Health & Safety · A Free Guide · 12 Chapters
Infection Prevention & Control for Personal Service Settings
If your business touches skin, hair, nails, or blood, infection prevention and control isn't optional under Ontario law. This guide breaks down Ontario Regulation 136/18 in plain language and points you to Toronto Public Health's free BodySafe e-learning modules — 8 courses, no cost, self-paced.
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What's inside
Twelve chapters — from the chain of infection to getting BodySafe-certified for free.
Why This Guide Exists
What infection prevention and control means for your business, and why it isn't optional.
What Counts as a "Personal Service Setting"
Hair, nails, esthetics, tattooing, piercing, and electrolysis — what Ontario Regulation 136/18 covers.
The Chain of Infection
How infections actually spread in a salon, spa, or studio — and where to break the cycle.
Hand Hygiene, Done Right
When to wash, when a sanitizer is acceptable, and the habits inspectors actually check.
Personal Protective Equipment
Gloves, masks, and when reusable PPE is — and isn't — appropriate.
Cleaning the Space & Handling Waste
Between-client disinfection, sharps handling, and linen protocols.
Reprocessing Instruments
Clean, disinfect, sterilize — done correctly, in the right space, in the right order.
Choosing & Using Disinfectants
DIN numbers, contact times, and the mistakes inspectors find most often.
Records: Your Paper Trail
The logs Ontario Regulation 136/18 requires you to keep, and for how long.
Inspections & Ratings
How Toronto Public Health rates your business, and how that result becomes public.
Get BodySafe-Certified, Free
Toronto Public Health's 8 free e-learning modules — what's in them and how to register.
Resources & Next Steps
Official sources, and a 3-step starting point for getting compliant this week.
Ready to make sure your business is compliant?
Chapter 9 covers the records Ontario Regulation 136/18 requires you to keep. Chapter 11 walks through Toronto Public Health's free BodySafe e-learning modules, so your whole team can get certified at no cost.