Safety and health risk perceptions: A cross-sectional study of New Jersey hair and nail salon clients

Milich, Lindsey J.; Shendell, Derek G.; Graber, Judith M.

doi:10.1016/j.jchas.2017.03.004

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“…Such substances may also aggravate preexisting asthma [20, 23]. Ethyl methacrylate and other related methacrylates that replaced methyl methacrylate used to attach the artificial piece to the nail were banned because of their potential for sensitizing and are documented to cause occupational asthma and contact dermatitis [24] and fungal infections [21] in some workers. Indeed, evidence shows that several environmental exposures to chemical mixtures may adversely affect health [25].…”

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Determinants of Exposures to Hazardous Materials among Nail Cosmeticians in the Kampala City, Uganda

Ssempebwa

Ndejjo

Neebye

et al. 2019

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

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Globally, nail salons represent a fast expanding industry and often with low-income cosmeticians. In general, cosmeticians have limited access to safety information about the hazardous materials they handle, which would potentially enable them to minimize workplace exposures. The problem is much pronounced in low- and middle-income countries due to weaknesses in regulation of the industry. We investigated determinants of exposures to hazardous materials among nail cosmeticians in Kampala District, Uganda. We employed a cross-sectional study design among a random sample of 243 participants. The sociodemographic characteristics, education and training status, knowledge about routes of exposure to hazardous chemicals, and personal protective material use of cosmeticians were assessed through face-to-face interviews. Most cosmeticians were aged 18–34 years, and more males were engaged in this work than females. Also, 82.7% believed inhalation was the major exposure route for the chemicals they handled. Participants who had attained secondary-level education and above were over three times more likely to wear masks (AOR = 3.19, 95% CI 1.58–6.41) and gloves (AOR = 3.48, 95% CI 1.55–7.81) and over two times more likely to use aprons (AOR = 2.50, 95% CI 1.18–5.32). Participants who had ever received safety training on hazardous chemicals were more likely to wear all four personal protective equipment: masks (AOR = 3.21, 95% CI 1.61–6.42), gloves (AOR = 4.23, 95% CI 2.05–8.75), goggles (AOR = 4.14, 95% CI 1.25–13.65), and aprons (AOR = 2.73, 95% CI 1.25–5.96). Participants who had spent more than two years in the nail cosmetics business were more likely to wear masks (AOR = 3.37, 95% CI 1.64–6.95). With the increasing demand for nail cosmetics, and many people in urban areas of low-income countries engaging in this industry, there is need for training and better workplace policies to promote a healthier urban workforce dealing in cosmetics.

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Determinants of Exposures to Hazardous Materials among Nail Cosmeticians in the Kampala City, Uganda

Ssempebwa

Ndejjo

Neebye

et al. 2019

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

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“…[Please note that the surveys can be found in the Supplementary Materials]. Most questions in these surveys were adapted from previous federal surveys (e.g., the U.S. Census) as used in the NJSS surveys and prior NJSS research surveys crafted by the NJSS to target questions known to be important to teachers [29][30][31]. This paper focuses on survey questions pertaining to products purchased for school use, attitudes towards CSDPs, the use of CSDPs and PPE, and self-reported symptoms teachers experienced due to CSDPs.…”

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Perspectives and Attitudes of Newer New Jersey High School Teachers towards Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting Consumer Products Used in School Classrooms

Aggarwal,

Campbell,

Rehman

et al. 2024

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an increased reported use of chemical cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting products (CSDPs), which created public concerns about negative health consequences for both children and adults in public schools. A subset of newer teachers shared experiences regarding safety and health (S&H) while working in school-based settings through a series of online surveys. Surveys were provided to teachers who completed work-based learning supervisory trainings provided by the New Jersey Safe Schools Program between October 2021 and June 2023. The participants answered questions focusing on CSDPs purchased for school use, their attitudes towards CSDPs, their use of personal protective equipment, and symptoms employees may have had due to CSDPs. A total of 205 teacher participants successfully completed the surveys. Over 25% of the teachers did not know where their CSDPs originated from, as they were provided by the school. Most participants “sometimes”, “not often”, or “never” read labels for CSDP ingredients or looked them up on healthy product apps. The participants (60%) tended to wear gloves while cleaning/disinfecting but did not wear masks. A third of the participants experienced respiratory health problems after working at school. Overall, the data suggest that more education on S&H regarding CSDPs needs to be provided to New Jersey teachers.

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Gas-phase and PM2.5-bound phthalates in nail salons: characteristics, exposure via inhalation, and influencing factors

Chang

Chen

et al. 2022

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Safety and health risk perceptions: A cross-sectional study of New Jersey hair and nail salon clients

Cited by 7 publications

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Determinants of Exposures to Hazardous Materials among Nail Cosmeticians in the Kampala City, Uganda

Determinants of Exposures to Hazardous Materials among Nail Cosmeticians in the Kampala City, Uganda

Perspectives and Attitudes of Newer New Jersey High School Teachers towards Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting Consumer Products Used in School Classrooms

Gas-phase and PM2.5-bound phthalates in nail salons: characteristics, exposure via inhalation, and influencing factors

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