What You Need To Know About Barbershop, Hair And Nail Salon Reopenings In Florida On Monday

May 11, 2020

As barber shops, hair salons and nail salons reopen for business today in Florida, here’s a look at the restrictions followed by a list of frequently asked questions.

The following restrictions are mandatory:

  • All customers will be by appointment only.
  • Allow at least 15 minutes between the conclusion of an appointment and the beginning of the next appointment for proper disinfecting practices.
  • No group appointments are permitted.
  • Masks must be worn by all employees while performing personal services.

Shops are encouraged to adhere to the following guidelines:

  • Thoroughly clean and disinfect prior to reopening. Make sure to disinfect all surfaces tools and linens, even if they were cleaned before you originally closed. This type of cleaning should continue between each day of operation.
  • Consider providing unworn masks to clients for use during their appointment.
  • Remove all unnecessary, frequently touched items like magazines, newspapers, service menus and any other unnecessary paper products and decor from customer service areas.

And here’s a list of frequently asked questions:

Which professions does Executive Order 20-120 allow to reopen and provide services?

Holders of the following state-issued barber or cosmetology licenses may provide services at establishments that adopt appropriate social distancing and precautionary measures directed in Executive Order 20-120: barber, restricted barber, cosmetologist, nail specialist, facial specialist, full specialist, hair braider, hair wrapper, and body wrapper. These license holders are permitted to perform the barbering or cosmetology services as authorized by their respective license or registration. (Salons in Broward and Miami-Dade counties are not yet allowed to reopen.)

Must businesses limit capacity in the barbershop or salon?

Barbershops and salons must manage capacity of the premises based on an appointment-only schedule and must allow at least 15 minutes between the conclusion of an appointment and the beginning of the next appointment for proper disinfecting practices. Barbershops and salons should take necessary action to limit gatherings in waiting areas prior to and following appointments to the extent necessary to promote appropriate social distancing. Barbershops and salons are encouraged to adopt means of limiting patrons waiting for appointments, such as calling patrons from a waiting vehicle or outdoor waiting area once an available service station is cleaned, prepared, and ready for service of the next patron.

Are any restrictions in effect for the waiting area of a barbershop or cosmetology salon?

Barbershops and salons should remove all unnecessary, frequent-touch items, such as magazines, newspapers, service menus, and any other unnecessary paper products and décor from customer service areas. These businesses should take necessary action to limit gatherings of patrons in waiting areas to the extent necessary to promote appropriate social distancing.

The order prohibits group appointments. What constitutes a group for purposes of the order?

Executive Order 20-120 restricts appointments to individuals only. Where multiple individuals are seeking joint or co-scheduled appointments to obtain services as a party at the same appointment time, barbershops and salons should restrict the number of individual appointments to the number of available service stations that can be responsibly accommodated while maintaining appropriate social distancing.

Must a barbershop or cosmetology salon limit hours of operation?

No. Executive Order 20-120 does not restrict the hours of operation of a barbershop or salon. License holders are encouraged to monitor any local government restrictions that may impact the hours of operation of businesses in their area.

Are licensed professionals required to wear a mask when providing services in the barbershop or salon? How long will the requirement of wearing a mask be in effect?

Yes, a mask must be worn by an employee while providing personal services in the barbershop or salon. The requirement to wear a mask while providing services remains in effect until a subsequent order modifies or rescinds this precautionary measure.

Do licensed professionals have to wear a particular type of mask while providing services?

No.

Are licensed professionals required to wear gloves or any other personal protective equipment other than a mask when providing services in the barbershop or salon?

No.

Are patrons required to wear masks while obtaining services in the barbershop or salon?

No. However, barbershops and salons are encouraged to consider providing unworn masks to clients for use during their appointment. As a private business, barbershops and salons may adopt their own policies requiring the use of a mask by patrons obtaining services.

Are any other measures expected of barbershops or salons? Are any other measures recommended?

Yes. Barbershops and salons should be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected prior to reopening, and disinfection practices should be repeated, at minimum, between each day of operation. All surfaces, tools, and linens should be disinfected, even if the items were cleaned before the barbershop or salon was closed.

Barbershops and salons also should take all reasonable steps to ensure that the shop and individual service areas are maintained and operated in a safe and sanitary manner, including particular attention and adherence to existing Florida sanitation regulations applicable to these services and these locations as promulgated in Rule 61G3-19.011 (Barbershop Requirements) and Rule 61G5-20.002 (Salon Requirements), Florida Administrative Code.

How will the restrictions in Executive Order 20-120 be enforced?

The Department of Business and Professional Regulation maintains routine inspection practices at licensed barbershops and salons, which will continue during the effect of this order. The Department will incorporate the restrictions of this order in compliance inspection activities.

Comments

12 Responses to “What You Need To Know About Barbershop, Hair And Nail Salon Reopenings In Florida On Monday”

  1. Jennifer on May 13th, 2020 8:18 pm

    The Spanish Flu pandemic in the early 1900s… 55 million people died. Now that’s a pandemic. Many states did not do the stay-at-home order and had very low numbers. I believe it’s time to open up businesses and get people back to work. Those who are feeling ill and are high-risk could continue to stay at home. But as an American we should have the right to choose. We need to get back to being America. Our officials need to remember the Constitution. And we the people should not be led around like sheep to live in fear.

  2. Lee on May 12th, 2020 12:41 pm

    Masks, social distancing, staying home as you can. Inconvenient? Yes. Necessary? Yes.Financial concerns? Yes. However, percentage wise the US has one of the highest death rates from COVID-19 in the world. We remain seriously behind the curve in testing. We should open with the mindset that those of us who are healthy bear responsibility for helping keep everyone else safe. Many families have to consider someone in fragile health, maybe a child going through chemo, a mom with a newborn, a parent recovering from some other health emergency, or family/friends who are healthy, but at risk due to age. It might not be our family dealing with these things today, but life throws us curves. Wearing a mask, putting off non essential errands, and being less self-indulgent can go a long way to getting us all back on track. Carry on, stay safe, help keep others safe.

  3. Lee on May 12th, 2020 10:38 am

    @Colleen – Obviously people who don’t feel well should stay home. But the whole rationale of stay at home orders is that people who feel absolutely fine can spread it. Dr. Fauci is scheduled to testify today. Maybe we need to be listening to the experts, not politicians. And where in the heck are the CDC officials? We are hearing lots of self aggrandizing, but little substance in the daily “briefings.”

  4. Reality on May 12th, 2020 1:22 am

    The reality: Alex…..Suicide is not caused by covid ….but by not being able to pay bills because you cannot work…..Give us freedom…..

  5. Colleen on May 11th, 2020 5:49 pm

    Susan,
    Maybe the number of deaths related to COVID-19 should be higher. if that is the case, then the number of infections would then also be higher. Unless we have correct data on infections and deaths related to COVID-19, we will never be able to say definitively what percentage of the population has been infected and what percentage of those succumbed to the virus.

  6. BRING IT ON on May 11th, 2020 5:13 pm

    Southerner,
    I SALUTE YOU. Absolutely right we’re adults and we know what’s good for us. All you that disagree, why don’t you open up your homes and wallets to all those who lost their businesses and jobs. I feel like the tests they are doing aren’t even accurate. I have a lot of questions about the numbers. Don’t you find it odd that China (WHERE IT ORIGINATED) has numbers that do not even compare to the US. SHEEP NO MORE !!!!

  7. Susan on May 11th, 2020 2:48 pm

    @Colleen
    The only way the numbers are “skewed” is that the deaths should be higher. There are people who died before the test was available and also in addition coroners were complaining corpses are still not tested that person could have been a Covid death. The death certificate can’t say covid 19 if the actual test wasn’t performed. If I was a conspiracy theory believer I would think it was in the governments best interest not to do that since economics “ trumps” personal safety and the businessses need to open.

  8. mike on May 11th, 2020 2:12 pm

    wow, thanks going out to our Overlords for letting us get a hair cut. now if i can find a real job (or even an unreal one, long as it pays) i will be like brother Bob, as George Thorogood says. :)

  9. southerner on May 11th, 2020 1:35 pm

    It is ridiculous to bring up the illegality of suicide as an argument against allowing freedom.

  10. Colleen on May 11th, 2020 12:33 pm

    I agree. I would appreciate being treated like an adult, and I wish the government would allow the free market to work as it is supposed to do. I think that businesses should be able to determine when and how they choose to open and operate. In conjunction, adults should be allowed to determine if they want to stay home or get out and patronize a business. Too many decisions are being made based on incomplete data. We do not know how many people have been exposed or infected, so there is no accurate way to determine the infection rate. In addition, the death rate is skewed as patients are listed if dying from COVID-19 if they have the virus, regardless if it is the true cause of death. Until the public has accurate information on which to act, I am afraid decisions will be driven by fear. Furthermore, people should stay home when not feeling well or stay away from those who are ill. In addition we should all practice common sense basic hygiene. This is something that should be done all the time. This would also help cut down on the cases of such viruses as colds, norovirus, and flu.

  11. ALEX on May 11th, 2020 12:16 pm

    these rules are to keep us safe for now. they will be dropped soon. by the way southerner, suicide is illegal, do you want your freedom there too. there is such a thing as common sense and if we all use it and pull together we will come out safely on the other side.

  12. southerner on May 11th, 2020 10:15 am

    Drop the stupid rules and give us FREEDOM.

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