Overlooked and Unprotected
Nail Salon Workers Face Many Hazards
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OVERLOOKED AND UNPROTECTED
NAIL SALON WORKERS FACE MANY HAZARDS
A nail salon can be found tucked away in nearly every United States community. However, the workers who provide these services are often invisible to the communities they serve. The U.S. nail salon industry is predominantly owned and staffed by small “mom-and-pop” businesses with 10 or fewer employees, making them subject to fewer OSHA regulations and recordkeeping requirements.
BY AURORA B. LÊ AND TRÂN B. HUỲNH
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A GOOD SEAL
WHY RESPIRATOR FIT TESTING IS ESSENTIAL FOR FILTERING FACEPIECE RESPIRATORS
OSHA’s respiratory protection standard requires respiratory protection programs that include fit testing to verify the respirator can achieve the requisite seal with the wearer’s face. This is necessary for the wearer to achieve the assigned level of protection against the workplace inhalation hazards for which the respirator is designed and approved.
BY RICHARD W. METZLER, DAVID L. SPELCE, JAMES S. JOHNSON, CHRISTOPHER C. COFFEY, TIMOTHY R. REHAK, AND ROY T. MCKAY
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LETTING SURFACES TELL A STORY
NEW GUIDANCE FROM NIOSH ON SURFACE SAMPLING
Workplace surfaces offer a wealth of information about many aspects of a workplace, including air contamination that has settled, the potential for dermal exposure, the sources of agents that can be re-entrained, and evidence of the effectiveness of workplace controls. However, it is important to design a surface sampling program that provides consistent, reproducible, useful data.
BY KENDRA BROADWATER
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CONTRIBUTORS
AURORA B. LÊ, FEATURE AUTHOR
AURORA B. LÊ, PhD, MPH, CSP, CPH, is an associate professor of health behavior at Texas A&M University School of Public Health.
RICHARD W. METZLER, FEATURE AUTHOR
RICHARD W. METZLER, MSIE, is former director of NIOSH/NPPTL and chaired the ANSI/ASSE Z88.2 subcommittee.
KENDRA BROADWATER, FEATURE AUTHOR
KENDRA BROADWATER, MPH, CIH, is a research industrial hygienist with NIOSH’s Western States Division.
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