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Many barber shops across Qatar are not following the standard technical and health regulations thereby putting their customers at the risk of contracting diseases, the Central Municipal Council (CMC) meeting was informed yesterday.
The CMC stressed that authorities concerned should monitor such shops to prevent unhygienic and unprofessional practices.
The Council passed recommendations urging regular inspection campaigns by the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning (MMUP) to guarantee compliance of the regulations cited in the Ministerial decision No 46 for 2007 regarding the standards for barber shops and hairdressers. Also, violators should be punished.
The CMC stressed that the ministry should maintain a close co-ordination with the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) to determine the specifications and types of gloves and masks that should be worn by barbers.
Further, the council recommended that barbers should wear a plastic cap or cover that comply with the standard technical specifications of SCH.
The CMC recommended an overall review of the technical and health standards and conditions at barber shops. Barbers should use disposable towels and razors, and discard them after single use. All tools and equipment should be nickel coated and sterilised.
As there are barbers from many different nationalities, CMC saw the necessity to provide a multi-language translation of the health and hygiene regulations and specifications, for the benefit of both customers and service providers.
All workers in the field of cosmetic services should be issued an electronic health certificate by SCH in co-ordination with the MMUP. Accordingly, the ministry should equip its inspectors with the proper electronic gadgets to check the validity of such certificates.
In the meantime, SCH and MMUP should engage the public to play an active role in reporting violations of health regulations by barbers and hairdressers.
At its regular bi-weekly session, CMC passed various other recommendations regarding improving Hamad Medical Corporation’s parking services for its visitors; issuing a unified and binding building code to avoid technical defects in buildings and some construction projects, and stricter monitoring of private schools to curb unauthorised fee hikes.
