:23, the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, and shall have a minimum of 70 foot candles of artificial light.

(c) All licensed shops shall have hot and cold potable water, consistent with the requirements set forth in N.J.A.C. 5:23, the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code.

(d) All licensed shops shall dispose of waste in clean, covered containers in a manner, which shall not pose a public health hazard.

(e) All shops licensed after May 18, 2009, and all shops applying after May 18, 2009, for remodeling with a new configuration, that contain laundry facilities shall ensure that the laundry facilities are separate from the shop work area and not in the lavatory. All laundry facilities shall be properly ventilated and lint free.

(f) All licensed shops and the furniture, fixtures, equipment, supply cabinets and drawers therein shall be maintained in a sanitary manner and in good repair.

(g) All floors in the licensed shop shall be thoroughly cleaned daily and shall be maintained in good repair.

(h) All linens and toweling used within a licensed shop shall be laundered and sanitized using agents that reduce the risk of microbial contamination, such as bleach, before each and every direct contact with a patron. In lieu of laundered and sanitized linens, disposable toweling may be used.

(i) All tools, implements and electrical appliances used within a licensed shop shall be maintained in a sanitary and safe manner. Tools and utensils applied directly to patrons shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each and every use in accordance with the provisions of 13:28-3.2.

(j) Smoking shall be prohibited in all areas of licensed shops pursuant to the New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act, 26:3d-55, and the Smoke Free Air Rules, N.J.A.C. 8:6.

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