Cutting Men's Hair 2

What range of protective clothing are available for your clients?

• Goggles, apron, bed roll

• Gowns, towels, neck strip, cutting collar

• Ask the client to provide their own protective clothing
• Ignore the need for protective clothing altogether

What are the possible risk for trailing wires?

• Tripping hazards, electrical shock, fire hazards, and damage to the wires
• Slippery floors
• Overheating devices
• Increased internet speed

What are the possible risk for having a wet floor?

• Reduced liability, enhanced equipment performance
• Slips, falls, injuries, damage to equipment, liability issues

• Increased productivity, improved air quality
• Decreased maintenance costs, improved employee morale

What are the possible risk for blocked exits?

• Hindering evacuation, violating fire safety codes, increasing risk of injury or death, legal consequences
• Promoting calmness, enhancing emergency response, maintaining order
• Encouraging faster exits, minimizing obstructions, ensuring clear pathways
• Improving visibility, reducing clutter, following safety protocols

What are your salon’s requirements for client preparation?

(Tick all that apply)

• Ensure that your workstation and equipment is set up correctly and is clean and tidy

• Greet client, take their coat/bag and put in a safe place.

• Arrive late
• Arrive on time, have clean and dry hair, no makeup on the face, follow any specific instructions provided by the salon.

Why it is important to use gloves when using a razor?

Answer explanation

To avoid any cross-infection/contamination

Why it is important to protect clients from hair cuttings?

• To save money on cleaning supplies
• To ensure client comfort, hygiene, and ensure their clothes are protected

• So their hair grows.

• To provide entertainment for other clients

How does the position of your client and yourself can affect the desired outcome, reduce fatigue and the risk of injury?

• Injury risk is increased by proper positioning
• Fatigue is not affected by client or self-positioning
• Positioning has no impact on outcomes or injury risk
• To avoid any injury to yourself

Why it is important to position your cutting tools for ease of use?

• It is better to have cutting tools scattered around for variety
• It will help the service run more smoothly and on time and to prevent any injury from overstretching or overreaching.

• Positioning cutting tools doesn't affect efficiency or safety
• Cutting tools should be positioned randomly for creativity

What safety considerations must be considered when cutting hair?

Tick all that apply

• Ensure client is sitting correctly in the chair and at the correct height to avoid any injuries to yourself and client. 

• Ensure all tools and equipment are sterilised after each use to avoid any cross contamination and infection. 

• Ensure your client is gowned correctly to avoid any discomfort.