Universal Precautions are procedures like disinfecting salon equipment that are used with all customers.

• A. Procedures like disinfecting salon equipment that are used with all customers
• B. Cleaning floors and restrooms
• C. Sterilizing all tools between clients
• D. Wearing gloves at all times

Answer: (A)

Universal precautions are standard safety measures applied to every client to reduce the risk of transmitting infections. In a salon, this includes actions like cleaning and disinfecting reusable tools between clients, practicing good hand hygiene, and using barriers when appropriate. Describing universal precautions as procedures like disinfecting salon equipment that are used with all customers matches this idea, because these steps are performed regardless of who the client is.

Why the other ideas don’t fit as well: cleaning floors and restrooms is essential for overall cleanliness but isn’t part of universal precautions focused on infection prevention with every client; sterilizing all tools between clients suggests a higher level of sterilization than what’s typically required in a salon (disinfection between clients is usually sufficient, and sterilization is used in more specialized settings); wearing gloves at all times goes beyond universal precautions, which are applied based on the task and risk, not automatically for every action.