Oregon Collaborative for Healthy Nail Salons (OCHNS)

Information & Resources:

Web sites addressing health concerns, ventilation and suggested practices:

• CROETweb.com Topic: Beauty & Salon provided by the Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology at Oregon Health & Science University
• Women's Health & the Environment: Nail Salons provided by Women's Voices of the Earth
  
• Oregon Health Licensing Agency Board of Cosmetology
• The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
  

• Protecting the Health of Nail Salons Workers (PDF) (English Version); CÁC THÓI QUEN HÀNH NGHỀ NHÂN VIÊN TRONG TIỆM CẦN PHẢI CÓ (PDF) (Vietnamese Version); EPA에서는 네일샵의 업주와 관리자와 직원들을 위한 좀 더 안전한 작업장을 만들기 위하여 “네일 관리사들의 보건”을 출간하였습니다네일 관리사들의 보건(PDF) (Korean Version). Developed by EPA in collaboration with salons and other partners, this practical guide can help workers and nail salon owners make their salons safer workplaces.
• Nail Salons - How to Be Safe at Work (English Version); (Vietnamese Version). Developed by the Oregon Collaborative for Healthy Nail Salons and posted on Oregon OSHA's website this brochure provides basic information for nail technicians and nail salon owners on safety at work.
• Oregon OSHA Fact Sheet Plus: Safety and Health Hazards in Nail Salons (English Version). Developed by Oregon OSHA to provide more technical information on chemicals and health hazards present in nail salons, particularly useful for owners, nail technology instructors and health and safety professionals.
• Vietnamese Healthy Nail Salon Project in English and Vietnamese. Developed by King County Hazardous Waste Department, these one-page fliers describe outreach programs to salon owners on safer salon practices.
• How to Handle Nail Salon Waste in King County in English and Vietnamese. Developed by King County Hazardous Waste Department, this brochure describes how to manage some nail salon wastes.