North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 32 - Cosmetology, Board of
Article 32-02 - CLEANING AND DISINFECTING
Chapter 32-02-01 - Rules of Cleaning and Disinfecting
Section 32-02-01-10 - Method of disinfection

1. Cleaning. Remove debris from tools and instruments and wash them thoroughly with hot water and a detergent in order to remove all traces of soil.

2. Rinse. Thoroughly rinse in clear water to remove all traces of detergent from the tools and instruments.

3. Immersion. Completely immerse all implements that are nonporous, such as those made of glass, metal, or plastic, in an enclosed container, large enough to cover all items, including all handles, with an effective federal environmental protection agency registered bactericidal, virucidal, and fungicidal disinfectant and left wet for the manufacturer's recommended contact time. After the manufacturer's required contact time listed on the label has been met, items must be removed, air dried, and stored in a clean, covered, and an enclosed cabinet in the salon until used.

Shears and razors are not required to be washed, but must be wiped to remove hair, product residue, and skin debris, and then disinfected with an environmental protection agency registered disinfectant spray or wipe after each use and must remain wet with the spray or wipe disinfectant for the contact time listed on the disinfectant label.

Nonimmersible nonbladed electrical equipment must be wiped to remove hair, product residue, and then disinfected with an environmental protection agency registered disinfectant that is bactericidal, virucidal, and fungicidal, and must remain wet for the contact time listed on the disinfectant label. Nonimmersible bladed electrical equipment, such as clippers or trimmers, must be wiped to remove hair, product residue, and skin debris, and then disinfected with an environmental protection agency registered disinfectant that is bactericidal, virucidal, and fungicidal, and must remain wet for the contact time listed on the disinfectant label. Cords and outer parts must be wiped with an environmental protection agency registered disinfectant and must remain wet for the contact time listed on the disinfectant label.