November 3, 2006
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Michigan school instructors and students should be aware of several changes to the state’s licensing exams.
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November 3, 2006
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In Louisiana, salons offering manicuring or esthetics are now required to have sanitizers or sterilizers for implements.
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November 3, 2006
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Many changes to sanitation and safety rules have been made in Nebraska during the past year.
Keywords: salon sanitation state boards
September 22, 2006
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California today enacted an urgency law aimed at protect consumers from unsanitary nail salons. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Los Angeles) signed into law AB 409, authored by Assemblymember Leland Yee (D-San Francisco/Daly City).
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September 6, 2006
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Effective earlier this year, Georgia has new regulations about the signage that must be in view in the reception areas of salons.
Keywords: legislation licensing salon sanitation state boards
July 6, 2006
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The death of Kim Jackson, a 46-year-old paraplegic who died of a staph infection, can’t be directly linked to the sanitary conditions at Angel Nails in Ft. Worth, Texas, said the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR).
Keywords: lawsuits pedicure sanitation state boards
July 6, 2006
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Attention nail techs practicing in Texas: you must use autoclaves to sterilize all nondisposable instruments, according to an opinion by Attorney General of Texas, Greg Abbot, dated May 18.
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June 27, 2006
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Assembly Speaker pro Tem Leland Yee (D-San Francisco/Daly City) commended Department of Consumer Affairs director Charlene Zettel today after she unveiled a list of recommendations aimed at protecting California consumers from unsanitary nail salons.
Keywords: California state regulations pedicure sanitation staph infections state boards
June 6, 2006
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The owner of a Dallas nail salon has agreed to pay $4,000 to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and also agreed to a probated suspension of his cosmetology license for sanitation violations that resulted in four customers contracting bacterial infections.
Keywords: pedicure sanitation salon sanitation salon violations state boards
June 1, 2006
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More and more, nail technicians and salons are eschewing tradition and going to clients instead of the other way around. We’ve spotlighted some mobile salon services to give you an idea of what life on the road is like — and you might be surprised to find it’s not all that different from working in a salon.
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March 7, 2006
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State inspectors are investigating a Ft. Worth, Texas, salon where a 46-year-old paraplegic woman allegedly contracted a staph infection that led to her death.
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February 24, 2006
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The South Carolina Board of Cosmetology issued an alert to licensees, reminding them of the proper disinfecting procedures for footbaths.
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February 13, 2006
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The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation is now requiring eight hours of approved continuing education in order to renew a nail technician license.
Keywords: continuing education licensing state boards
December 13, 2005
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Florida is making it even easier for consumers to complain about unlicensed activity in its state.
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November 22, 2005
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Beginning next year, salons in Texas may be required to use an autoclave to disinfect reusable instruments.
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