Hair/Makeup & Wardrobe

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Hair/Makeup & Wardrobe

The area of hair/makeup and wardrobe requires close contact of artists with staff and should be considered a high risk area. Safety measures to consider include:

• Limit the number of people in a space and maintain 2 metres (6 feet) of distance between each workstation
• Limit the number of performers that may be in a space receiving styling at a time
• Limit interaction between hair, makeup and wardrobe workers and performers (e.g. fewer wardrobe changes, installation of barriers, etc.)
• People working directly with performers must wear higher level PPE, such as N95 masks and face shields, and also perform more regular and thorough hand hygiene
• To limit the spread and maintain sanitization protocols, food and drink should not be permitted in these areas while work is being done
• Clean/disinfect workstations and equipment on a regular basis
• Sanitize workstations before and after each artist enters the hair/makeup or wardrobe area
• Additional disinfecting or quarantine period for wardrobe items
• Limit multiple individuals from using the same equipment or materials by minimizing the tools and supplies left out on a workstation
• Change gloves (if used) after each performer leaves the space or workstation
• Provide contactless sanitizer stations in or near hair, makeup and wardrobe areas
• Use of disposable single-use chair covers for each performer
• Use single-use hair or makeup applicators or brushes
• Use washable items on a single performer only; clean and disinfect the items each day
• Never place hair and makeup applicators or brushes back into a shared make-up container
• Wardrobe dressers should not provide support to entire cast
• Performers bag their own wardrobe
• Have separate wardrobe pieces for understudies and/or swings
• Record and display disinfection protocols for makeup application tools and supplies
• At the end of the production, clean out everything brought into the space and dispose of items ready for recycling or garbage