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Audit the barbershop sterilisation and sharps routine before a council inspection

You are a Barber at the Geelong barbershop reporting to the Head Barber.

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The situation

What has happened

The council environmental health officer will inspect the Geelong barbershop on Tuesday 22 September. The Head Barber has asked for a full self-audit of the cleaning, sterilisation and sharps routine before the visit. The incident register already holds a needle stick from a razor blade removed without the blade tool and a burn from the hot towel steamer. The steriliser log, the pouch drawer, the sharps containers at each station and the clipper disinfectant all need checking against the written procedure. Anything that can be fixed must be fixed on the spot and anything that cannot must be logged.

Your brief. Audit the barbershop against the Instrument Cleaning, Sterilisation and Sharps Procedure and the Infection Control Policy, correct what you can, log the rest in the register with owners, and give the Head Barber a one-page findings list ready for the inspection.
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Tasks

Deliverables

  • Completed audit checklist with results
  • Incident register entries for open findings
  • Stock register check on single-use blades
  • One-page findings list for the Head Barber

Documents to use

Systems to use

WHS and Infection Control Incident Register

The register of injuries, chemical reactions, needle sticks, near misses, hazards, steriliser faults and waste movements across all sites.

Stock and Product Register

Professional and retail stock lines across the three sites with hazardous flag, quantity on hand, reorder point and safety data sheet date.

Appointment Book

The bookings diary for all three sites, showing client, service, staff member, deposit and attendance status.

For trainers and assessors

Units of competency

Current on training.gov.au for the Hairdressing and Beauty Services Training Package as at 10 September 2026.

SHBHCUT012Shave heads and faces
SHBHCUT011Design and maintain beards and moustaches
SHBBINF002Maintain infection control standards
SHBHCUT013Provide men's general grooming services
SHBXWHS003Apply safe hygiene, health and work practices

Qualifications

SHB30516Certificate III in Barbering
Assessor notes

What to look for

Evidence guide

Look for a checklist derived from the procedure rather than memory, accurate reading of the steriliser log, correct handling of out-of-date pouches and full sharps containers, and safe blade removal during the shave. Register entries must have owners and realistic actions. The findings list must be honest about what remains open and must not close the earlier incidents without evidence.

The student's evidence summary lists every record they created or changed in the systems named above, their notes and the tasks they ticked. Verify it against the deliverables and your own assessment tool.