Inmate Barber Guidelines

Congratulations. You have been selected as an inmate barber. It is the policy and practice of the Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC) that inmate barbers follow good hygiene practices,
which reduce the risk of injury and the spread of infectious disease. Before you begin serving as an inmate barber, you must become familiar with these instructions and practices. Check
off the box when you complete training on each topic. Do not check the box until you feel you understand the procedure or requirement. If you have questions, please ask an IDOC staff
member.
Inmate Barber Instructions
 A staff member must inspect your hands before each barbering session.
 Wash your hands with soap and water before each haircut or facial hair grooming.
 If you have any open wounds, dermatitis (inflammation, blistering, etc.), or other non- intact skin of the hands, you must wear latex gloves.
 Wash your hands with soap and water before putting on latex gloves.
 If gloves are required, use a new pair for each inmate.
 Consider every inmate as potentially carrying an infectious disease.
 The facility will provide single-use towels, paper neckbands, cotton balls, facial tissues, latex gloves, and soap. These items will be within convenient access of the haircutting
work area. Ensure that these are available before beginning a haircutting session. If these items are not available or if the supply is low, contact the IDOC staff member responsible
for supervising inmate barbers.
 A staff member will inventory the barbering instruments at the beginning and end of each barbering session.
 Ensure that you have haircutting instruments to include combs, brushes, scissors, and cutting heads for electronic clippers.
 Before each barbering session, clean and sanitize haircutting instruments using the following process:
Look at each haircutting instrument to ensure that it is in good condition.
Manually clean the equipment to remove hair and debris.
After inspecting and manually cleaning the instruments, use the cleaning solution according to the manufacturer’s instructions to disinfect and sanitize the instruments.
 After each haircut or facial hair grooming, the inmate barber must do the following:
Manually clean each instrument.
Sanitize it using the cleaning solution according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
 If towels are used to cover inmates when cutting hair, use clean towels for each inmate. If multi-use capes or cloths are used, use a new paper neckband or clean towel for each inmate.
 The IDOC prohibits the use of styptic sticks, styptic pencils, alum or other similar means to control bleeding.
 If a cut causes bleeding, do the following:
Absorb the blood using clean facial tissues or cotton balls.
Immediately put the contaminated materials into the bio waste container.
Clean any instruments exposed to blood using the approved sanitizing solution.
Discard the sanitizing solution in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. (If you are unsure how to dispose of the solution, ask a staff member.)