NEW in January The next OCHNS meeting will be held on Wed., February 17 from 1 - 3 pm at Oregon OSHA's Portland Field Office.
UPDATED in February The EPA Region 10, Indoor Air Program sponsored webinar on "Ventilation in Nail Salons" HAS BEEN CANCELLED. We'll let you know if it will be rescheduled. Contact us for more information.
NEW in December The National Healthy Nail Salon Alliance has a new website full of helpful information related to nail salon worker safety. The Oregon Collaborative for Healthy Nail Salons is a member of this active alliance. Visit the National Healthy Nail Salon Alliance website.
NEW in November Our friends at Boston Public Health have released the youtube video linked below:
Mỹ Viện Làm Móng An Toàn: Giữ Gìn Sức Khỏe Cho Quý Bạn Và Khách Hàng (Safe Nail Salons: Keeping You and Your Customers Healthy) Các Mỹ Viện chăm sóc móng đem lại vẻ đẹp và nét thanh lịch cho khách... . What do you think about it? Share your feedback with us.
NEW in August A Nail Salon Project presentation from the Seattle area is now available for viewing. Thanks to the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County and the Environmental Coalition of South Seattle (ECOSS) for sharing their fine work.
NEW in July Ever wonder what happens in a Department of Licensing nail salon inspection? Watch as a Washington DOL inspector shares with us what they look for and what owners and customers can do to make their salons and salon visits safer. Watch a nail salon inspection in Washington State on YouTube.
The next OCHNS meeting will be held in early 2010. Stayed tuned for the date. Interested in attending? We'd love to have you join us. Contact us at info@oregonhealthynailsalons.org.
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OCHNS exhibited at TET, the Vietnamese
New Year Celebration at the Oregon Convention Center on January 24, 2009.
Many visitors stopped by the OCHNS booth, interested in learning more
about environmental health issues related to nail salons and taking
away various brochures and information sheets in both English and
Vietnamese language.
