Foot Spa Cleaning - Local Hazardous Waste Management Program

Foot Spas
How to Clean
LHWMP_0139
12/21/12
The Whirlpool Foot Spa
I. After Service of Each Client
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Drain all water & remove debris from foot spa
Clean foot spa with soap & water & rinse
Disinfect foot spa with EPA registered
hospital-grade disinfectant & rinse
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Must be a bactericide, fungicide & virucide (for example bleach)
Use according to manufacturer’s recommendation
Don’t use more than recommended or less than recommended
Wipe foot spa dry with clean towel
Drain Water; Remove Debris;
Wash with Soap & Water & Rinse
Disinfect with Hospital-grade Disinfectant
Bactericide
Virucide
Fungicide
Spray Hospital-grade Disinfectant
Bactericide
Fungicide
Virucide
A scrubby is hard to disinfect.
Use a brush that can be scrubbed & disinfected.
Rinse
Wipe dry with
clean towel
Store clean
towels in a
closed
cupboard
Don’t Pour in
Measure disinfectant to get the correct amount.
II. End of Day
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Remove screens & debris behind screens
Clean screens & inlet behind screens
Soak screens in EPA registered disinfectant
Disinfect foot spas with EPA registered
hospital-grade disinfectant
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Use according to manufacturer’s recommendation
Flush with low-sudsing soap & warm water
for 10 minutes
Rinse & drain
Remove Screens & Debris Behind Screen
Wash Screens with Soap & Water
Wash Inlet with Soap & Water
Inlet Washed with Soap & Water
Rinse
Soak Screens in EPA Registered
Hospital-grade Disinfectant
Bactericide,
fungicide &
virucide
Follow manufacturer’s instructions
Measure
Correct
Amount
Flush Foot Spa with Low-sudsing
Soap & Warm Water
Flush for 10 minutes
Rinse & Drain Foot Spa & Rinse Inlet
III. Every Week
– after cleaning & disinfecting foot spa & screens…
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Fill foot spa with water & 1 teaspoon of
5.25% bleach for each gallon of water (about 2-5
gallons water in spas = 2-5 teaspoons of beach)
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Turn on foot spa & flush with 5.25% bleach +
water mixture for 5-10 minutes
Leave bleach + water in foot spa for 6-10 hours
Drain spa & flush with water
After Cleaning & Disinfecting Foot Spa
*Fill with Water + 5.25% Bleach
* 1 teaspoon bleach for each gallon
of water
Turn on Foot Spa & Flush with the 5.25%
Beach & Water
Flush for 5 – 10 minutes
Leave Bleach & Water Mixture in
Foot Spa for 6 – 10 Hours
5.25 % Bleach + Water
Drain Foot Spa & Flush with Water
Clean Water
Rinse
Record Date & Time of Cleaning
Record time & date spa cleaned &
disinfected
 Post cleaning record next to spa
 Make record available to Dept of
Licensing
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Record Cleaning & Disinfecting
Daily & Weekly
Required by Washington
Administrative
Code (WAC) 308-20-110 (11)(e)
Daily
&
Weekly
Foot Spa
Cleaning
Record
Daily & Weekly Record of Cleaning
& Disinfecting Foot Spa
Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 308-20-110 (111) (e)
Chair/Tub # _________
Date
Time
Type of Cleaning Ck One
After
Client
Daily
Weekly
EPA
Hospital
Grade
Disinfectant
Name
(print)
Signature
10/1/
10
10 am
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Bleach
Duong Duong
10/1/
10
11 am
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Bleach
Foster
Foster
10/6/
10
7 pm
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Bleach
Ngo
Ngo
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Why Clean the Foot Spas?
What can happen if you don’t clean & disinfect?
•Infections
•Scaring
•License?
•Loss of $$$
Unknown photographer
Unknown photographer
Pretty Bowls – Easier to
Clean & Disinfect
Photo:
greenblissecospa.com
Photos
Gulfstream Inc, c/o Meridian Spas
A Beautiful Seattle Salon
Without Whirlpool Foot Spas
Healthy Feet = Happy Clients
Credits
Written by the Local Hazardous Waste
Management Program Nail Salon Team
(Laurie Foster & Sharon Schoenfeld-Cohen)
laurie.foster@kingcounty.gov
Photos by Ned Ahrens
Lead Photographer, Director’s Office, King County
Department of Transportation, King County,
Washington.
Alternate formats available. Voice: 206-263-3050 or TTY relay: 711