Healthy practices for nail salons
English
Description
The video provides an overview of practices that minimise exposure to chemicals from nail care products and to bacteria from nail care tools for employees and customers alike. The efficiency of local exhaust ventilation is demonstrated with a real-time exposure monitoring video.
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Provider
Provider name (English)
King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks
Provider name (Original)
King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks
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Type of provider
Tasks covered
Beauty Culture
Biological hazard
Microbiological hazards (Microorganism)
Hazard - physical state
Aerosols
Dusts
Gases
Liquids
Vapours
Hazard - health effects
Not applicable
Exposure route
Dermal contact
Inhalation
Skin absorption
Substance Description
Acetone, formaldehyde, toluene
CAS Number
67-64-1
50-00-0
108-88-3
EC number
200-662-2
200-001-8
203-625-9
Prevention measures
Level 1. Substitution
Level 2. Technical measures, e.g. local exhaust ventilation
Level 3. Reducing / minimising the risk by personal measures (PPE)
Hygiene measures
Purpose of the material
Awareness raising
Guidance
Target group
All (no specific target group)