Sanepid Inspection at the Salon
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The shortest deadline in the whole regulation ends in early February 2027. Why six months is less than it sounds, and what to do in the first two weeks.
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Registers and Salon Documentation
Who May Perform Sterilisation in a Salon
The new sanitary regulation sets requirements for the person, not only the equipment: a sterilisation technician title or a course, with two years to get it.
Sanepid Inspection at the Salon
New Sanitary Regulation for Beauty Salons
The legal vacuum is over: a minimum 4 m² sterilisation station, a ban on hand jewellery and two different deadlines for adapting your salon.
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Prices and Fines
Black Friday at the Salon and Omnibus
Announcing a treatment discount? You must state the lowest price from 30 days. Which campaigns the rule covers and how to prepare one without a slip-up.
First Salon in Poland
Salon Documents in Polish or Ukrainian
The inspection reads Polish, the team works in Ukrainian. What must be in Polish, what is worth keeping bilingual (consents.
Registers and Salon Documentation
Salon Rules, Deposits and No-Shows
A client did not show and did not cancel. What salon rules can contain, how a zadatek differs from a zaliczka and how to roll out prepayments safely.
Patch Test (Brows, Lashes, Henna)
Acrylate Allergy and Gel Polish
Itching, plate lifting, changes around the nails after gel polish. What acrylates are, how to reduce the risk and what to record in the client card.
Registers and Salon Documentation
Packaging Tools for Sterilization
The inspector takes a pouch from the drawer and checks the seal, label and date. Choosing pouches, indicators, expiry dates and how to store packages.
GDPR and Client Consents
Client Data Breach
A lost phone with your client base, a hacked booking account, a client card in the wrong hands. The 72-hour rule and three possible reactions.
Prices and Fines
The Cost of Missing Salon Documentation
The fine is only the first line on the bill. Days with the salon closed, lost reviews and a complaint you cannot answer with documents cost far more.
Prices and Fines
DAC7 for Salons 2026
In-app payments can mean Booksy or Fresha reports your income to the tax office. When a booking platform falls under DAC7 and what the report contains.
Registers and Salon Documentation
PMU Needles: Single-Use Items and Records
The needle is single-use, so there's no sterilization cycle to log. Instead you track needle and pigment batch numbers and know how long to retain the records.
Patch Test (Brows, Lashes, Henna)
Patch Test Before PMU
Pigment under the skin stays for months, and an allergy can show up days later. What a PMU consent form adds: permanence, healing, touch-up, right to withdraw.
Sanepid Inspection at the Salon
Permanent Makeup and Microblading
A needle depositing pigment under the skin is invasive - like a tattoo. A touchless sink, single-use needles, a medical waste bin.
First Salon in Poland
Sanitary Inspection
A different authority, a different way to register, a different approach to paperwork. What an inspection at a Polish salon looks like in practice.
First Salon in Poland
Training a Stylist From Ukraine
Showing a task without the why ends in a mistake. A first-day induction plan, bilingual safety and sterilisation materials, and a knowledge test.
First Salon in Poland
Hiring a Stylist From Ukraine
PESEL UKR, a residence card or a declaration of entrusting work: status sets the hiring path. Labour office notification, contract type, ZUS and tax.
Sanepid Inspection at the Salon
Beauty Stand at a Festival
No running water, a tent, twenty clients. A festival stand runs on different rules: hand disinfection without a tap, pre-sterilized tool sets, a short card.
OHS and Hiring Stylists
Summer Vacation for a Stylist
The regular stylist is on vacation but the salon runs on. Substitute contract or freelance, who trains the new person on safety.
Registers and Salon Documentation
Wedding Season at the Salon
A bride with bridesmaids, the phone nonstop, a full calendar. Cards, patch tests and disinfection apply the same in June as in January.
OHS and Hiring Stylists
Heat in the Salon: Acetone and UV Gels
30 degrees out, acetone evaporates far faster than in winter, and AC without filtration just recirculates fumes.
Sanepid Inspection at the Salon
Hygiene Plan for a Nail Salon
The hygiene plan is the second document Sanepid asks for after the sanitary procedure. 2026 template with fillable fields and a list of GIS-registered products.
BDO and Salon Waste
Year-End Stock Count in a Nail Salon
December 31, salon closed, count everything: polishes, drill bits, gauze, towels. Who has to do it, what to leave out and what follows in KPiR.
OHS and Hiring Stylists
Occupational Risk Assessment for a Nail
E-file dust, acetone fumes, gel allergens, carpal tunnel, back strain. Nail-stylist risk assessment - 18 factors on 4 pages. 2026 template plus a guide.
OHS and Hiring Stylists
Anti-Mobbing Policy and Whistleblowers
From January 2026 the anti-mobbing policy applies to micro-employers too, and a whistleblower channel from 9 staff.
Opening a Salon
Unregistered Business for a Nail Stylist
Since 1 January 2026 the limit is quarterly: 10 813,50 PLN. A stylist doing 12-18 manicures at 130-180 PLN burns through it by week six.
Patch Test (Brows, Lashes, Henna)
Allergy After Brow Lamination
A client returns with swollen brows after lamination. What she can claim, what to do in the first 24 hours and which records actually protect a salon.