An agreement on guidance for hairdressers to work in a healthy and safe environment has been reached by the trade union UNI Europa Hair & Beauty and the hairdressing employers, Coiffure EU.
The document builds on existing national best practices in the Member States that are effective in reducing occupational health risks.
Hairdressing is the most high risk profession for occupational skin diseases. In some countries up to 70% of hairdressers suffer from work-related skin damage, which is at least 10 times more than the average for workers of all sectors.
EU-OSHA contributes for the risk prevention in hairdressing through its Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) project which has been already successfully adapted and implemented in European hairdressing enterprises.

European framework agreement on the protection of occupational health and safety in the hairdressing sector

Declaration of the European Social Partners on health and safety in the hairdressing sector

Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) project