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How To Recognize Potential Hazards In A Salon
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A hair salon appears to be a benign, safe and enjoyable place. Most people do not consider the health hazards that are present in salons, but they should, particularly those who work in a salon and are regularly exposed to these hazards. A properly ventilated salon as well as a clean one helps prevent accidents and some chemical exposure but the exposure cannot be eliminated entirely as long as chemicals are in use
Instructions
Potential Hazards
1.Understand that repeat exposure to hair relaxing chemicals and color agents can be hazardous to your health. Relaxers contain chemicals and lye as well as solvents. These chemicals are inhaled and also enter the body through the hairdresser's skin and can cause airway irritations, coughing, burns, dermatitis and irritation to the mucous membranes. Both clients and those working in the salon are at risk when chemicals are involved. Ensuring proper ventilation and wearing gloves and masks help but don't completely solve the problem of chemical exposure. Workers are at higher risk than clients because their exposure is greater.
2.Consider the chemicals that are used in nail care. There are resins, solvents, acids and plasticizers in the products that the nail technician uses and which are applied to your fingernails. Nail technicians are exposed to these chemicals daily and should wear masks to protect against inhaling these chemicals. Toluene is one of the chemicals that is used to create paints, dyes, explosives and paint thinner and which is in nail polish. Exposure to toluene can cause fatigue, headaches, dizziness, and it can affect your central nervous system. It also irritates the nose, throat and eyes. It may affect a woman's ability to reproduce. Formaldehyde is also used in nail polish. Exposure to it can cause asthma symptoms, coughing, wheezing, dermatitis and other skin irritations. It is a known carcinogen, according to the National Cancer Institute. Pregnant women shouldn't allow themselves to be exposed to formaldehyde, which is in nail polish. If you suffer from bronchitis, smoke or have problems with your lungs or are formaldehyde-sensitive, it is best to avoid this chemical altogether. DBP or dibutyl phthalate, which is used in nail polish, is a plasticizer and may be a development or reproductive toxin. When getting your nails done, your exposure to chemicals may be low; however, it is unknown what the long term effects of even low-level exposure are.
Additionally, if the nail technician's tools aren't sterilized you may develop a nail infection or fungus.
3.Note that viral, fungal and bacterial infections, such as impetigo, can be spread from the hairdresser to customer or vice versa. The hairdresser must routinely wash her hands and sanitize them. If a client has a cut or abrasion on her scalp, it is possible for cross-infection to occur when the hairdresser comes into contact with the cut. To prevent cross-infection, the hairdresser should check the client's scalp before proceeding. Tools should always be sterilized after working on a client.
4.Dispose of chemical waste quickly and properly. Contact with the chemicals can be hazardous to your health. Do not allow hair tints and coloring products to remain out in the open. Chemical spillage or ingestion of a coloring product is dangerous. If there are small children in the salon, they may be tempted to stick their fingers into the concoction and sample it. If you spill a product, clean it up.
5.Sweep up wet hair immediately so that someone doesn't slip on the hair. The salon staff must be diligent about keeping the salon floor clean, dry and free of hair, which can cause clients as well as staff members to fall.
Instructions
Potential Hazards
1.Understand that repeat exposure to hair relaxing chemicals and color agents can be hazardous to your health. Relaxers contain chemicals and lye as well as solvents. These chemicals are inhaled and also enter the body through the hairdresser's skin and can cause airway irritations, coughing, burns, dermatitis and irritation to the mucous membranes. Both clients and those working in the salon are at risk when chemicals are involved. Ensuring proper ventilation and wearing gloves and masks help but don't completely solve the problem of chemical exposure. Workers are at higher risk than clients because their exposure is greater.
2.Consider the chemicals that are used in nail care. There are resins, solvents, acids and plasticizers in the products that the nail technician uses and which are applied to your fingernails. Nail technicians are exposed to these chemicals daily and should wear masks to protect against inhaling these chemicals. Toluene is one of the chemicals that is used to create paints, dyes, explosives and paint thinner and which is in nail polish. Exposure to toluene can cause fatigue, headaches, dizziness, and it can affect your central nervous system. It also irritates the nose, throat and eyes. It may affect a woman's ability to reproduce. Formaldehyde is also used in nail polish. Exposure to it can cause asthma symptoms, coughing, wheezing, dermatitis and other skin irritations. It is a known carcinogen, according to the National Cancer Institute. Pregnant women shouldn't allow themselves to be exposed to formaldehyde, which is in nail polish. If you suffer from bronchitis, smoke or have problems with your lungs or are formaldehyde-sensitive, it is best to avoid this chemical altogether. DBP or dibutyl phthalate, which is used in nail polish, is a plasticizer and may be a development or reproductive toxin. When getting your nails done, your exposure to chemicals may be low; however, it is unknown what the long term effects of even low-level exposure are.
Additionally, if the nail technician's tools aren't sterilized you may develop a nail infection or fungus.
3.Note that viral, fungal and bacterial infections, such as impetigo, can be spread from the hairdresser to customer or vice versa. The hairdresser must routinely wash her hands and sanitize them. If a client has a cut or abrasion on her scalp, it is possible for cross-infection to occur when the hairdresser comes into contact with the cut. To prevent cross-infection, the hairdresser should check the client's scalp before proceeding. Tools should always be sterilized after working on a client.
4.Dispose of chemical waste quickly and properly. Contact with the chemicals can be hazardous to your health. Do not allow hair tints and coloring products to remain out in the open. Chemical spillage or ingestion of a coloring product is dangerous. If there are small children in the salon, they may be tempted to stick their fingers into the concoction and sample it. If you spill a product, clean it up.
5.Sweep up wet hair immediately so that someone doesn't slip on the hair. The salon staff must be diligent about keeping the salon floor clean, dry and free of hair, which can cause clients as well as staff members to fall.
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