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The rules apply to all barber shops, beauty parlors/salons, cosmetic salons, hair and hairdressing salons, manicuring and pedicuring establishments, tattooing and skin piercing shops, and figure slenderizing salons including figure and slimmer salons, physical fitness salons/clubs, aerobic centers/clubs, slimmer salons, similar establishments, personnel, owners, managers, operators, and individuals providing home service in these trades, excluding professionally licensed medical/surgical practitioners.
The water supply must comply with Chapter II "Water Supply" of the Code on Sanitation and Philippine National Standards for Drinking Water. It must have a certificate of potable drinking water, maintain a minimum of 40 liters per capita per day, and have running water under adequate pressure (1.41 kg/cm2 or 20 psi) in all service areas.
Operators must ensure all employees have up-to-date health certificates; prevent employees with communicable diseases from working or staying in the establishment; maintain good personal hygiene; report notifiable diseases to the local health office; and supervise compliance with sanitation requirements.
Violators shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction may be punished by imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months, a fine not exceeding ₱1,000, or both, depending on the court's discretion. Interference with health officers or defacement of notices is similarly punishable.
Tattooing and skin piercing establishments must have accessible lavatories with arm or foot-operated water controls, use sterile and disposable sharps or needles, disinfect tools and surfaces after each use, wear clean white or light-colored gowns, segregate infectious waste using yellow bags, and prohibit smoking in service areas except designated zones.
Disinfection is the process of eliminating or reducing to safe levels potentially infectious microorganisms on items or surfaces by thermal methods, chemical disinfectants, or radiation.
The local health officer is responsible for issuing health certificates, sanitary permits, conducting or causing inspections and evaluation of establishments every three months, enforcing health regulations, issuing sanctions or orders for compliance, recommending suspension or revocation of permits, and overseeing all sanitation and safety measures.
Inspections must be conducted at least once every three (3) months, with additional inspections or re-inspections as necessary for enforcement.
Non-compliance with required sanitary standards after notice and grace periods, failure to comply with sanitary orders, unsanitary or unhealthy conditions posing substantial public health hazards, or violation of rules related to sanitation and hygiene can lead to suspension or revocation of the sanitary permit upon proper notice and hearing.