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> It is logical to require you to have a license to fill a cavity for safety reasons. It is not logical to require a license to cut hair. It actually is logi

> It is logical to require you to have a license to fill a cavity for safety reasons. It is not logical to require a license to cut hair. It actually is logical to require a license to cut hair, specifically for safety reasons you mention. Barbers / Hair Stylists are waving sharp pointy blades around your scalp, eyes, ears, mouth. If you don't know what your doing, you can cut or seriously injure someone (even just accidentally). Additionally, those tools are easy transmission vectors for diseases (both from potential cuts, and from bugs like lice). It doesn't take a lot of training, the two years for licenses mentioned in the article is ridiculous and should be reduced. (As an example, Michigan's license requirements are less than half the time+cost of Nevada's requirements mentioned in the article). But Barbers have been licensed for 70-100 years (depending on the state), and there's a good reason for that -- you really do want to ensure everyone practicing that profession has some basic safety training and experience first, and the government seems like the best organization to ensure happens.

dragonwriter 11y ago
> Additionally, those tools are easy transmission vectors for diseases (both from potential cuts, and from bugs like lice). And, note, this creates a public health issue, not just one affecting their direct customers (even though the direct effect is on customers.)
mistermann 11y ago
You could make a similar argument for every employee that works in the food industry, including the entire supply chain. Personally I find an $8 combo at Macdonald's expensive enough, we'd be looking at $12+ if everyone had a "proper" level of training.
- cturner 11y ago
  Macdonalds is interesting because they already have a strong internal training program, and food handling is one of the issues they take care of (to a standard higher than most regimes they operate in).
- EliRivers 11y ago
  In my experience, everyone at MacD's actually does already have a proper level of training. Cleanliness and food hygiene is certainly a key part of the training program. going further, where I am, pretty much everyone in the food supply chain does actually have that training, and the food supply chain is very trustworthy because of it. Perhaps you just didn't notice because it all works so well.
  - mistermann 11y ago
    Exactly, which proves my point I'd say.
    - lmm 11y ago
      Unless you're claiming that workers in the food industry get much less training than barbers, no it doesn't
pluma 11y ago
Not just blades. If they work with hair dye and bleaches they can easily cause significant damage to your skin. A lot of chemicals they work with are (at the concentrations they use) fairly aggressive and applied directly to the customer's body. I know several people in the profession and they're severely underpaid if you consider both their skill and knowledge.

dragonwriter 11y ago

> Additionally, those tools are easy transmission vectors for diseases (both from potential cuts, and from bugs like lice). And, note, this creates a public health issue, not just one affecting their direct customers (even though the direct effect is on customers.)

mistermann 11y ago

You could make a similar argument for every employee that works in the food industry, including the entire supply chain. Personally I find an $8 combo at Macdonald's expensive enough, we'd be looking at $12+ if everyone had a "proper" level of training.

cturner 11y ago
Macdonalds is interesting because they already have a strong internal training program, and food handling is one of the issues they take care of (to a standard higher than most regimes they operate in).
EliRivers 11y ago
In my experience, everyone at MacD's actually does already have a proper level of training. Cleanliness and food hygiene is certainly a key part of the training program. going further, where I am, pretty much everyone in the food supply chain does actually have that training, and the food supply chain is very trustworthy because of it. Perhaps you just didn't notice because it all works so well.
- mistermann 11y ago
  Exactly, which proves my point I'd say.
  - lmm 11y ago
    Unless you're claiming that workers in the food industry get much less training than barbers, no it doesn't

pluma 11y ago

Not just blades. If they work with hair dye and bleaches they can easily cause significant damage to your skin. A lot of chemicals they work with are (at the concentrations they use) fairly aggressive and applied directly to the customer's body. I know several people in the profession and they're severely underpaid if you consider both their skill and knowledge.